[Coco] Strangely patched CoCo 1

[Bob Devries]

Yes, Phil, this is indeed the modifications done to early Coco 1's for the 
PAL conversion.
I'm not sure if I still have the Australian version of that same unit, but I 
have seen it here, too.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phill Harvey-Smith" <afra at aurigae.demon.co.uk>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 10:55 AM
Subject: [Coco] Strangely patched CoCo 1


> Hi all,
>
> Just got a second CoCo 1 off ebay (26-3002) and it has a strange little 
> patch board inside that my other does not (26-3004). The board is mounted 
> upside down next to the SAM, and has about 5 or 6 wires going to various 
> places on the CoCo board. Also one of the other chips, has had a couple of 
> it's legs lifted and a disc cap & inductor soldered to them.
>
> I know these where factory fitted because the waranty seal had not been 
> broken.
>
> I am in the UK, and this is a UK machine, the one thing that did cross my 
> mind that perhaps the mainboard is a US/NTSC, and the patches have been 
> made to convert the machine to run on the UK/PAL system.
>
> Can anyone comfirm this and does anyone have a schematic for it ?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Phill.
>
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>
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