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PCjr HARDWARE GUIDE Updated: 7/6/86
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CREATIVE FIRMWARE, INC.
P.O. Box 850064
Richardson, Texas 75085
(800) 622-4070 (Ill. residents, (800) 942-7317)
[i.e., ORDERS ONLY LINE]
DRIVE IIA CONTROLLER
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A PCjr second disk drive controller which plugs into the
internal modem slot inside the PCjr. Allows you to add any
IBM compatible double-sided (DS), double-density (DD) disk
drive to the PCjr. [NOTE: the drive needs its own housing
and power supply]. Texas residents add 6.125% sales tax. $3
for COD orders. Order line accepts VISA, MASTERCARD &
AMERICAN EXPRESS.
Drive II Unit (controller & floppy drive) $209.00
Drive IIA Controller 89.00
UPDATE: Creative Firmware will be introducing a memory board
board which will feature 512K RAM, parallel printer port and
clock/calendar. A hard disk controller and DMA options are
being looked at for possible future products.
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ELECTRONIC SPECIALTY DEVICES (ESD)
407 Wyleswood Drive
Berea, Ohio 44017
(216) 235-9550
EXPANSION BOX FOR THE PCjr
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The Expansion Box sits on top of the PCjr and comes with its
own power supply (with optional fan), four (4) slots and room
for two (2) half-height drives (or maybe 1 floppy with a hard
disk). A hard disk controller package is in the works.
Expansion Box (only) $250.00
Expansion Box w/1-360K drive 350.00
UPDATE: ESD is working on a 512K RAM memory board with DMA
(Direct Memory Access) that will not interfer with the side
bus operation to go in their expansion unit. Parallel
printer port and clock/calendar will also be included.
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IMPULSE COMPUTER (now ALPHA COMPUTER)
7016 South 4th Street
Midvale, Utah 84047
(801) 562-5008
IMPULSE 100 SERIES
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Alpha Computer has purchased Impulse and are selling the
100 series side car units with memory, parallel printer
port, clock/calendar or either/or. Alpha assures me they
are trying to solve ALL problems with Impulse boards so,
if you have had a problem, contact them.
Model 100 (0K, parallel port, clock/
calendar only) $290.00
Model 140 (512K, parallel port, clock/
calendar) 355.00
Model 150 (512K only) 260.00
UPDATE: Alpha is working on two new PCjr products: a sidecar
unit with DMA and extra power supply and a hard disk control-
ler board.
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J&M SYSTEMS, LTD.
15100-A Central S.E.
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87123
(505) 292-4182
PC2C ADD-ON DRIVE SYSTEM
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The PC2C controller replaces the IBM controller board and
will support up to three floppy drives. Software included
configures your DOS to recognize the second drive. You can
purchase one of several available options:
PC2C Controller Board & Software $149.00
PC2C Controller, Software, cable,
with one external drive 295.00
PC2C with two external drives 449.00
PC2C with one external drive in
dual casing 325.00
HARD DRIVE ADD-ON SYSTEM
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These PCjr hard drive systems come complete with case, power
supply, cables, MS-DOS drivers, host adaptor and instructions
for use. The drives can be attached to the PC2C disk
controller (see above) or, with some modifications, to the
original IBM PCjr disk controller board (CAUTION: This will
void any warranties!).
10 Megabyte (Mb) system $750.00
15 Mb System 595.00
20 Mb System 995.00
[NOTE: This prices may be dated, contact J&M for current
pricing information.]
J&M accepts VISA, Mastercard or prepayment. All orders
shipped by UPS ground with Blue Label at extra cost.
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KEY TRONIC
P.O. Box 14687
Spokane, Washington 99214
(800) 262-6006 (7am-3pm Pacific time)
KEY TRONIC PCjr REPLACEMENT KEYBOARDS
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Key tronic makes the following replacement keyboards for the
PCjr (prices are suggested retail, many mail order houses
have much better pricing.):
KB5149jr-Numeric Key Pad $ 99.95
KB5150jr-IBM PC type 219.00
KB5151jr-Enhanced keyboard 255.00
All Key tronic keyboards for the PCjr are "plug compatible"
meaning they do not need any type of interface or cables.
Everything is included. In fact, I am typing this using the
KB5150jr. I highly recommend it. (Biased opinion).
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LEGACY TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
4817 North 56th Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68504
(402) 466-8108 (in Nebraska)
(800) 228-7257 (outside Nebraska)
Electronic Bulletin Board (BBS): (402) 466-8114 [24 hours]
300-1200-2400 baud service
Legacy has a series of products which center around their
basic product the LEGACY I. I will give a short description
of the various expansions available for the LEGACY series.
