22 Jun
2002
22 Jun
'02
3:49 p.m.
On Sat, 22 Jun 2002, Richard Erlacher wrote:
I just picked up a PC at the local thrift store. It
has a board that's a
half-height ISA card with the designation SCB5 Junior. It's got a mini-din at
the backpanel, though it's definitely not the keyed sort used by a mouse or
keyboard. I've got to admit, I'm puzzled.
It is apparently a Logitech card of some ilk, and capable of dealing
with a Scanman Plus according to some correspondence on Logitech's site.
- don
The PC, BTW, was a 150 MHz Packard Bell
"Platinum" with a 5 GB WD drive and a
56x CDROM, along with the "usual" sound and modem boards and the usual
built-ins. It had no keyboard or mouse, and therefore cost only $1.99. I've
already established that the drives work, and the machine, which has 48MB of
72-pin DRAM, also seems to run without a hitch. Unfortunately, the OS will
have to be reinstalled, since it was passworded.
I snagged a similar one last week, with a 1.6GB HDD and an 8x CDROM, but it
has a TV card that I'd like to make work if it's possible. Anybody have any
experience with this Packard Bell stuff?
Dick