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by MikeModified
Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:57 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: PS/2 to PCjr Keyboard Converter - Schematic and Source
Replies: 81
Views: 33092

Re: PS/2 to PCjr Keyboard Converter - Schematic and Source

I'd buy at least one @ $25.00. Trust me. 8-)

Mike
by MikeModified
Tue Apr 14, 2015 11:33 am
Forum: PCjr General Discussion
Topic: I just bought a mystery cartridge for my PCjr
Replies: 6
Views: 7522

Re: I just bought a mystery cartridge for my PCjr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/311337143534 Any guesses on what it is? I currently have zero PCjr cartridges, so whatever it is, I know I don't already have it, haha. I asked him if he'd sell it to me for $10 and he came back with an offer of $15, which I thought was a fair compromise, so I went with it. ...
by MikeModified
Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:18 am
Forum: PCjr General Discussion
Topic: IBM PCjr Promo Puzzle?
Replies: 4
Views: 6915

Re: IBM PCjr Promo Puzzle?

Excellent find at $2.00! http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-IBM-PC-JR-Advertising-Puzzle-/191551760795?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c995fe99b http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-PC-jr-Advertising-Jigsaw-Puzzle-Computer-USA-Rare-Vintage-1980s-Sealed-/371284091989?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item567241a45...
by MikeModified
Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:15 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: A Peek into the Future?
Replies: 12
Views: 7920

A Peek into the Future?

Alan has been updating his website https://www.retrotronics.org/ Under the "Projects" dropdown -> "IBM PC Jr related" are "jr-IDE", "SuperCART", and "ZM56 Modification". The first leads where one would expect, while the last two lead to "under c...
by MikeModified
Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:14 am
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: I.WANT.V.G.A. lol
Replies: 11
Views: 16754

Re: I.WANT.V.G.A. lol

Exactly! ;)

Mike
by MikeModified
Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:45 am
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: I.WANT.V.G.A. lol
Replies: 11
Views: 16754

Re: I.WANT.V.G.A. lol

Correct. It's not needed, but it greatly helps to ease the congestion immediately behind the jr.

Mike
by MikeModified
Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:22 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: I.WANT.V.G.A. lol
Replies: 11
Views: 16754

Re: I.WANT.V.G.A. lol

by MikeModified
Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:01 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: I.WANT.V.G.A. lol
Replies: 11
Views: 16754

I.WANT.V.G.A. lol

After all, I have VGA for my TRS-80 Model I courtesy of the Mise and VGA on my Apple IIGs by using a GBS-8220* to convert the Gs's 16kHz signal to VGA. After reading in this thread - http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?40965-Commodore-128-Video-DAC-Board-Available - that the DAC b...
by MikeModified
Wed Mar 18, 2015 1:04 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: NEC V20 Question
Replies: 23
Views: 16809

Re: NEC V20 Question

Norton's wildly accurate :lol: SI, Advanced Edition 4.50 reports (in part): Computer Name: IBM PCjr Main Processor: NEC V20 Computing Index (CI), relative to IBM/XT: 1.9 (or 2.0) Disk Index (DI), relative to IBM/XT: 6.2 (or 6.3) Performance Index (PI), relative to IBM/XT: 3.3 (or 3.4) Your mileage m...