sloopy Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Over the weekend I went to my parents house for a funeral (my brothers MIL), and while i was there grabbed a CL find... Among the stuff was an 810 with this is in it... Back side of the main board with couple IC's (SRAMS maybe? back side of the EPROM). Inside the PCB 'sandwich' of the Main board, and the 'upgrade' ext data seperator... And the toggle and LED attached to the front (how rare ;') Any ideas what it is? And no, i dont know if it works, I didnt power it up... I would look into it further, but I am way too busy right now, so pulling the four screws was as far as i went. As I dont do alot with disk drives, especially with 810's since I already have one of each type, If anyone wants to shovel a bucket of money this way, its yours... sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Echo Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 interesting, but I'm still waiting on my return investment (write up with pictures) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 interesting, but I'm still waiting on my return investment (write up with pictures) Honestly, I have not gotten the boards from Jim to do it... :'( I will shoot him off an email, and get a ETA sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 BWHAHAHA! Jay Miner!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 > Any ideas what it is? Happy 810 with the potentiometer to change the rotational speed for copying some Synapse titles? My own looks not far different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 > Any ideas what it is? Happy 810 with the potentiometer to change the rotational speed for copying some Synapse titles? My own looks not far different. I was thinking it could be an early Happy mod, as I have read it was just several IC's hand soldered to the board. The only thing that made me question it was the switch, the manual i read for install says the switch goes to two pins on the RIOT, and this one doesnt... One day I may hook it up and try it out... but not today. thanks, sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Awesome find - I see you got one of the uber-rare Jay Miner 800 lids. Does that machine have CTIA in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Awesome find - I see you got one of the uber-rare Jay Miner 800 lids. Does that machine have CTIA in it? Jay Miner isn't dead...he's in hiding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 oh man, I knew the jay miner 800s were rare, but a chuck Norris 800. Wow l@@k rare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Yeah, it's not much fun though, cause Chuck Norris doesn't play games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Yeah, it's not much fun though, cause Chuck Norris doesn't play games. But then the hardware never breaks... who would want to defy Chuck? sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 And you only have to load each program once, because Chuck never forgets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 heh, ok... back on topic... is there any way I can confirm this is a early happy? sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Here is mine - you should see whats under the hood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I've got a non-functioning 810 side board at the house that's supposed to be Happy-enhanced. I'll take a picture when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 I've got a non-functioning 810 side board at the house that's supposed to be Happy-enhanced. I'll take a picture when I get home. thanks. sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Okay, IIRC the board with the chips on the back is a Happy, and the other one is a "The Chip" archiver. If I had to guess, I'd say you've got a Happy drive with a WP switch, and a modified drive speed control for easier access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Okay, IIRC the board with the chips on the back is a Happy, and the other one is a "The Chip" archiver. If I had to guess, I'd say you've got a Happy drive with a WP switch, and a modified drive speed control for easier access. Thanks, now that i know what it is :') I will be testing it out later, and it will be sold, as I dont have room for it... sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 I needed to test something, and it was sitting here, so i fired it up... It works, loads disks etc fine... Didnt try the Happy utilities as i dont have them tho... If anyone is interested in it, PM me with offers... otherwise its going on feepay tonight... sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 heh, ok... back on topic... is there any way I can confirm this is a early happy? sloopy. F I needed to test something, and it was sitting here, so i fired it up... It works, loads disks etc fine... Didnt try the Happy utilities as i dont have them tho... If anyone is interested in it, PM me with offers... otherwise its going on feepay tonight... sloopy. The Happy V5.3 software, available from Atarimania, is supposed to work with the Happy 810. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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