Earl, I re-posted your request, to have an appropriate subject. Your post was buried with a bunch of other postings. Myself, I like COSMAC stuff, congrats on your find.
Thanks for the update Herb (you're right a better subject!) FYI -- What the video shows is exactly what I got.... with all the manuals, original box, etc. (Penciled in on the box is a note about the possible memory issue.... the person was moving so I don't have follow on contact yet). It had an odd video cable set up (looks like an old BNC network connector with a Composite Jack. Not something I had seen before... and that was connected with some banana clips. I didn't receive any expansion cards :-( Nor an expansion interface...:-( The VIP is popular among COSMAC (RCA 1802 processor) enthusiasts. You
will find other owners in the Yahoo cosmacelf discussion group.
Great, thanks for that pointer... Of course, spend time with what you got, and find out what's actually
going on with it. Then look for chips by model number to see if you can find it or them. Much of the fun I have with this stuff, is in figuring it out myself. But it's also fun to discuss repair and parts, once details are established.
My first fairly quick question is :It's got the original RCA power supply. I can test it (I don't have a scope though) but wanted to know what people's experiences were with them, do they tend to hold up? (I know that I don't run Commodore VIC and 64's without a long test of any original power supplies...had and know of too many issues with them) I've also got to figure out how this video cable is supposed to be set up... one of the banana clips was off on one end...not sure if it was supposed to be connected or what. It also came with a number of tapes (which I suspect contain some saved programs...) so also have to figure out how the tape player connects. I haven't found a manual with general set up yet.... most are all about the chip and assembly listings for it. I've not gone thru them all yet. The video was helpful in learning more about it (was interesting to see that it had audio options and color board!) It didn't show it running, so I've still got to figure that out... Would really like to find the Tiny Basic card for this... Earl