7 Jul
2005
7 Jul
'05
5:27 p.m.
I've just found that there are at least two case variants for the 380Z
too; they have exactly the same connectors and panel blanking plates /
cut-outs, but in a totally different arrangement, which seems a strange
thing to do. (One styles does have the stencils for RGBS video signals
on the back, but both types have the blanking plate / hole for the BNC
video signals, so it doesn't seem to be the case that one type was never
intended to have a colour board)
I don't think I've seen one with the RGB sockets labelled on the back
panel. My RGB board, and the one I fitted to a machine back at school,
had coloured dots stuck on the bracket hodling the BNCs to label them.
The intallation notes for the RGB board in my machine mention at least 3
case variants :
'For most black case 380Zs : facing the rear panel, remove the
rectangular blanking plate on the lower right of the rear panel (behind
the drives on an MDS-2). There may be one or two blanking plates, if two
use the one nearest the righthand side. On a few black case machines a
horizontally alighend rectangular hole was provided; this will need
slightly enlarging by the user before an RGB board can be fitted
For blue-case (early model) 380Zs : consult Research Machines'
There were also at least 3 different front panels : no drives, 2
horizontally-mounted full-height drives, and 2 vertically mounted 2/3rd
height drivwa.
I'm still hoping to find out one day why at least one of RML's adverts
shows a white-cased 380Z; I've never heard of anyone who owns such a
thing.
I've seen a hard disk unit in much the same case as at 380Z but white-ish
in colour.
I think at least one of my manuals mentions Tony's prototyping board in
passing, but I've not seen any details on it though.
It's mentioned in the Information File IIRC...
-tony