[Coco] Help identifying after-market disk controller board?

Tim Fadden t.fadden at cox.net
Mon Mar 6 16:24:16 EST 2017


On 3/6/2017 2:05 PM, Tom Seagrove wrote:
> The only half sized ones I know of were made by Tandy and I think Disto made one too.  IIRC
>
> On Mar 6, 2017, at 11:15 AM, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:
>
> You have only the board, no case?
>
> Or a totally generic case?
>
> Art
>
> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 5:15 AM, Leslie Ayling <layling at bigpond.net.au>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Can anyone help in identifying the following disk controller board?
>>
>> http://www.crisis.com.au/images/2793_front_sm.jpg
>> http://www.crisis.com.au/images/2793_rear_sm.jpg
>>
>> Has a WD2793 FDC, and few external components.
>> No markings on the board which might hint at its' pedigree I'm afraid.
>>
>> EPROM has DECB V1.1 programmed, though I haven't checked for any patches
>> yet.
>>
>> T.I.A.
>> Leslie
>>
>>
>>
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Looks to me like it might be a home-brew one to me.  The silk screening 
looks a bit rough around the edges. Doesn't look like it came from a 
normal manufacturer.


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