MZ Collection - Home made hardware (card)
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 6:15 pm
Hi,
As mentioned on Facebook I'd like to share some information, pictures, documents etc. regarding my MZ collection that I am still checking myself. Hope to receive some feedback, help and advise what to do with it (trade, sell, or if something is useless - throw it in a bin )
First topic is a card that was inserted in the expansion slot of one of my MZ-800 computers. Based on the connection on the back of the card it appeared to be a QD interface (the QD drive cable fits).
If you compare it to an MZ-1E19 it is a lot smaller though, doesn't have the same chips and doesn't need the extension piece. If it is connected the cable is pushed a centimetre into the MZ-800.
After turning on the MZ-800 the card didn't do anything. The selection Q - Quick Disk is not available from the menu. Cleaned the card with WD40 and IPA (connection was dirty - see pic) but that didn't do a thing.
The card doesn't seem to be created by professionals. It has Dutch text on it so my first impression was that it might have been created by hobbyists (maybe a usergroup?) in the Netherlands.
See pics below.
As mentioned on Facebook I'd like to share some information, pictures, documents etc. regarding my MZ collection that I am still checking myself. Hope to receive some feedback, help and advise what to do with it (trade, sell, or if something is useless - throw it in a bin )
First topic is a card that was inserted in the expansion slot of one of my MZ-800 computers. Based on the connection on the back of the card it appeared to be a QD interface (the QD drive cable fits).
If you compare it to an MZ-1E19 it is a lot smaller though, doesn't have the same chips and doesn't need the extension piece. If it is connected the cable is pushed a centimetre into the MZ-800.
After turning on the MZ-800 the card didn't do anything. The selection Q - Quick Disk is not available from the menu. Cleaned the card with WD40 and IPA (connection was dirty - see pic) but that didn't do a thing.
The card doesn't seem to be created by professionals. It has Dutch text on it so my first impression was that it might have been created by hobbyists (maybe a usergroup?) in the Netherlands.
See pics below.