Re: Cat Box on Ebay/Rat Box

Is there place to get the Atari documentation in the signatures anywhere online?

-=Mark=

Jess Askey wrote:

> The HP is simpler (and more common, $25 at surplus) and it will work just fine
> with the signatures on the Atari documentation. The CAT box does have some more
> advanced features but I would wait for Jeff's RATBox instead. Plus, the HP5004
> works quite well.
> jess
>
> Noel Johnson wrote:
> >
> > Al Kossow wrote:
> > >
> > > "Would it allow the use of the signature's already published by Atari to test/repair boards"
> > >
> > > I'd suggest picking up a used HP 5004 sig analyzer. They show up all
> > > the time, and are normally pretty cheap, because there isn't a whole
> > > lot of demand for them any more. They rarely sell for more than $50.
> >
> > Perhaps my question didn't make sense, but I am not sure it has been
> > answered. Atari published signature analysis guides that tell what the
> > output reading should be for each pin of an integrated circuit touched
> > with the probe of a cat box. Would these Atari guides be useable with
> > another type of signature analyzer such a as the HP5004 or would a known
> > working board have to be tested first to determine what the output
> > should be with a tester other than a cat box?
> >
> > Please excuse this "non-techie" (but willing to learn) if my question is
> > silly!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Noel
Received on Thu Nov 18 22:57:12 1999