THE LEGACY SERIES
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LEGACY I: This is an expansion box which is colored matched to
the PCjr's casing and "sits" on top of the PCjr. Cabling uses
the side bus interface and Legacy supplies a false side car
to cover and protect the cables. The LEGACY I gives you four
slots for expansion (see descriptions below), additional
power supply and all cables. There is room for a half-height
disk drive or hard disk.
LEGACY II: Everything that the LEGACY I has plus a DSDD disk
drive and floppy controller.
LEGACY III: A LEGACY I with a 20 Mb hard disk and interface
cards.
LEGACY I $ 229.00
LEGACY II 425.00
LEGACY III 1095.00
L-Bus EXPANSIONS
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L-Bus expansion cards fit the Legacy series slots to further
expand and customize your system to fit your needs.
EXP series are memory expansion cards using 64K RAM
chips and can have up to 256K RAM on each card. Comes
with software for RAMdisks.
EXP-64K $ 99.00
EXP-128K 119.00
EXP-256K 159.00
64K RAM chip set 20.00
CPS is a L-bus card with a clock/calendar and a standard
IBM parallel printer port.
CPS $ 99.00
Hard Disk Interface is a two card system, one fits into
any of the Legacy series slots, while the other, is
attached to the hard disk. Drives can be 10, 20, or 30
Mb and Legacy assures me even larger sizes can be added
by them tailoring a card for your drive. This system
can accommodate up to three (3) hard disks.
Hard Disk Interface System $595.00
Legacy also sells the following PCjr accessories:
Legacy 2 Floppy Drive Controller $ 99.00
(replaces IBM controller to allow
another DSDD drive to be attached)
V-20 Microprocessor 20.00
(Replacement for the 8088 chip)
1200 Baud External Baud Package 220.00
(Volksmodem 12 w/software and batch
files to get you up and going fast)
Keyboard Buffer Cartridge 30.00
(The jrSynchro giving you a
larger keyboard buffer)
UPDATE: Legacy will introduce within a month (about May 1st)
a Serial Port to put in the Internal Modem slot, giving a
true RS-232C interface without needing an adaptor. Gives up
to 9600 baud capability and true DTR. Will be addressed as
COM1: and frees up the PCjr's serial port for other serial
devices (like a mouse). An 8087 daughter board is being
planned (you supply the 8087 chip) for about $90 and some
software products that may well eliminate the need for the
8087 coprocessor for around $49.00.
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MICRO ADVANCED SYSTEMS (or MA Systems)
2015 O'Toole Avenue
San Jose, California 95131
(408) 435-0596
PRO KIT
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The Pro Kit gives your PCjr an additional 512K of RAM, a
clock/calendar and parallel printer port. Does not require a
power supply (unless you have an Internal Modem) and comes
with software for RAMdisks, printer spoolers and clock access.
A full one (1) year warranty.
Pro Kit $399.00
[For IBM Employees ONLY price is $300]
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MOUSE SYSTEMS CORPORATION
2600 San Tomas Expressway
Santa Clara, California 95051
(408) 988-0211
PCjr MOUSE by MOUSE SYSTEMS
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C. Alan Pettit, Mouse System's National Retail Sales Manager,
has informed me that they are closing out the PCjr line of
mouse products. Now for the good news, while they last, Mouse
Systems is selling out the PCjr direct connect OPTICAL mouse
(plugs right into the serial port without a need for the Cable
for Serial Devices) for the following prices: (Regular-$220)
PCjr Mouse w/Pop-Up Menus $ 60.00
PCjr Mouse w/Pop-Up Menus & PC-Paint 80.00
NOTE: The mouse comes with a 3 YEAR WARRANTY! Also, note that
Paint requires 384K to work on a PCjr. Send any orders plus
$2.50 for shipping and handling to:(CA residents add sales tax)
PCjr Special
Mouse Systems Corporation
2600 San Tomas Expressway
Santa Clara, CA 95051
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MSC (formerly Micro Service Co.)
4764 Elison Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21206
(301) 325-6417 (Monday-Friday, 4:30pm to 9pm;
Saturday, 9am to 5pm)
EXPAND YOUR 128K MEMORY BOARDS
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MSC will take your soldered in Tecmar jrCaptain's, Microsoft
Booter's and even the 128K IBM Memory Sidecar and bring them
up to 512K! This gives you a full 640K to work with. All the
above boards come back with a 90 day warranty to boot.
SECOND DRIVE UNIT
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This is a the basic 360K, DSDD disk drive which is controlled
by altering the IBM card in the PCjr. This frees up the In-
ternal Modem slot for other things.
