you should certainly open it up and remove the battery. I would guess the add on shell is a power supply, video modulator of some kind, and possibly a hard drive controller.
On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 3:06 AM, Kevin Parker <tras...@internode.on.net> wrote: > I'm not exactly sure - it was one of those things that someone gave me and > I put it away - my policy is grab first and ask questions later so it > doesn't become landfill. > > I have tried to research this based on info from another reply but no joy. > > I might open it up and see if there are any clues inside. > > My understanding was that it was connected to a large flat panel monitor > and just used for displaying advertisements and specials etc. It has a > floppy disk "jammed" in the floppy drive which won't come out - not sure > why. > > > > Kevin Parker > > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of > drlegendre . > Sent: Monday, 1 August 2016 09:41 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: Re: Mall directory computers > > It's not +just+ an A500. What's the extra hardware piggybacked on the A500 > case? > > Looks to have a set of six RCA (F) type jacks on it. Is this for > connection of a touchscreen display? > > On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 2:43 AM, Kevin Parker <tras...@internode.on.net> > wrote: > > > Thanks for the clarity and the extra info - as I said I haven’t > > opened it or fired it up much less had a good look at it. > > > > > > > > Kevin Parker > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ian > > Finder > > Sent: Sunday, 31 July 2016 17:28 > > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > > Subject: Re: Mall directory computers > > > > That is certainly not a C= 64 as the title in your link suggests but > > rather an Amiga 500. > > > > These were quite popular for "video billboard" sort of purposes- I > > imagine they had it running SCALAMultimedia or a similar authoring > environment. > > > > My local high school district channel ran on a similar setup for many > > years. I recall seeing it stuck on the Amiga Workbench one day... > > > > On Sunday, July 31, 2016, Kevin Parker <tras...@internode.on.net> wrote: > > > > > Just spotted this Brad clearing up email after a 4 week break. I > > > can't answer your question but it reminded me of something that > > > other list users may be able to help with or it might just be of > interest. > > > > > > Quite some time ago a friend of mine bought a travel agent in a > > > shopping mall, did a refit of the shop and then later went bust. > > > Fortunately before the refit and going bust he gave me his old shop > > > display which was run on a modified Commodore. > > > > > > I haven't opened it up or powered it up but if anyone knows what > > > this is I'd be grateful. I've posted some photos: > > > > > > > > > http://koken.advancedimaging.com.au/index.php?/albums/shop-mall-comm > > > od > > > ore-64/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Kevin Parker > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org <javascript:;>] > > > On Behalf Of Brad H > > > Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2016 12:25 > > > To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' < > > > cctalk@classiccmp.org <javascript:;>> > > > Subject: Mall directory computers > > > > > > Been wondering about this for a while. Just one of those odd > childhood > > > memories. > > > > > > > > > > > > When I was a kid growing up in Oakville, Ontario, I remember > > > Oakville Mall getting one of those very early mall directory computers. > > > This would have been like, 1982-84, somewhere thereabouts. From > > > what I remember, they had kind of CGA-sh graphics and a chiclet > 'keyboard' > > > you used to browse the directory. I'm wondering, were they just > > > PCs, most likely? Or some kind of custom job? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Ian Finder > > (206) 395-MIPS > > ian.fin...@gmail.com > > > > > > -- Ian Finder (206) 395-MIPS ian.fin...@gmail.com
