PC 30-III / VGA

Basically, the PC 30-III / VGA is a standard PC 30-III with an added VGA card by default, whereas the “standard” PC 30-III is in turn a PC 40-III with no onboard VGA, a 20MB HDD (instead of 40MB) and an added EGA video card. The logic behind that all escapes me: You take a PC 40-III, make it a PC 30-III by leaving out the onboard VGA components, but you add a 3rd party VGA card instead and sell it as a PC 30-III / VGA. Why?

Ridiculously rare.

Serial: 063130

• CPU: Intel 80286 running at 6MHz (standard) or 12MHz (double)
• Optional 80287 math co-processor
• RAM: 640K Base, no extended
• ROM: 2.01
• Floppy Drive:
  • A: 720K 3,5″ Chinon FB-354
  • B: 1,2M 5,25″ Chinon FZ-506
• Hard Drive: WD 93028-A 21MB 3,5″/HH IDE/AT (Type 06)
• Ports:
  • 9-pin d-sub bus mouse port compatible with Commodore Amiga 1352 mouse [MOS 5720]
  • RCA audio out
  • 25-pin d-sub RS-232 serial port
  • 25-pin d-sub 8-bit Centronics parallel port
  • VGA
• Video: onboard Paradise VGA
• 4x ISA slots for expansion [3x 16bit, 1x 8bit]

• work performed:
  • whole machine completely dismantled and cleaned
  • FDDs disassembled, cleaned and lubricated
  • mainboard, 3,5″ FDD and PSU recapped with Rubycon brand 105° type
  • DALLAS IC: voltage divider added for power supply
  • FDD protection cardboard pressed & flattened
  • HDD backup [Ghost 2 to FDD]