360K Drive and altered drive card $299.95
128K to 512K Memory fixes 145.00
*** NPCjrUG Members get a 5% Discount at MSC ***
UPDATE: MSC is working on an Expanded Memory board which will
be able to bring the PCjr up to 8 Megabytes of RAM! I do not
know at this point whether it will use the Lotus/Intel/Micro-
soft standard or have any idea on what the price may be.
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RACORE COMPUTER PRODUCTS, INC.
Corporate Office
10 Victor Square
Scotts Valley, California 95066
(408) 438-7255
(800) 325-1833 (Information, orders)
(800) 367-7599 (Technical support, problems)
(800) 255-7227 (California residents)
(801) 363-8720 (BBS number, 300/1200 baud service)
Racore has an entire line of products dedicated to the PCjr
and was one of the first to offer PCjr expansions. A change
in pricing has resulted in substancially lower pricing. Seems
Racore nows sells direct from the factory. Call the 800 order
line listed above for more information.
DRIVE TWO PLUS
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This is their newest update of the older Drive II. A second
DSDD floppy disk drive comes in an expansion chassis with a
power supply and one memory expansion slot. The chassis
attaches to the PCjr and a special drive cable take the place
of the original IBM version to allow the second drive. No
software drivers are needed as DOS recognizes the added drive
as the B: drive. A version of this product is available with
factory installed DMA (Direct Memory Access). A clock/
calendar and parallel printer port comes standard. The
PC/PCjr toggle switch which allows more IBM software
to run on the PCjr is also included.
HARD DISK DRIVE TWO PLUS
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This is a Fixed Disk version of the Drive Two Plus with a
20 Mb drive and DMA. A 10 Mb version is no longer available.
LANpac JR
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An IBM compatible local area network (LAN) allowing up to 250
stations with up to 1,000 feet between stations. Connects to
PC, XT, AT or LANpac. You also need DOS
3.1 and Racore's DMA option.
256K/512K MEMORY PLUS
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Now using 256K RAM chips, this is the upgraded 384K memory
board which uses the internal slot in the Racore drive units.
A special promotion for owners of the 384K cards is planned.
You MUST have proof of purchase.
KEYBOARD ADAPTOR CABLE
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Allows ANY IBM or compatible keyboard to work on the PCjr.
PC ID CARTRIDGE
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Tricks software into thinking the PCjr ROM-BIOS is a real PC.
This is not a keyboard buffer.
CAUTION: Racore's DMA option will not allow the use of the
side bus expansion port on the PCjr to operate correctly.
Other options like SPC's drives or memory expansions will be
rendered useless by this option. RIM drives which use the
internal modem slot are also affected. No word on the
Creative Firmware or J&M Systems add-ons.
N = Available through National PCjr Users Group
R = Available through Racore Corporation only.
Drive II Plus $ 295.00 N
Drive II Plus w/DMA 325.00 N
10 Mb Drive II Plus w/DMA 795.00 R
20 Mb Drive II Plus w/DMA 895.00 R
256K Memory Board 100.00 N
256K Memory upgrade kit 40.00 R
512K Memory Board 125.00 N
LANpac jr 295.00 R
Keyboard Adaptor Cable 39.95 R
PC Keyboard w/Adaptor Cable 85.00 N
XT (5151) Keyboard/Adaptor Cable 127.00 N
AT Keyboard w/Adaptor Cable 107.00 N
PC ID Cartridge 12.00 R
*** SPECIAL PACKAGES ***
Drive II Plus w/256K $ 459.00
Drive II Plus w/512K 489.00
Drive II Plus w/DMA & 256K 495.00
Drive II Plus w/DMA & 512K 525.00
*** UPGRADES ***
DMA chip set $ 85.00
DMA/Drive Upgrade (floppy) 185.00
DMA/Drive Upgrade (Winchester) 185.00
********>>>> MEMORY UPGRADE SPECIAL <<<<********
People with the old 384K internal memory board
can get the new 512K board for $132.50 with
PROOF OF PURCHASE of your old board. Contact
Racore's sales office if you have any question.
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RIM ELECTRONICS, INC.
16890 Church Street, #203 [*NEW ADDRESS*]
Morgan Hill, California 95037
(408) 778-1286
SASITALK SYSTEM
---------------
This is a 15 Mb Hard Disk system using the PCjr Internal
Modem slot for its hard disk interface and comes with DOS
drivers and cables. An adaptor is available with a 300/1200
baud modem which uses a special version of the Shareware
product PROCOMM (an excellent telecommunications program).
RIM will give the NPCjrUG a 8% discount for 5 to 9 units
ordered and a 10% discount for 10 or more units. Call me
at (315) 635-9209 if you are interested.
