CBM 8032

[quarkx]

Ok, so I am not sure if this is in the right topic, but Monday, I am suppose to be getting in a CBM 8032 with a CBM 8250 Dual floppy drive. One issue is the floppy drive is missing the cable, I have hunted down on other threads looking for the right cable, and I see that I can order one from the torronto user group.
Does anyone have any Thoughts on this machine, I will post pictures if it does indeed come in, I used just a 4016 back in the day, so I am not all that familiar with the 8023, I imagine it looks just like the 4016, but some photos on google show the rounded plastic case.

[RobertB]

One issue is the floppy drive is missing the cable, I have hunted down on other threads looking for the right cable, and I see that I can order one from the torronto user group.

You can get the same cable from HSC Electronics - http://www.halted.com

I used just a 4016 back in the day, so I am not all that familiar with the 8023, I imagine it looks just like the 4016, but some photos on google show the rounded plastic case.

The 8032 I have has squared-off corners, just like the 4016 and the 4032.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
http://www.sccaners.org

[Steve Gray]

Of course the 8032 has 80 column video and the 4016 had 40 columns. Most 4000 series machines had the normal "graphics" keyboard whereas the 8000 series had "business" keyboard. The rounded, or "SK" (separate keyboard, rounded) cases started with the CBM-II machines but Commodore adopted them for the later PET machines, like the 8032-SK, 8296, or 8296D (with built-in drives). The 8032-SK used the same motherboard as the original 8032 machine but with extender cables for the ports (since the motherboard had to be rotated to fit). The 8296 machines had a re-designed motherboard that mounted properly.

Steve

[quarkx]

Ok, so she is in and boots fine (as you can see, was the "regular" PET), the keys need a good cleaning and I opened it up to find a nice layer of dust on the motherboard, but no corrosion on the unit. I have to go to work right away, so I can't play with it more. I forgot how much I loved the Boot sound. Sorry for the camer phone photos.

[Blacklord]

The boot sound survived the PET - Commodore used it on the PC5 & PC10 (their first 8088 clone machines).

[quarkx]

Thats cool, BlackLord. Was it on the Colt also? (I thought the Colt was the first, then the PC5 and then PC10)
Ok, so I have gone through and did a light dusting of the Motherboard. On it of course is the version 4 Roms, but in one of the other ROM spaces, I have an Eprom Simply labeled (in Pen) as "WP 4". I don't think this is the Commodore ROM. How do I access this to find out what it is?

[RobertB]

...I have an Eprom Simply labeled (in Pen) as "WP 4". I don't think this is the Commodore ROM.

Word Pro 4?

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
http://www.sccaners.org

[quarkx]

...I have an Eprom Simply labeled (in Pen) as "WP 4". I don't think this is the Commodore ROM.

Word Pro 4?

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
http://www.sccaners.org

Thanks Robert,
Your guess is as good as mine, any Ideas on how to access it to find out?
EDIT: after posting the above, I did a google search for Pet ROMS, Word pro and such. Now, I did find out that Word Pro 4 Did use an Eprom for copy protection (similar to a dongle) IF this is a Word Pro Eprom, then I will need to find a copy of Word Pro 4 to actually use and test it. Ahh the joys of getting second hand 33 year old systems...

[Blacklord]

Thats cool, BlackLord. Was it on the Colt also? (I thought the Colt was the first, then the PC5 and then PC10)

Dunno about the Colt - it came out after the PC5/10 (smaller box too). The only Colt I have is non-working so I can't test.

Lance