Date : Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:12:28 +0100 (BST)
From : marcus ambler <marcus_ambler@...>
Subject: Re: Watford add-ons
Hi Chezz
It was there and your directions were spot on.
I will now attempt to get one for nothing either as a
hobbyist or for a 'new project' at work.
Regards and thanks
Marcus
--- Chezz <achester@...> wrote:
> Hi Marcus,
> Samtec manufacture the part you need. The spec for
> it can be found
> at the web address I've included. They are very good
> and for a one off they
> might do an f.o.c. sample.
>
> Go to www.samtec.com
>
> Select Product search by Product Picture
> Select Sockets and Adapters
> Select More D.I.P Sockets and Adapters
> Select APA Series D.I.P Adapters
>
> There is a PDF catalogue page that will give you all
> the information that
> you need.
>
> Sorry the explanation of where to find the info is
> rather insulting, but
> there isn't a unique address for the page.
>
> Hope this Helps,
>
> Andrew Chesterton
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: marcus ambler
> [mailto:marcus_ambler@...]
> Sent: 14 April 2000 15:59
> To: BBC Micro Mail List
> Subject: Fwd: RE: [BBC-Micro] Watford add-ons
>
>
> Thanks John
>
> The WATFORD Sideways ROM/RAM Docs were indeed there
> and I already had the Shadow RAM docs. I still need
> to
> repair the damaged extended header. I've thought
> about
> de-soldering it and putting a wire-wrap socket in
> and
> that in turn plugged into a standard socket, just to
> get the height. But, that would be messy, prone to
> zx81 ram pack wobble and lets face it poor
> engineering.
>
> Maplin,rubbish spares (RS) and Farnell do not stock
> this peculiar device. Can anyone help?
>
> Regards
>
> Marcus
>
> --- John Simpson <Simpson.J@...> wrote:
> > From: John Simpson <Simpson.J@...>
> > To: BBC Micro Mail List <bbc-micro@...>
> > Subject: RE: [BBC-Micro] Watford add-ons
> > Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 08:34:22 +0100
> >
> > On Thursday, April 13, 2000 5:17 PM, marcus ambler
> > [SMTP:marcus_ambler@...] wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I've just acquired 3 watford electronics parts.
> > > A 13 ROM Extension Board (With 2 RAM chips).
> > > A 32k Shadow RAM board
> > > And a 32k RAM chip 28-pin
> >
> > > Also has anyone got documentation for this
> board?
> > I'd
> > > really like to use it.
> >
> > My BBC has a 32K ram board and the rom extension
> > board. I think I have full
> > documentation for both.
> >
> > However, the best way to get hold of the docs is
> to
> > look on Mark Usher's
> > site (BBC Documentation Project
> > http://members.magnet.at/marku/bbc.htm).
> > I've had a quick look there and found the
> > documentation for the ROM
> > extension book but not for the shadow ram.
> >
> > If you find out that the 32k board documentation
> has
> > never been scanned in
> > then come back to me and I'll try to do it.
> >
> > john
> >
>
>
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