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Another ask, help ID this chunky piece of retrotech
c64:
This item has been fully tested by our tech department and is in good working condition
Ask the seller? If it was tested, they must know what is it
SiliconWizard:
--- Quote from: c64 on August 10, 2023, 04:47:52 am ---This item has been fully tested by our tech department and is in good working condition
Ask the seller? If it was tested, they must know what is it
--- End quote ---
Yep, I'm pretty curious about how they have tested it. ;D
Stray Electron:
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on August 10, 2023, 05:57:25 am ---
--- Quote from: c64 on August 10, 2023, 04:47:52 am ---This item has been fully tested by our tech department and is in good working condition
Ask the seller? If it was tested, they must know what is it
--- End quote ---
Yep, I'm pretty curious about how they have tested it. ;D
--- End quote ---
They probably "tested it" the same way that sellers "recondition" their reconditioned equipment that they sell on E-Sucker. You know, the stuff that has broken broken knobs, bad displays, missing feet, cut off power cords and dirt, scrapes and scratches all over it.
Q: "Found in a dumpster in an industrial area?" Check > TESTED!
Halcyon:
--- Quote from: Stray Electron on August 10, 2023, 05:52:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on August 10, 2023, 05:57:25 am ---
--- Quote from: c64 on August 10, 2023, 04:47:52 am ---This item has been fully tested by our tech department and is in good working condition
Ask the seller? If it was tested, they must know what is it
--- End quote ---
Yep, I'm pretty curious about how they have tested it. ;D
--- End quote ---
They probably "tested it" the same way that sellers "recondition" their reconditioned equipment that they sell on E-Sucker. You know, the stuff that has broken broken knobs, bad displays, missing feet, cut off power cords and dirt, scrapes and scratches all over it.
Q: "Found in a dumpster in an industrial area?" Check > TESTED!
--- End quote ---
Just more eBay nonsense words.
"Tested" = We plugged it in/switched it on, something lit up and it didn't go bang. Nothing further is known.
"Stored in a climate controlled environment" = It was stored indoors at home, occasionally we might have had the air conditioner/heater/fan running.
"Working pull" = It was once working sometime in its history, so we just assume it still works now. Haven't tested/won't test it.
"New old stock" / "New in box" = We haven't tested it. Might work, might not. You take the gamble.
"Rare" = We found no or few other listings in the few seconds we spent searching ebay at the time of listing, so it must be rare.
"Sold as-is" = There's something not quite right about this item, but it's up to you to piece it together from the photos/description.
Nusa:
The 3.5" drive in it is likely nothing special, so the parallel to rs-232 (probably) interface board and protocol is what's special. And that's worthless except to someone who needs it for it's original purpose.
If you still want it, offer $20 and see what happens. That's about what a 3.5" floppy to USB solution would cost you today.
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