27 Sep
2002
27 Sep
'02
9:10 a.m.
Has anyone ever heard of or have a Quantum Data Corporation 801A
character generator?
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27 Sep
27 Sep
10 a.m.
Sellam,
Yeah I have one and I DID have the manual but I'm not sure where the manual went
to. I think Mike Haas may have it but he's not answering his e-mail so I can't
find out. I MAY have a PDF copy of the manual on my old PC. Basicly it's a character
generator that lets you specify the dot time, number of pixels per line, pixels per
character, lines, refresh time, etc etc etc AND all the electrical characteristics.
I've never seen anything else that lets you control a display in such detail. In fact,
it's probably too complex! Did you get the buffer box that goes with it? It's a
small box about the size of a pack of cigarettes and it mounts on the end of a cable about
three foot long. The buffer box has a card edge connector that brings out all the
electrical signals. You put a connector on the card edge connector and connect up the
monitor to the various terminals.
I know that's brief but it will give you the general idea.
Joe
At 12:15 PM 9/24/02 -0700, you wrote:
Has anyone ever heard of or have a Quantum Data Corporation 801A
character generator?
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10:02 a.m.
Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
Has anyone ever heard of or have a Quantum Data Corporation 801A
character generator?
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ISTR they were a variation of the TRS80 computer with dedicated software
for char. generation at NTSC rates. Weren't too popular.
Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph, MO
10:53 a.m.
On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Gary Hildebrand wrote:
ISTR they were a variation of the TRS80 computer with
dedicated software
for char. generation at NTSC rates. Weren't too popular.
Are you sure about that? If so, that's pretty intriguing.
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2:50 p.m.
At 03:55 PM 9/27/02 -0700, Sellam wrote:
On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Gary Hildebrand wrote:
Gary's completely wrong on this one. The 801 is a tan plastic box about a foot wide
x a foot deep x 7 inches tall. It has a bunch of membrane keys on the front and about an
eight (I think) character LED display. A cable about 3 foot long comes out the back and
connects to a buffer box that's about the size of a pack of cigarettes. A card edge
connector on the buffer box is used to connect how ever many leads are needed to connect
to the monitor. It looks nothing like an TRS computer and it's too small to have a TRS
computer board inside of it.
Joe
ISTR they were a variation of the TRS80 computer
with dedicated software
for char. generation at NTSC rates. Weren't too popular.
Are you sure about that? If so, that's pretty intriguing.
28 Sep
28 Sep
4:04 a.m.
I found a picture of a QD 801. It's at
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1767693571> But it
doeswn't show the buffer box and I don't think it's included.
Joe
At 10:47 PM 9/27/02, you wrote:
At 03:55 PM 9/27/02 -0700, Sellam wrote:
On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Gary Hildebrand wrote:
Gary's completely wrong on this one. The 801 is a tan plastic box about a foot wide
x a foot deep x 7 inches tall. It has a bunch of membrane keys on the front and about an
eight (I think) character LED display. A cable about 3 foot long comes out the back and
connects to a buffer box that's about the size of a pack of cigarettes. A card edge
connector on the buffer box is used to connect how ever many leads are needed to connect
to the monitor. It looks nothing like an TRS computer and it's too small to have a TRS
computer board inside of it.
Joe
ISTR they were a variation of the TRS80 computer
with dedicated software
for char. generation at NTSC rates. Weren't too popular.
Are you sure about that? If so, that's pretty intriguing.
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