PC 20-III | 315020

PC 20-III

Serial: 315020

  • Mainboard revision: 6.2B
  • CPU: Siemens 8088-1 running at 4.77MHz (Standard), 7.16Mhz (Turbo), or 9.54MHz (Double)
  • Optional 8087 math co-processor
  • RAM: 640KB
  • ROM: 32KB Phoenix self-configuring BIOS Version 4.41
  • Chipset: Faraday FE2010A single chip controller IC
  • Clock: Battery-backed Real Time Clock (RTC) maintains the date and time while the system is powered off
  • Floppy Drive: 720K 3.5″ Chinon FB-354 (SMC FDC9268 controller)
  • Hard Drive: 20MB XTA (8-bit IDE) Western Digital
  • Sound: On-board piezoelectric beeper
  • Ports:
    • 9-pin d-sub bus mouse port compatible with Commodore Amiga 1352 mouse (MOS 5720)
    • 25-pin d-sub RS-232 serial port (Western Digital WD8250-PL)
    • 25-pin d-sub 8-bit Centronics parallel port (Paradise PPC1)
    • DIN-5 IBM PC XT-compatible keyboard port
    • 9-pin d-sub RGBI/Monochrome video port
    • RCA composite video port
  • Video: Onboard Paradise PVC4
    • MDA Monochrome Text
    • Hercules Monochrome Graphics
    • CGA Color Text and Graphics
    • Plantronics Colorplus Graphics
    • Alpha132 Monochrome Text
  • 3x 8-bit ISA slots for expansion
  • 75 watt power supply
  • work performed:
    • battery holder from previous owner removed
    • FDD disassembled, cleaned and lubricated
    • whole machine completely dismantled and cleaned
    • mainboard and PSU recapped with Rubycon brand 105° type
    • Data saved via Laplink, then HDD low-leveled and re-formatted
    • original data copied back via Laplink
    • HDD backup [with Laplink 3] [Ghost backup still not possible, HDD problem?}
  • notes:
    • parallel port not working
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