SASITALK w/Modem $945.00
SASITALK system 695.00
SASITALK Internal Modem only 295.00
SASITALK Host Adaptor and disk
driver software, you supply
SCSI controller and disk drive 95.00
***>>> WITH ANY ORDER OF TEN OR MORE, THE NPCjrUG <<<***
***>>> CAN GET AN ADDITIONAL 10% DISCOUNT <<<***
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SYSTEMS PERIPHERALS CONSULTANTS (SPC)
9747 Businesspark Avenue
San Diego, California 92131
(619) 693-8611
DISKITjr HARD DRIVES
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Using the side bus of the PCjr and using an interface card of
their own design, SPC has produced the most flexible system
for adding a hard disk to your PCjr. The company insists on
giving over the phone support to install and format their
disks. They have gone to great lengths to fix any problems,
be it hardware or software. The drives are known to work with
Tecmar, Racore (except the DMA option), Quadram,Impulse and
other memory expansions with no problems. At this time, SPC
is giving the National PCjr Users' Group special pricing as
follows:
OUR
RETAIL PRICE
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22 Mb unit $1395.00 $ 850.00
34 Mb unit 1695.00 1195.00
Add $25.00 for shipping by Next-Day Air
Contact me at (315) 635-9209 if you are interested.
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TECMAR INC.
6225 Cochran Road
Solon, Ohio 44139
(216) 349-0600
jrCAPTAIN BOARD
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The anchor of the Tecmar PCjr line (sorry, couldn't resist)
with gives your PCjr an extra 128K RAM, power supply, clock/
calendar, parallel printer port and a "Treasure Chest" of
software giving you RAMdisk, video RAM setup, access of the
clock and many other little programs which you may find
useful. At one time, Tecmar was putting in 256K chips for
owners who paid the cost to give 512K but problems with over
heating occurred. Tecmar now recommends using their jrCadet
(see below).
jrCADET BOARD
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A memory only side car which can be populated with 64K chips
to bring it up to 384K. The jrCaptain board is required for
power and correct addressing of the RAM. At this time,
Tecmar has a special promotion for owners of the jrCaptain.
If you have proof of purchase, contact Tecmar's Customer
Service, if you send them $153.00, they will send you a
jrCadet with 384K! You must send them the money first and
you'll have a long wait but it's the best price around.
Pricing varies, 47th Street Photo sells the jrCaptain for
$169.00 plus shipping charges. Check the latest Wall Street
Journal or call them at (800) 221-7774 (in NYS, (212)
260-4410)
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TELEDYNE
Product Design Engineering
Teledyne Lewisburg #3
P.O. Box 51
Lewisburg, Tennessee 37091
CONTACT Jeff McKee at (615) 359-4531
TELEDYNE MULTI-FUNCTION MODULE
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Code named "REX", this module will feature an expansion
chassis connected to the PCjr's side bus. The chassis will
have various options still being kicked around at Teledyne.
Some but, maybe not all, are one 1/3 height, 5&1/4" DSDD disk
drive, one or two 3&1/2" disk drives and two expansion slots
in the 3&1/2" models. It will have its own power supply,
ability to have up to 512K RAM, parallel printer port and
clock/calendar, software for RAMdisks and drivers for the
3&1/2" drives.
Options for the expansion slots will be a keyboard
adaptor for any IBM (even the PCjr's) to act like a true IBM
keyboard, DMA, extended memory (up to 8 Megabytes!), and a
hard disk controller (with daisy chaining capabilities).
At this time, Teledyne is looking for distributors and
retailers for the product. Call or write Dave if
you are interested.
REX MFM (Multi Function Module) $485
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TIAC MANUFACTURING, INC.
3084 Spring Street
Port Moody, Britsh Columbia, CANADA V3H 1Z8
(604) 461-1626 (information and orders)
PCjr NUMERIC DATA PROCESSOR PLUG IN MODULE
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The jr-87 allows you to add an Intel 8087 Co-processor to
your PCjr (the 8087 chip is not included). TIAC claims pro-
grams which use the 8087 will operate 20 to 80 times faster
with the jr-87 installed.
jr-87 $ 89.95
[Based on the current exchange rate, this price may vary]
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XETEC, INC.
CONTACT: MPG Associates
Jim Pechin
7335 S. Hillside
Wichita, Kansas 67233
(316) 522-6143
THE FX-500
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A second disk drive expansion chassis which attaches to the
PCjr (a la Racore).
FX-500 $299.95
For 3 or more units 275.00 ea.
UPDATE: Xetec will be introducing a 20 Mb hard disk with a
DMA what won't interfere with the side bus to allow its use
for memory expansions. Price will be under $1000, depending
on OEM hard disk pricing. No date has been sent for intro-
duction.
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* NOTE: This list was edited on July 6, 1986 in order to *
* reflect updated information. *
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* Edited by Dave Wollmann. *
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