Man, outbid! Sold for $160. I guess it's back to the DIY approach... Thanks for the help and input. Jeremy --- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "Jeremy Campbell" <captainjc@...> wrote: > > The guy replied. The serial number is 2232 so should be good there. He also said he couldn't see any cracks and sent me a higher res photo. I does look in good shape. > > He said that the empty Z80A socket is actually used for a connector to the scsi board on this model (it's a +HD). Strange. Makes me wonder again if that would pose compatibility issues. > > Jeremy > > --- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, Jeremy Campbell <captainjc@> wrote: > > > > Wow, that is exciting news! Obviously there are a few ifs, but this > > prospect seems MUCH easier than upgrading the rev 0 board. I've asked > > the seller about the serial. Hopefully I will hear back from him > > before the auction ends later today. > > > > If I install it without the mods, am I risking anything other than the > > Mac connection not working? > > > > Are there other risks to other components that I should be aware of > > (if something is wrong with the rev 1 board or something)? I want to > > make sure I'm taking every possibly precaution here. > > > > Very sad indeed to see it trashed. Hopefully some current owners will > > be able resurrect and prolong the life of theirs as a result. > > > > Jeremy > > > > > Hi > > > yes like Rob states, it's only a problem for the lower# Rev.1 > > > boards, as most EII's RS422 ports do work just fine from my > > > experience. Simply swapping out just the RS422 "jack" will not get > > > you where you are wanting to go. You will need to make sure the mods > > > are done, or take a chance on it, if the serial# is in-range. If the > > > mods were made properly, and the board is in good working condition, > > > then you could simply make a swap for your Rev.0 board and be in > > > business! note though: the board currently on Ebay has a missing > > > "Zilog" Z80A processor chip @ IC128, which you would need to source. > > > You could also just use one from your Rev.0 board though, if you > > > plan to keep it around for parts? The seller says the EII was > > > damaged in shipping, so I would take that into consideration and ask > > > some questions as to "cracking" or any possible damage to the board. > > > It makes me very sad to see these beauties trashed in shipping! > > > (R.I.P.)...a moment of silence.. > > > emulator_island > > >
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Re: RS232/RS422
2009-04-01 by Jeremy Campbell
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