New (and last ?) inbound

[HigashiJun]

That's going to be one stuffed Tandy!!!

Yeah, I like my gear hot stuffed !

[rubber_jonnie]

That's going to be one stuffed Tandy!!!

Yeah, I like my gear hot stuffed !

Who doesn't

[HigashiJun]

Just a small update.

A longer Y-cable to power the floppy drive and the XT-IDE:

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And a (modified) printer port adapter from Australia:

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It should be now compatible with the mod made to the Tandy's printer port.

That's all for today.

[mrbombermillzy]

Thanks, but the journey is not over.

I still have to cram all this stuff in (not to mention the RAM board already installed):

Wow.

And I thought the case looked pretty tight already.

[HigashiJun]

Wow.

And I thought the case looked pretty tight already.

It is, and that's why every millimeter counts.

[HigashiJun]

I failed in my attempt to fit an FPU...

MCPDIAG didn't detect the FPU at all, but since it was just a test, I don't feel like spending any more time on it.

However, I did manage to make progress on installing the expansion cards:

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Have to enlarge the two holes on the PCI bracket though... The screw doesn't want to go through.

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All that remains is to fit the serial port board.

Maybe more to come tomorrow if time allows.

[HigashiJun]

Yay ! Project finished !

Some last pictures to complete this thread:

Serial port expansion finally installed. I can now use my Microsoft mouse.

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Looking good and neat from the rear of the machine:

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With the top lid closed (bulging a bit though...):

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Mouse driver installed:

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Some nostalgic screens:

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And to summarise all the mods performed and bits installed inside the Tandy 1000EX limited space, here's a list:

- RTC clock
- Tandy original RAM and DMA board (total of 640 Kb RAM)
- VGA card and XT IDE, with a rear panel slot for the CF CARD
- Serial port board, with a COM port connector at the rear
- V20 CPU
- 3.5" FDD
- Full LPT port mod
- Card edge to DB25 LPT port adapter
- (More) silent PSU fan

I guess I have to buy a OPL3LPT now to complete this powerful machine.