Welcome to Mid-Week-Mini-Mail-Call #41! This week we have some interesting stuff: A 386DX Artificial Intelligence Co-Processor ISA card from 1986, an ATI EGA card directly driving a composite CRT, and an ISA comprehensive Prototype Card for hobbyists. Oh, and some ZIP and LS-120 drives! 0:00 Intro 0:41 Unboxing 4:34 AY-3-8210A sound chip from Radio Shack 5:38 ISA hobbyist prototyping card 11:00 Zip Drive and Disks 18:30 386DX artificial intelligence coprocessor 26:29 LS-120 Drive 29:21 ATI EGA Wonder Card 36:07 Driving a composite monitor from an EGA card 42:56 Outro -- Video Links Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement General Instrument AY-3-8910 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Instrument_AY-3-8910 Datasheet for the AY-3-8210A http://map.grauw.nl/resources/sound/generalinstrument_ay-3-8910.pdf JDR Microdevices JDR PDS-601 (8-bit) and PDS-611 (16-bit) ($79 in 1991) https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Consumer/Archive-Modern-Electronics-IDX/IDX/Computer-Craft-1991-10-OCR-Page-0084.pdf SIPP memory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIPP_memory 386 Hummingboard by A.I. Architects Inc. (supposedly $7,000-$19,000 in 1986 w/16mb) https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102633505 https://groups.google.com/g/net.lang.lisp/c/y-NxUbbwxH4?pli=1 https://books.google.com/books?id=EjwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=386+Hummingboard+pc+world&source=bl&ots=sfkTtdmrcS&sig=ACfU3U1HyhmUbKhYrLFcAfxdCDZoRwfIZg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc8Nbzi9bvAhWbFTQIHbdPDUwQ6AEwAHoECAQQAw#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=izwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=386+Hummingboard+pc+world&source=bl&ots=ZO8q0-jm17&sig=ACfU3U2M8GjLDz-GiLSf_yGETzwBwxU32g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc8Nbzi9bvAhWbFTQIHbdPDUwQ6AEwAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=386%20Hummingboard%20pc%20world&f=false LS-120 (SuperDisk) on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperDisk The larger 3.5" drive LS-120 SuperDIsk drive: Model: LKM-F433-1 The smaller (laptop) drive LS-120 SuperDisk drive: LKM-FB33-5 ATI EGA Wonder (March 1987) Chipset: ATI16899-0 + CHIPS P86C435 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATI_Wonder_series - Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/ Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853 EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672 Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971 RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184 Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Links My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/ --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8 --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino