Mystery PCB Quiz Part III

ozpass

Here it is folks, a day late (blame bloody SQL slammer). I don't recall many viruses when Z80's and 6502's ruled the roost .

See if you can guess what these digital dinosaurs (and primitive mammals) are:

1) What is this and what does it plug into?

2) What's this popular gizmo, and what computer does it hang off the back of?

3) What pioneering 'puter is this? What OS did it run?

4) The innards of what computer?

5) This is the Western licence of which arcade classic?

6) What the hell is this gamers dream-come-true then?

7) I had one of these capable machines, and loved it dearly. What is it?

8) I'll be surprised if you guess what this high-end offering is.....

LoGiE, DiscoStu and Occidental.....over to you!

Ryo Hazuki

1: Possible device for stealing Atari2600 ROMs

2:?

3:? Voodoo Something??

4: NES?

5:?

6: Gameboy for sure.

7:?

8:?

DiscoStu

1. ??

2. ??

3. ??

4. Atari STFM(possibly an STE)

5. ??

6. ??

7. ??

8. ??

LoGiE

1.Looks like a game cart for the megadrive Ala micro Machines
2.datel Action Replay? C64?
3.IBM P/S 2?
4.Atari ST
5. *
6.Gameboy
7. Another old PC 286 maybe?
8.*



*Please supply another hint:)

ozpass

OK lads, looks like I've finally devised something to test your mettle!

Ryo: 0% correct, I'm afraid.

DiscoStu: 12.5% Correct.

LoGiE: 12.5% Correct.

I'll give you some hints then.

1+2 could be used on the same computer, and performed similar-ish functions (No. 2 did a whole lot more). No.1 is the official version from the computer maker.

3 was the precursor of a very successful line. Xerox were gutted when this hit the market.

4: Steinberg made their name thanks to this little beauty.

5: It's old, it's seminal, it came out in Japan first.

6: Made Mario easier, somehow.

7: Think BBC evolved.

8: Funky executives loved its power and built in tape drive (!)

Should make life a little easier for yiz!

daveirl

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DiscoStu

ay, tis a real tree/lumberjack situation

i havent got a clue as to the rest of em.

although...

is 5. some breed of archimedes?

BlueDrax

First two are for the Spectrum

1) Joystick adapter ( and game cartridge port ?)

2) Can't remember the name. Don't you press the button to pause the game and enter cheat codes?

Don't know the others

ozpass

I can take BlueDrax's answers I s'pose!

1. Is a Sinclair Interface 1.
2. Is a Romantic Robot Multiface 128.

DiscoStu: No. 5 is an arcade board. It is a pure classic. If you look closely, it's made by Midway (under licence from Japan).

jmcc

3: IBM Junior/PS1
4: Commodore 64
5: Defender
7: Acorn RISC?
8: Commodore PET

Regards...jmcc

ozpass

Getting closer....

jmcc:

3: No.
4: No.
5: No. (You're in the right era though...)
7: I'll give you that- it's an Acorn A3000.
8: Soooo close (but no cigar).

DiscoStu

i meant 7. twas a typo.

Occidental

5. If not defender then it must be Pac-Man
8. Looks like a PET 2001.

3. Looks very familiar. Can you tell me if it's from DEC

ozpass

Occidental:

5. Correctamundo!

3. Digital had no hand in the creation of this machine. It's origins are far fruitier .

8. You've got the manufacturer and the architecture bu not the specific machine. Think business .

To summarise the correct/incorrect answers so far:

1. Interface I.
2. Multiface 128.
3. ???
4. Atari 520 STFM.
5. Midway PACMAN.
6. ???
7. Acorn A3000.
8. ???

DiscoStu

3. ah ha, tis an apple lisa.

ozpass

Bingo! Extra kudos for telling me the OS....

DiscoStu

8. Commodore CBM-3001

DiscoStu

well the mac has mac os, im going to guess lisa os?

ozpass

You're not wrong! Only one more to go.......

DiscoStu

i thinks 3. is some kind of nes action replay type thing.

ozpass

Gaaaaah! Do you walk past my desk and check my notepad or something? No flies on you lot. Well done!