Picked up a RCA "network computer" NC1020 set top box.
Oogled around and specs on this machine are:
ARM 7500FE processor. 5MB RAM, 8MB ROM.
VGA, S-Video, RCA video out, RCA audio out, Parallel port, PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports (and also has frontal IR for wireless keyboard/mouse). Also has a PCMCIA port up front and a smart card reader.
Opened up the gadget and RAM is soldered (no slots). Might be able to remove the chips and put higher density chips (or piggyback chips on top of existing ones) to increase RAM.
However, upon connecting VGA monitor, I get signal and a line reading "Acorn ResourceFS", then a screen with a centered cursor, and a rotating sand clock. Then the screen goes black.
Finding manuals/software/OS upgrades for this thing has proven a still unfinished task.
Not much remains online, lots of broken links.
Found a very good document that covers all sorts of network computers. Too bad it's in finnish:
http://www.cadweiser.com/fi/?download=T ... tanala.pdf
If anyone has played with this box before, I'd appreciate any assistance.
Seems it had a limited success back in 97-98 (arount Apple's Pippin time, which is also covered in the document linked above).
As the real AppleTV (version 1 and 2 seem to have been experiments) is about to be lauched (or at least unveiled) at WWDC next month, seems like a good time to recap on the road to Apple's next iAdget.
Oogled around and specs on this machine are:
ARM 7500FE processor. 5MB RAM, 8MB ROM.
VGA, S-Video, RCA video out, RCA audio out, Parallel port, PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports (and also has frontal IR for wireless keyboard/mouse). Also has a PCMCIA port up front and a smart card reader.
Opened up the gadget and RAM is soldered (no slots). Might be able to remove the chips and put higher density chips (or piggyback chips on top of existing ones) to increase RAM.
However, upon connecting VGA monitor, I get signal and a line reading "Acorn ResourceFS", then a screen with a centered cursor, and a rotating sand clock. Then the screen goes black.
Finding manuals/software/OS upgrades for this thing has proven a still unfinished task.
Not much remains online, lots of broken links.
Found a very good document that covers all sorts of network computers. Too bad it's in finnish:
http://www.cadweiser.com/fi/?download=T ... tanala.pdf
If anyone has played with this box before, I'd appreciate any assistance.
Seems it had a limited success back in 97-98 (arount Apple's Pippin time, which is also covered in the document linked above).
As the real AppleTV (version 1 and 2 seem to have been experiments) is about to be lauched (or at least unveiled) at WWDC next month, seems like a good time to recap on the road to Apple's next iAdget.
Sitting in a room.....thinkin' shit up.
400MHz R12k -
Dual 550MHz PIII - Apple G4 Cube dual 500MHz/GF6200 - Newton Messagepad 2100 - Apple PowerBook 2400c/G3@240 - DECstation5000/133 - Apple Workgroup Server 9150/120 G3@280 - Apple Macintosh IIfx - Apple Macintosh Color Classic (Mystic upgrade) - Sun Cobalt Cube 3 - Tadpole RDI UltraBook IIi - Digital HiNote Ultra II - HP 200LX
400MHz R12k -
Dual 550MHz PIII - Apple G4 Cube dual 500MHz/GF6200 - Newton Messagepad 2100 - Apple PowerBook 2400c/G3@240 - DECstation5000/133 - Apple Workgroup Server 9150/120 G3@280 - Apple Macintosh IIfx - Apple Macintosh Color Classic (Mystic upgrade) - Sun Cobalt Cube 3 - Tadpole RDI UltraBook IIi - Digital HiNote Ultra II - HP 200LX