1 Aug
2016
1 Aug
'16
11:22 a.m.
you should certainly open it up and remove the battery. I would guess the
add on shell is a power supply, video modulator of some kind, and possibly
a hard drive controller.
On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 3:06 AM, Kevin Parker <trash80 at internode.on.net>
wrote:
I'm not exactly sure - it was one of those things
that someone gave me and
I put it away - my policy is grab first and ask questions later so it
doesn't become landfill.
I have tried to research this based on info from another reply but no joy.
I might open it up and see if there are any clues inside.
My understanding was that it was connected to a large flat panel monitor
and just used for displaying advertisements and specials etc. It has a
floppy disk "jammed" in the floppy drive which won't come out - not sure
why.
Kevin Parker
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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
drlegendre .
Sent: Monday, 1 August 2016 09:41
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <
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Subject: Re: Mall directory computers
It's not +just+ an A500. What's the extra hardware piggybacked on the A500
case?
Looks to have a set of six RCA (F) type jacks on it. Is this for
connection of a touchscreen display?
On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 2:43 AM, Kevin Parker <trash80 at internode.on.net>
wrote:
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Ian Finder
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Thanks for the clarity and the extra info - as I
said I haven?t
opened it or fired it up much less had a good look at it.
Kevin Parker
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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ian
Finder
Sent: Sunday, 31 July 2016 17:28
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <
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Subject: Re: Mall directory computers
That is certainly not a C= 64 as the title in your link suggests but
rather an Amiga 500.
These were quite popular for "video billboard" sort of purposes- I
imagine they had it running SCALAMultimedia or a similar authoring
environment.
My local high school district channel ran on a similar setup for many
years. I recall seeing it stuck on the Amiga Workbench one day...
On Sunday, July 31, 2016, Kevin Parker <trash80 at internode.on.net> wrote:
> Just spotted this Brad clearing up email after a 4 week break. I
> can't answer your question but it reminded me of something that
> other list users may be able to help with or it might just be of
interest.
>
> Quite some time ago a friend of mine bought a travel agent in a
> shopping mall, did a refit of the shop and then later went bust.
> Fortunately before the refit and going bust he gave me his old shop
> display which was run on a modified Commodore.
>
> I haven't opened it up or powered it up but if anyone knows what
> this is I'd be grateful. I've posted some photos:
>
>
> http://koken.advancedimaging.com.au/index.php?/albums/shop-mall-comm
> od
> ore-64/
>
>
>
> Kevin Parker
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org <javascript:;>]
> On Behalf Of Brad H
> Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2016 12:25
> To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' <
> cctalk at classiccmp.org <javascript:;>>
> Subject: Mall directory computers
>
> Been wondering about this for a while. Just one of those odd
childhood
> memories.
>
>
>
> When I was a kid growing up in Oakville, Ontario, I remember
> Oakville Mall getting one of those very early mall directory computers.
> This would have been like, 1982-84, somewhere thereabouts. From
> what I remember, they had kind of CGA-sh graphics and a chiclet
'keyboard'
you used
to browse the directory. I'm wondering, were they just
PCs, most likely? Or some kind of custom job?
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Ian Finder
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