I retain some of Gamba's design notes, at least those that had not been given away to others before I met his sister. The only CRT socket info I can find in his notes is APCO EIA-1210, which does not search well. The pins are the regular 7 pin miniature tube socket spacing so various sockets from Antique Electronic Supply or your favorite surplus source can be designed into future video board creations (edited addition: PROVIDED the socket design allows modification to clear the central CRT glass stem!). I found no order invoices and believe he was recycling sockets from Mac video boards (he had quite a large box of them that got freecycled).
Resistor/capacitor arrays (filters) and right angle Euro-DIN connectors: Both of these he had ordered and received from C&H Distributing, 215 S. George St York PA 17403 (800) 577-1175 (717) 843-7881 in the fall of 2002.
Additionally I have some design info and master artwork files for grayscale adaptors and the IIsi/IIfx ROM board that someday can be made available. As far as I can tell the Daystar PAL was of interest but never reverse engineered, but the right angle connectors were useful in various stacking options.
Gamba's sister is engaged in a struggle to retain independent living status, and prepare for the time when this is no longer possible due to age related health issues. I respect her priorities which at the moment do not allow her to devote time to drafting a memorial page. It is her wish that the work of Gamba be preserved and made freely available for future vintage Mac enthusiasts in a non-commercial and respectful manner. I believe that those of us willing and still able of mind and body should find ways of preserving Gamba's work and honoring his memory ourselves.
Those with a determined historical research interest should also use the wayback machine to visit the now defunct site http://www.accesscom.com/~gamba/ to see the original site. Be diligent about using the time machine to check out seemingly broken or unarchived links.
Resistor/capacitor arrays (filters) and right angle Euro-DIN connectors: Both of these he had ordered and received from C&H Distributing, 215 S. George St York PA 17403 (800) 577-1175 (717) 843-7881 in the fall of 2002.
Additionally I have some design info and master artwork files for grayscale adaptors and the IIsi/IIfx ROM board that someday can be made available. As far as I can tell the Daystar PAL was of interest but never reverse engineered, but the right angle connectors were useful in various stacking options.
Gamba's sister is engaged in a struggle to retain independent living status, and prepare for the time when this is no longer possible due to age related health issues. I respect her priorities which at the moment do not allow her to devote time to drafting a memorial page. It is her wish that the work of Gamba be preserved and made freely available for future vintage Mac enthusiasts in a non-commercial and respectful manner. I believe that those of us willing and still able of mind and body should find ways of preserving Gamba's work and honoring his memory ourselves.
Those with a determined historical research interest should also use the wayback machine to visit the now defunct site http://www.accesscom.com/~gamba/ to see the original site. Be diligent about using the time machine to check out seemingly broken or unarchived links.