1541-III group buy?

[Richard A. Cini]

Same here. I have a DTV that could use a drive, but the stand-alone is
pretty intriguing as well.

There's going to be a run on Nokia phones on eBay...get yours now :-)



On 10/7/07 3:37 AM, "Ethan Dicks" <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 10/6/07, David Griffith <dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu> wrote:
>> Just the PCBs.  The rest of the parts seem easily available in one-offs.
>> In particular, I presume the LCDs can be cannibalized from 33xx series
>> phones.
> 
> Yes... the LCD called for (PDC 8544) does appear in the Nokia 3310,
> specifically, and most likely in other models as well.
> 
> I'd be interested in one or two blank boards, myself, if there's a
> group-buy on 1541-III-DTVs (I have a couple of DTVs and a few
> Hummers), but since I also have a stable of desktop C= hardware, I'd
> also be very much interested in a 1541-III w/LCD.  I'd definitely buy
> a blank board for one of those.
> 
> I have a well-stocked parts bin, so I'd be more interested in a
> CPU/regulator/PCB kit than a 100% bag-o-parts on either project.
> 
> Coincidentally enough, just yesterday, I was asking a list member
> about any IEEE-488 FLASH drives, since the 1541-III is IEC.  I don't
> know that anyone has ever done one, and given the abundance of C=
> IEC-based machines over C= IEEE-488-based machines, perhaps what is
> called for is a new project, a C=-friendly IEEE<->IEC
> "serializer/deserializer" (since the byte-level protocol is the same).
>  In any case, I _am_ interested in IEC FLASH drives.
> 
> I build several kits a year, so if there are bare boards to be had, I
> will be interested in one or two of anything that comes out of these
> discussions.  I would have bought a 1541-III-DTV earlier this year if
> I'd noticed that there were preliminary kits available.
> 
> -ethan

Rich

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