Now that I fixed and repainted my mobile pro
(and getting very experienced with it! It really is a great students companion. Ever since I fixed it, I seem to be using Dino more often than Jordon
).
My donor has left me with a motherboard that just has a faulty/broken LCD switch, so if anyone has a spare MP 780 they are happy to give up or still for a resonable price that has a dodgey MB, screen
(not cable
) or keyboard, then I am happy to buy/take it!
(I should get a 900C, but one for £128? Nahh, thats too low for one!
)
Anyway, my mad thought on "Dino" is the motherboard, I was thinking, "why not A
) replace the headphone jack to a standard size.
(this is so I don't have to make a dongle, just to make a pair of headphones fit, and then loose it! - I wonder how well the MP will move my Hi-Fi? Jordon does a very good job of it, soo much so, Jordon actully makes the speaker vibrate!
)
B
) What is CN3 next to the SERIAL port?
(USB? Parallel? Another Serial port?
)
C
) What can this unit take in terms of Extra ram? I'd like to modify a ram card and add anothe 32mb of ram, just to customise the computer a bit!
D
) Any other uniqueness to think of? Oh flash ROM rather than static ROM would be good, so I can try out CE5 for the heck of it!
(that aint gonna happen!
).
E
) One thing I have always wanted to make, is a docking station, but I have no information about the pins at the bottom.
Of interest, I did some research on the hardware for the Video chip, audio chip, RS232
(I thought it was audio!
) chip and the PC card controller. I sometimes wish they published these facts.
(I could actully do with a schematic of the unit.
)
