I remember just getting close to channel 33, not worrying what the actual channel was anyway...as long as it worked.
On Wed, Aug 30, 2023 at 9:47 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> In the circles that I was in, the Sup-R-ModII seemed to be the most > >> common. Oddly, it was on UHF channel 34, although there were plenty of > >> channel 3/4 ones. Tuning the TV to channel 34 wasn't all that hard, > >> because it was right below a third tier channel and a 24/7 > [speed-freak?] > >> preacher dude, that provided easy landmarks in the spectrum. > > On Wed, 30 Aug 2023, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > > Channel 33, at least all of the ones I have are channel 33. > > You are right. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sup%27R%27Mod#/media/File:Sup_'R'_Mod_II_Kit.jpg > clearly labelled Ch. 33 > > Mostly. Here's a picture of one that is clearly labelled > "Ch. 32-34 TV INTERFRACE UNIT" > So, I might even have had one that was on ch. 34? > > > https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/apple-ii-plus-iie-r-enterprises-sup-1848247741 > > 3 clicks left of KICU, which was 2 clicks left of the 24/7 speed-freak > preacher dude. (UHF tuners were actually usually an analog knob, without > presets) > > I set up a few for friends, but I never used one; in college, I had done a > fair amount of playing with Sony CV series and AV series reel to reel > consumer video recorders, and I had a Sony 11"? monitor/TV, and some CCTV > monitors. > > The presence of that 4 pin Berg connector was the quickest way to > recognize/identify CGA video cards, disunirregardless of manufacturer. > (The 12 pin (2x6, keyed) connector mid-board is the identifying element of > the Compaq video) > > -- > Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com >
