Amigaz
Experienced Member
I have an 8-bit card here which I think is an MDA adapter but I'm not sure...can you guys please help me identify it?
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Hercules clone?
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Kaypro
Experienced Member
Could you post a photo showing the full length of the card? I can't quite see it from this angle.
Amigaz
Experienced Member
per
Veteran Member
It got 16Kb of RAM... Didn't the Hercules use 32K or 64K?
Looks more like a CGA clone for me (note the LightPen header).
Looks more like a CGA clone for me (note the LightPen header).
Ole Juul
Veteran Member
The pic is not too big for my screen but I'm only getting one picture and it just shows the corner of a board in the distance. There is no "top pic". /puzzledIs my pic too big for your screen? hehe
The top pic show's it in it's full length
Kaypro
Experienced Member
Yeah, I'm only seeing the one photo of the 9-pin connector and the back plate. No others....
per
Veteran Member
Rightclick on the red X and select "Properties". Copy the URL adress and paste it in a new window of your web browser. Then you'll get the picture.
For instance, you can also just click here: http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QyE3126ASao/SU1ozdb3HmI/AAAAAAAAAak/2FeK3tqJOQo/s1152/P1010024.JPG
It might be blocked by some spamfilter because of the many "AAA"s in the URL.
For instance, you can also just click here: http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QyE3126ASao/SU1ozdb3HmI/AAAAAAAAAak/2FeK3tqJOQo/s1152/P1010024.JPG
It might be blocked by some spamfilter because of the many "AAA"s in the URL.
Chuck(G)
25k Member
Probably a mono graphcs card of some stripe. Definitely not a color card of any stripe (look at the componentry near the output connector--you see only two real video signal lines). Although there's a 2Kx8 static RAM (U1, 6116) there, the two SMT devices (U3,U4--KM41464A) are each 64Kx4, so there's your 64K memory.
(Both CGA and MDA/MGA have light pen headers, BTW--it's a function of the 6845 CRTC, so all the manufacturer has to do is provide a header).
There's also a ROM (U5).
I can't read the crystal frequency, but that would help matters.
It could also be a proprietary card.
(Both CGA and MDA/MGA have light pen headers, BTW--it's a function of the 6845 CRTC, so all the manufacturer has to do is provide a header).
There's also a ROM (U5).
I can't read the crystal frequency, but that would help matters.
It could also be a proprietary card.
Ole Juul
Veteran Member
Now I'm really mystified.
I'm starting to think you guys are having me on!
I don't have a "red x" anywhere. I spent a while looking, just in case it was a really, really, little one. The URL you posted returns "not on this server". Where did you get that URL from anyway?
I'm starting to think you guys are having me on!
Amigaz
Experienced Member
Dunno where my pic went? removed by a moderator?
Here it is again:
Here it is again:
Ole Juul
Veteran Member
Not visible here.
But wait! When I hit the "QUOTE" button, it shows up in the editor. Yes, I can cut and paste that into another browser and VOILA!. Sheesh, without hitting the QUOTE button someone wouldn't know that URL was there.
There's some kind of misconfigurationistical thing happening here.
Terry Yager
Veteran Member
Dunno where my pic went? removed by a moderator?
Here it is again:
Check the url(s) of where your image(s) are hosted, there may be a problem there.
--T