Weird 1571

[Mathias Roslund]

I decided it would be nice to add a parallel port to my 1571 (will be the socketed kind) and started taking it apart. First I noticed the mainboard looking like it has had some patches applied (a bunch of cables soldered between some of the chips etc). I then started looking for a 6526 chip, but there were none.

After removing the mechanism I got a better look at the mainboard and it said 1570... Also, the chip sitting where the 6526 is supposed to be is a 8520R3, which seems to be an Amiga CIA chip!?

I got it second hand, so I don't know its story, but atleast the case says 1571 and it works just fine with my C128 (and with opencbm)

Is it safe to assume the 8520R3 is similar enough to a 6526 to work with a parallel cable?

[Mathias Roslund]

Parallel cable now installed and working.

[RobertB]

Parallel cable now installed and working.

What program are you using with it?  Do you have photos of the installation?

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