patscc
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Any one have any info on the GRID Gridlite 1044 XL ? Perhaps even the voltage & polarity of the power adapter ?
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GRID Gridlite 1044 XL
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NeXT
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You got a picture of this thing? I have heard of the GRiDCase and the GRiDPad series but never the GRiDLite.
Chuck(G)
25k Member
I used to own a Gridlite Plus (80c86 CPU, 20MB HD internal, floppy external); it used a 14.4v NiCd pack and the PSU was 16vdc 3A, shell negative, inner contact positive.
Don't know if this is like yours--maybe it's close.
Don't know if this is like yours--maybe it's close.
patscc
Veteran Member
Gridlite
Gridlite
Here's some pics. It does say Gridlite plus on the panel.
The small circuit board on the ROM board is the modem.
Lots of sockets for ROM-boards, but don't have any
Will see if the suggested voltage/polarity pans out & post back.
It doesn't have a floppy, so Chuck(G)'s ID is probably right.
Chuck(G), look familiar ?
Now, does anyone have a floppy for it ?
patscc
Gridlite
Here's some pics. It does say Gridlite plus on the panel.
The small circuit board on the ROM board is the modem.
Lots of sockets for ROM-boards, but don't have any
Will see if the suggested voltage/polarity pans out & post back.
It doesn't have a floppy, so Chuck(G)'s ID is probably right.
Chuck(G), look familiar ?
Now, does anyone have a floppy for it ?
patscc
Chuck(G)
25k Member
Looks a lot like the old one I had. That little insert just above the keys can be flipped over if you want to write your own hints for the F-keys.
Not a bad keyboard on it, either. The modem in mine was 2400 bps made by Hayes.
Under the clamshell on one side of the keyboard, mine had 2 sockets for 256K SIPP DRAM.
Do you have a GridDOS boot disk for it? (special version of MS-DOS with additions to the MODE command, etc.).
Not a bad keyboard on it, either. The modem in mine was 2400 bps made by Hayes.
Under the clamshell on one side of the keyboard, mine had 2 sockets for 256K SIPP DRAM.
Do you have a GridDOS boot disk for it? (special version of MS-DOS with additions to the MODE command, etc.).
patscc
Veteran Member
boot
boot
No boot disk, but then no floppy either !
Oddly enough, I think the modem in mine is a U.S. Robotics.
patscc
boot
No boot disk, but then no floppy either !
Oddly enough, I think the modem in mine is a U.S. Robotics.
patscc
patscc
Veteran Member
Boots !
Boots !
Well, it boots, the HD seems to be working, the backlight appears to be out, however. It's the old 'blue' kind, so hopefully it's just something on the inverter board for it.
patscc
Boots !
Well, it boots, the HD seems to be working, the backlight appears to be out, however. It's the old 'blue' kind, so hopefully it's just something on the inverter board for it.
patscc
Micom 2000
Veteran Member
I don't know the model but it looks much like the !5xx models, including a magnesium case.
That means it came out before Tandy took Grid over. It likely used the Grid-DOS operating system. It's also likely equvalent to the Grid Compass but without the Bubble memory. A medial Grid product generally referred to as a Grid-case. The tip-off is the size of the external FDD connector in the GridCase, which is larger than than an ordinary PP socket, but is smaller than a SCSI socket. I have a massive 5.25 Grid fdd, which I had always assumed was a SCSI fdd untill searchng on the GRID-site, as well as the forum, brought this to my knowledge
Lawrence
That means it came out before Tandy took Grid over. It likely used the Grid-DOS operating system. It's also likely equvalent to the Grid Compass but without the Bubble memory. A medial Grid product generally referred to as a Grid-case. The tip-off is the size of the external FDD connector in the GridCase, which is larger than than an ordinary PP socket, but is smaller than a SCSI socket. I have a massive 5.25 Grid fdd, which I had always assumed was a SCSI fdd untill searchng on the GRID-site, as well as the forum, brought this to my knowledge
Lawrence
chuckcmagee
Veteran Member
No wonder my Tandy 1500HD had a DEAD Grid nicad in it. Fits perfectly.
Terry Yager
Veteran Member
Oh yeah, some of the Grid & Tandy models were pretty much carbon copies of each other, sold concurrently.
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