#Caveat Emptor
All,
this is just a warning. If you deal with Gary Mockus, do cover
your bets. The following is why I have posted this message.
Gary posted a message here in the Classifieds that he had two (2)
A2386SX boards for sale. I was the the second person, so I received
the second board he had. It was most definitely not an A2386SX, but
an A2286 modified to have a 20 MHz '386SX chip.
At the time, I did note that it wasn't anything similiar to what
was represented to me in the Classifieds, but I thought that it would
at least perform to the minimal standards I had for a BB. Would that
it were so.
The board I received was defective from day one. While I do
acknowledge that it will boot, which was the first test that I applied
to verify that I had a functional board, it will not interface with
the disk drive, at all. I only wish I had the time at receipt to
test that function as well. I did not, so I think I am at fault
here, to a certain extent.
The only reason I am posting this message at all is that after I
had received the board, with questionable documentation, is that Gary
only decided to notify me then that he had never tested the board,
whatsoever. If he had informed me of such before I sent him my
money, I might have been spared this trouble.
BTW, I did do a bit of troubleshooting on the board and as near as
I can tell, it cannot recognize _any_ floppy, no matter what
configuration it is in. If there is a tech out there that would like
to have some fun, just let me know. You can have it cheap, only
shipping. I never want to see it again.