WTB: Bridgeboard

[Pat the Cat]

I have an A2286 bridgeboard that needs a home, but shipping out of Australia will likely cost you an arm, leg and testicle.

I take it the old school teacher who retired shafted you on the A2000? I did say, get the agreement in writing.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

What does that have to do with "WTB bridgeboard"? :angry:

 See, you derail threads too. I could actually go through your entire online posting history and show copious examples of your behaviour, but I've actually got better things to do than patronize, belittle and bully you for no reason apart from jealousy.

Once again, a joke that's been part of the Amiga history for over a decade flew completely over your head. :lol:

But thanks for reminding me that there's jerks and know-it-alls in every forum! :roflmao:

[Pat the Cat]

Once again, a joke that's been part of the Amiga history for over a decade flew completely over your head. :lol:

But thanks for reminding me that there's jerks and know-it-alls in every forum! :roflmao:

What does that have to do with "WTB bridgeboard"? :angry:

You seem a very odd character, so here's a ceasefire deal. Ignore me, I'll ignore you. Rom warning, you only get one.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Rom warning, you only get one.

If my posts trigger you so much, there's always the block list.
:laughing:

[giZmo350]

Ya'll have gone bat$h!t mad!!!! :roflmao:

[Iggy]

Ya'll have gone bat$h!t mad!!!! :roflmao:

Amigans don't 'go mad', they start there. :hammer:

And I don't mind the off topic stuff that Pat and I have included, I always find optimists refreshing.

But I do appologize for the distraction from the discussion of bridgeboards.

Its not that I just don't understand the attraction of bridgeboards, I'd go further to say I don't see the attraction in any older X86 hardware.
Its pretty dreadful stuff.
The only reason I currently use X64 hardware, is the steady improvement that has occurred over decades.

68k systems were cool introduced, PCs...far from it.

[giZmo350]

Just FYI.... this looks like a dandy 386SX bridgeboard on eBay. The auction ends in less than 2 days.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRIDGEBOARD-FOR-AMIGA-2000-OR-3000/202013540861?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRIDGEBOARD-FOR-AMIGA-2000-OR-3000/202013540861?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

Nice board! Definitely an improvement over C='s older XT and 286 boards. FYI this model can be upgraded to use a 486 chip, more info in this thread:

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=62618

[DutchinUSA]

Varta did it's job on that one already, look a little closer

[Iggy]

Varta did it's job on that one already, look a little closer

I see the original battery, but I don't notice any damage from it.
If it's there, could you point it out?

[DutchinUSA]

U601 socket underneath the battery, I don't think green is the normal color of those contacts See some on a leg of the Western Digital chip .. I'm no expert but it looks pretty crappy to me.

[orcish75]

The US, India, South Africa, that British sense of superiority really did wonders for those nations.

At least the Brits gave us Saffas cricket, rugby and the correct way to spell words like "colour", not withstanding the hiding the Brits gave us in the recent cricket series, T20, ODI and Tests..

What does any of this have to do with "WTB bridgeboard"?

I mainly got my A2286 brideboard so that I could use one of the ISA network cards I had lying around in my A2000. Speed isn't great, around 50-60 Kbytes/sec using AmiTCP. It is still cool messing around with these cards, even though they're pretty pointless in the end now-a-days..

[Jeff]

Varta did it's job on that one already, look a little closer

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Ohh your right. This one is going to be hard to save IMO.

[Iggy]

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Ohh your right. This one is going to be hard to save IMO.

I don't see the damage you two apparently perceive near the battery. Could you point it out?

[LoadWB]

I don't see the damage you two apparently perceive near the battery. Could you point it out?

In the close-up of the battery, look at the bottom-left of the photo (zoom in) at the jumper.  The top of the jumper has the tell-tale sign of battery corrosion.  If the battery juice followed the traces to the top of that jumper then there's no telling what other damage has been done to the board.

Shame, really.  It *might* be fixable by one of our resident Amiga-fixers, but I am sure for a handsome premium.

[giZmo350]

Busted out my microscope to look at that pic close up. Oh YUP! Now I see it! Damn! A total loss!!!!! :eek: