512k, blank back ( no product placard ) ???

#1 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 - 02:33

Even further back in ' the cave ' was this 512k with no rear case placard ( product description )

Also bottom of case has a rectangular depression molded into the case.

Pretty 'cherry' looking diskette entry and no signs of case forced entry. Haven't peeked inside yet.

Any ideas about this systems origin?

Please see my gallery titled "blank-512k"

https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/gallery/album/56-blank-512k/

#2 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 - 02:58

That would be a 512k upgraded to a Plus. The Plus rear bucket had an indent on the bottom for the serial. The missing placard is because the upgrade never installed on. The upgrade kit came with at least two placards to cover 110v/220v and other country origin info. For the US that would be FCC stuff. But the FCC has no place in other countries. There was an upgrade kit sold on eBay not to long ago that showed all of this, but the motherboard was missing from the kit.

#3 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 - 04:05

As proof of this, there is a visible SCSI port in the picture. Remember, the Plus had a picture of what appears to be the 20SC drive instead of the normal SCSI logo for this port.