5 Mar
2001
5 Mar
'01
12:12 p.m.
I had a fun fleamarket run last weekend and for $17 total... First picked
up an unbuilt and complete Sinclair Black Watch Kit...
It was difficult retaining the drool while fishing out the $2... It's a
pretty little kit
http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/lig/d/o/dogas/DW2.jpg
http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/lig/d/o/dogas/DW1.jpg (entire kit)
here's someone's jpg of the nonkit version that I found on the net
http://members.spree.com/mrcalc/photos/sinclair.jpg
There's a Sinclair ic (kx8508 Sinclair) that's got a datecode of '75 but I
dont remember ever seeing the watch advertised on this side-o-the-pond... I
guess kit's safe as long as my other LED holds out. ;)
Then I found a Video Toaster 4000 3.0/40 Amiga 2000 with a GVP scsi/hd, and
a few DPS (Digital Processing Systems) boards in it. It boots fine into
workbench and into toaster but I haven't hooked up any video sources to it
yet. It's wonderful to finally have Workbench on a harddisk.
I haven't found much on the DPS cards yet though... I useta use a DPS PAR
board in a pc with 3dstudio but I'm guessing these are tbc video
capture/player boards. Does anyone have info on the:
1. DPS, 743-860, PTF Rev 2
2. DPS-560, 743-800 WFV Rev 3
Thanks
- Mike
6 Mar
6 Mar
2:26 a.m.
Mike skrev:
I had a fun fleamarket run last weekend and for $17
total... First picked
up an unbuilt and complete Sinclair Black Watch Kit...
It was difficult retaining the drool while fishing out
the $2... It's a
pretty little kit
There's a Sinclair ic (kx8508 Sinclair) that's
got a datecode of '75 but I
dont remember ever seeing the watch advertised on this side-o-the-pond... I
guess kit's safe as long as my other LED holds out. ;)
Mmm, how genuine.
Then I found a Video Toaster 4000 3.0/40 Amiga 2000
with a GVP scsi/hd, and
a few DPS (Digital Processing Systems) boards in it. It boots fine into
workbench and into toaster but I haven't hooked up any video sources to it
yet. It's wonderful to finally have Workbench on a harddisk.
And it only cost 15USD? You utter bastard.
I haven't found much on the DPS cards yet though...
I useta use a DPS PAR
board in a pc with 3dstudio but I'm guessing these are tbc video
capture/player boards. Does anyone have info on the:
1. DPS, 743-860, PTF Rev 2
2. DPS-560, 743-800 WFV Rev 3
Have a look at http://www.amiga-hardware.com/.
If you need to identify the cards, use a program such as WhichAmiga or a
modern ShowBoards. I'll mail them to you if you like.
--
En ligne avec Thor 2.6.
"I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system, and
possibly program, of all time..."
Bill Gates 1988
11:35 a.m.
From: Iggy Drougge <optimus(a)canit.se>
*blush* Well to be fair... it was missing the keyboard, mouse, and monitor
cable for the included 1084S. But I had them sitting in the corner waiting
for this find event... ;)
It's
wonderful to finally have Workbench on a harddisk.
And it only cost 15USD? You utter bastard. If you need to identify the cards, use a program such
as WhichAmiga or a
modern ShowBoards. I'll mail them to you if you like.
That might be necesary and appreciated if I can't get a handle on them.
What I'd really like is a C compiler with an API toolkit for the Toaster and
TBC subsystems...
Cheers
- Mike
8 Mar
8 Mar
1:19 p.m.
From: Iggy Drougge <optimus(a)canit.se>
*blush* Well to be fair... it was missing the keyboard, mouse, and
monitor cable for the included 1084S. But I had them sitting in the
corner waiting for this find event... ;)
Aaarghh ! And you got a 1084S with it as well !! That's really
rubbing salt in the wound. I have 3 Amigas and I've been trying to
encourage a friend who has a toaster, in his thinking that he really
should upgrade to a new whiz-bang Wintel box and let me have his.
Of course when reality sunk in he'd likely demand it back. (Sigh)
It's
wonderful to finally have Workbench on a harddisk.
And it only cost 15USD? You utter bastard. If you need to
identify the cards, use a program such as WhichAmiga
or a modern ShowBoards. I'll mail them to you if you like.
That might be necesary and appreciated if I can't get a handle on
them. What I'd really like is a C compiler with an API toolkit for the
Toaster and TBC subsystems...
Cheers
- Mike
6 Mar
6 Mar
4:34 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <dogas(a)bellsouth.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Cc: <dogas(a)bellsouth.net>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 4:12 PM
Subject: Sinclair Toaster
Then I found a Video Toaster 4000 3.0/40 Amiga 2000 with a GVP scsi/hd,
and
a few DPS (Digital Processing Systems) boards in it.
It boots fine into
workbench and into toaster but I haven't hooked up any video sources to
it
yet. It's wonderful to finally have Workbench on
a harddisk.
I haven't found much on the DPS cards yet though... I useta use a DPS
PAR
board in a pc with 3dstudio but I'm guessing these
are tbc video
capture/player boards. Does anyone have info on the:
1. DPS, 743-860, PTF Rev 2
2. DPS-560, 743-800 WFV Rev 3
Thanks
- Mike
Mike,
nice Toaster score! By far the majority of DPS products you'll find
installed in Amigas are indeed ISA-powered time base correctors. DPS
produced 4 versions of ISA-powered TBCs (the Personal TBC, and the TBC II
through IV) that were commonly fitted to the Amiga, as well as the Personal
Animation Recorder that you mentioned. The only other DPS card I've seen
used in Amigas was the V-Scope, and they are unusual except in very
high-end installations.
I'll check my TBCs tonight to see if I can get a match on the board numbers
you mentioned. DPS is still in business, BTW, at www.dps.com. They still
provide some downloads for older products, but you have to do a name search
to find them on the site. There are also some pictures, so you may be able
to do a visual ID. Or you could try the Big Book of Amiga Hardware at
http://hard-ware.de/amiga .
Does your GVC board include an accelerator? Most Toaster systems had at
least an '030, if not an '040. Lightwave needs all the horsepower and RAM
it can get.
Have fun with the new Ami!
Mark.
11:28 a.m.
I'll check my TBCs tonight to see if I can get a
match on the board
numbers
you mentioned.
Thanks Mark... I think one of the tbc's is a IV or IVplus because it has a
s-video-in on the back but I'm still not sure about either. They both have
the four BNC ports and the little RJ jack
Does your GVC board include an accelerator?
Yeah, I think it's the G-Force 040 card by picture IDing it from the
hardware site you and Iggy mentioned. Yipee!
Most Toaster systems had at
least an '030, if not an '040. Lightwave needs all the horsepower and RAM
it can get.
Got a copy? ;)
Have fun with the new Ami!
Thanks (I am)
- Mike
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