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    From richard smice@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 2 21:40:00 2022
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/125586462540?hash=item1d3d89574c:g:5PQAAOSwWmljXYFw&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoG%2Fr7L0mRibKh9bRxUjIKEmVHhsYzgs6fF%2Bt37%2BXk1ed9499RrobM1%2BGadwIEHqszId8qiRrXBgNhpaCsmq5k9MvCCVu608sk2uYMtBBZxsO9PjRIw2e53rHy77UFNmiuiN%
    2BTQhonI3rAdeBN2VAkv%2F3eIIW1kUgjUkOajg2azndlZJGTnoR6GW7%2BqhyDL2NDBakSnqM%2FyfSeQ3ebc6GHho%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6bTgLyHYQ&autorefresh=true

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  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to richard smice on Thu Nov 3 08:04:56 2022
    Looks like a rust bomb was dropped on it. Case probably salvageable. PSU
    can probably be replaced.

    " Case has some significant rust and paint issues. Power supply has rust
    on the enclosure. Entire computer smells musty. It was obviously stored
    in a damp location. However, it does seem to work. Uncertain about the reliability of the floppy drive."

    richard smice wrote:
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/125586462540?hash=item1d3d89574c:g:5PQAAOSwWmljXYFw&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoG%2Fr7L0mRibKh9bRxUjIKEmVHhsYzgs6fF%2Bt37%2BXk1ed9499RrobM1%2BGadwIEHqszId8qiRrXBgNhpaCsmq5k9MvCCVu608sk2uYMtBBZxsO9PjRIw2e53rHy77UFNmiuiN%
    2BTQhonI3rAdeBN2VAkv%2F3eIIW1kUgjUkOajg2azndlZJGTnoR6GW7%2BqhyDL2NDBakSnqM%2FyfSeQ3ebc6GHho%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6bTgLyHYQ&autorefresh=true


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  • From richard smice@21:1/5 to IBMMuseum on Sat Nov 5 11:45:47 2022
    On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 2:18:12 PM UTC-4, IBMMuseum wrote:
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/125586462540

    Well, whoever picks it up needs to provide planar photos (better - and unconcealed - than the potato that the seller is using as a camera)...
    I think that this board has on board IDE drive capability.

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  • From IBMMuseum@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 5 11:52:07 2022
    I think that this board has on board IDE drive capability.

    Yes, all the Reply replacement planars for PS/2s have onboard IDE...

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  • From IBMMuseum@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 5 11:18:11 2022
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/125586462540

    Well, whoever picks it up needs to provide planar photos (better - and unconcealed - than the potato that the seller is using as a camera)...

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  • From Tomas Slavotinek@21:1/5 to IBMMuseum on Sat Nov 5 19:57:19 2022
    On 05.11.2022 19:52, IBMMuseum wrote:
    I think that this board has on board IDE drive capability.

    Yes, all the Reply replacement planars for PS/2s have onboard IDE...

    Some hi-res photos would be nice. All we have is this low-res piece from MadMax:
    https://www.ardent-tool.com/Reply/Power_55.jpg

    And yeah, as I mentioned in the backchannel email, it seems to be the
    usual PowerBoard deal: Socket 3, single-chip system controller from
    Lacuna, Cirrus Logic video, IBM "Galaxy" I/O controller, on-board IDE
    (probably controlled by the QFP Adaptec part). It has pads for a 128-pin
    L2 cache socket, but it's not populated here unfortunately...

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  • From richard smice@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Nov 5 12:38:42 2022
    On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 2:57:22 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    On 05.11.2022 19:52, IBMMuseum wrote:
    I think that this board has on board IDE drive capability.

    Yes, all the Reply replacement planars for PS/2s have onboard IDE...
    Some hi-res photos would be nice. All we have is this low-res piece from MadMax:
    https://www.ardent-tool.com/Reply/Power_55.jpg

    And yeah, as I mentioned in the backchannel email, it seems to be the
    usual PowerBoard deal: Socket 3, single-chip system controller from
    Lacuna, Cirrus Logic video, IBM "Galaxy" I/O controller, on-board IDE (probably controlled by the QFP Adaptec part). It has pads for a 128-pin
    L2 cache socket, but it's not populated here unfortunately...
    If it is a Reply board ? They also accepted standard over the counter memory as well..

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  • From richard smice@21:1/5 to richard smice on Sat Nov 5 12:49:24 2022
    On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 3:38:43 PM UTC-4, richard smice wrote:
    On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 2:57:22 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    On 05.11.2022 19:52, IBMMuseum wrote:
    I think that this board has on board IDE drive capability.

    Yes, all the Reply replacement planars for PS/2s have onboard IDE...
    Some hi-res photos would be nice. All we have is this low-res piece from MadMax:
    https://www.ardent-tool.com/Reply/Power_55.jpg

    And yeah, as I mentioned in the backchannel email, it seems to be the
    usual PowerBoard deal: Socket 3, single-chip system controller from
    Lacuna, Cirrus Logic video, IBM "Galaxy" I/O controller, on-board IDE (probably controlled by the QFP Adaptec part). It has pads for a 128-pin
    L2 cache socket, but it's not populated here unfortunately...
    If it is a Reply board ? They also accepted standard over the counter memory as well..
    It is still a good buy for anyone that wanted a reply planer... I know what they cost when they were brand new...

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  • From Tomas Slavotinek@21:1/5 to richard smice on Sat Nov 5 21:25:07 2022
    On 05.11.2022 20:49, richard smice wrote:
    On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 3:38:43 PM UTC-4, richard smice wrote:
    On Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 2:57:22 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote: >>> On 05.11.2022 19:52, IBMMuseum wrote:
    I think that this board has on board IDE drive capability.

    Yes, all the Reply replacement planars for PS/2s have onboard IDE...
    Some hi-res photos would be nice. All we have is this low-res piece from >>> MadMax:
    https://www.ardent-tool.com/Reply/Power_55.jpg

    And yeah, as I mentioned in the backchannel email, it seems to be the
    usual PowerBoard deal: Socket 3, single-chip system controller from
    Lacuna, Cirrus Logic video, IBM "Galaxy" I/O controller, on-board IDE
    (probably controlled by the QFP Adaptec part). It has pads for a 128-pin >>> L2 cache socket, but it's not populated here unfortunately...
    If it is a Reply board ? They also accepted standard over the counter memory as well..
    It is still a good buy for anyone that wanted a reply planer... I know what they cost when they were brand new...

    Yea, not too bad considering the rarity of it...

    And yes, it should take both - industry standard and IBM parity modules. Possibly even ECC, since the memory controller supports it. Reply's
    later firmware and setup ignores the SIMM PD info altogether and instead
    goes for a clone-like memory detection (enable the banks one by one and
    try addressing them).

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