19 Jul
2016
19 Jul
'16
5:54 a.m.
On 2016-07-19 2:06 AM, tony duell wrote:
The only difference between the different
versions of 98032A is the
cable and some jumpers inside but it appears to all be documented so
even if you don't have the option 085 98032A, the 50 pin D shell
connector used on the 9885 is pretty common.
Probably a question for Tony's encyclopedic
knowledge. I just
scored two HP 9825, one a later "T" option and one "B" version
with all the fixings (i.e ROM packs). They both seem to work
save the usual tape drive which I have not gotten to yet. Both
have the flexible disc ROM. What kind of discs can I hook up?
Which flexible disk
ROM? There are 2. The older one, AFAIK
supports the HP9885 8" drive which has a 16 bit parallel interface
and needs the right version of the 98032 to hook it up. The later
disk ROM supports the HP9895 on HPIB.
The older ROM needs a disk with various programs on it to
work, it is essentially just a bootstrap. Have any such disks
survived?
There is an image of one on the hpmuseum.net site.
-tony
Paul.