At 08:30 22/08/2006, Jules Richardson wrote:
You know, my prototype Torch Z80 disk unit has power
out at the
back; I can't remember whether the production ones were like that or
not. It had never occurred to me that someone would want to power
the machine from it!
There's one on eBay at the moment - Item 280020173050 - with a
picture clearly showing the rear with a DC out connector. It appears
to only be +/- 5V from the labeling, which I would have thought
insufficient to run a Beeb. So what WAS it used for??
Rob.