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(Created page with "Ex-Tektronix engineer Clark Foley built a ``7804'' using part from a 7854, 7834, 7603, and a custom front panel. Regarding this project, Mr. Foley explains: <blockquote> For your amusement, the 7804. Many years ago, 1978-ish, toward the end of the 7854 development, I began to acquire bits and pieces of derelict 7854 hardware that I salvaged from scrap piles of discards. I acquired a functional analog portion of the scope that included a plugin bay from a 7...") |
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Cf 7804 1 7854 Disassembly.JPG | Cf 7804 1 7854 Disassembly.JPG|Tearing into the incomplete 7854 prototype | ||
Cf 7804 2 7854 NoPanelNoKnobs.JPG | Cf 7804 2 7854 NoPanelNoKnobs.JPG|7854 with front panel removed and empty card cage. It never had the cards. | ||
Cf 7804 3 7854 PatchedCasting.JPG | Cf 7804 3 7854 PatchedCasting.JPG|Modified front panel casting to support new panel layout. | ||
Cf 7804 4 7804 PanelNoKnobs.JPG | Cf 7804 4 7804 PanelNoKnobs.JPG|Final fitting of new panel | ||
Cf 7804 5 7854 ProtoNoCards.JPG | Cf 7804 5 7854 ProtoNoCards.JPG|7854 motherboard and cage. The first position in the ROM slot has a damaged contact. | ||
Cf 7804 6 7804 OpenStand.JPG | Cf 7804 6 7804 OpenStand.JPG|7804 panel close up. Resolution was lost when resampled by the print shop. | ||
Cf 7804 7 7804 Wide.JPG | Cf 7804 7 7804 Wide.JPG|7804. Note the number in the extreme lower left corner of the plug-in bay. | ||
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