+bob1200xl Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 MG66 did all the design on his PBI adaptor, actually. Bob I can't recommend a full PBI upgrade for a 1200XL, really. If all you want is a PBI-attached CF card, use an internal upgrade on a 1200XL. If you want your BlackBox / MIO hooked up, use an 800XL. One of the features of a 1200XL is that all chips are socketed on all systems. This makes a drop-in upgrade practical, which is much cleaner than soldering wires all over the motherboard. (and, is easily removed) You can do some pretty neat stuff on a 1200XL - hard to find one for $50, including shipping. Bob The option you didn't mention for using PBI devices with a 1200XL is to use an external PBI adapter, like the one you designed and MEtalGuy66 produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I can't recommend a full PBI upgrade for a 1200XL, really. If all you want is a PBI-attached CF card, use an internal upgrade on a 1200XL. If you want your BlackBox / MIO hooked up, use an 800XL. I'd recommend it if you're handy with tools or know someone who can make a sweet job of it. Having said that, I'm now on the verge of fitting an internal PBI HDD to my PBI-connector equipped machine, so there's irony there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 MG66 did all the design on his PBI adaptor, actually. Bob I can't recommend a full PBI upgrade for a 1200XL, really. If all you want is a PBI-attached CF card, use an internal upgrade on a 1200XL. If you want your BlackBox / MIO hooked up, use an 800XL. One of the features of a 1200XL is that all chips are socketed on all systems. This makes a drop-in upgrade practical, which is much cleaner than soldering wires all over the motherboard. (and, is easily removed) You can do some pretty neat stuff on a 1200XL - hard to find one for $50, including shipping. Bob The option you didn't mention for using PBI devices with a 1200XL is to use an external PBI adapter, like the one you designed and MEtalGuy66 produced. I gave you design credit since that was what I found on my circuit board, I found the following quote in this post. Quote: "I did put your name on the board (design credit for the PBI mod).." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (...) I'd recommend it if you're handy with tools or know someone who can make a sweet job of it. (...) Sounds (to me) like a perfectly reasonable, logical, non-emotional and certainly objective assessment / recommendation. I will consider it for my own unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (...) I'd recommend it if you're handy with tools or know someone who can make a sweet job of it. (...) Sounds (to me) like a perfectly reasonable, logical, non-emotional and certainly objective assessment / recommendation. I will consider it for my own unit. I'll second that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 (...) I'd recommend it if you're handy with tools or know someone who can make a sweet job of it. (...) Sounds (to me) like a perfectly reasonable, logical, non-emotional and certainly objective assessment / recommendation. I will consider it for my own unit. I'll second that. ...Mhmm... I've actually changed my mind... ....JUST KIDDING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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