Rare Einstein on ebay. Deserves to be saved!!

Tatung Hardware talk TC01 & 256.
Post Reply
User avatar
MikeDHalliday
Posts: 229
Joined: Fri Oct 25, 2019 9:52 am
Location: Crewe
Contact:

Rare Einstein on ebay. Deserves to be saved!!

Post by MikeDHalliday »

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184713935066

Hopefully someone will save it for their collection!

Never seen one of these before
Ex owner of a real TC01 with Gotek boot drive and second drive, Joysticks, DAC hardware (Built but untested) and loads of manuals, books and mags. Living the emulation life now!
Lardo Boffin
Posts: 302
Joined: Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:47 am

Re: Rare Einstein on ebay. Deserves to be saved!!

Post by Lardo Boffin »

Interesting! But way out of my price league right now. :cry:
TC-01 + einSDein + TM-01 + TK-02 + gotek
vanpeebles
Posts: 266
Joined: Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:43 pm

Re: Rare Einstein on ebay. Deserves to be saved!!

Post by vanpeebles »

Haha, just seen and posted in other area. Never seen one of those before!
User avatar
MikeDHalliday
Posts: 229
Joined: Fri Oct 25, 2019 9:52 am
Location: Crewe
Contact:

Re: Rare Einstein on ebay. Deserves to be saved!!

Post by MikeDHalliday »

So, i reached out to the seller and asked some questions.

This is one of the original 4 prototype Einsteins from back in the day. The seller got it from one of the Tatung Software Developers when they had done with it, and its been sat in storage for a long time.

Apparently, it was used to develop the original games from Tatung! :shock:

I love the black keys and so wish I could scrape the money together to buy this. It will probably end up being sold to someone who will sell it on again for more money! :(
Ex owner of a real TC01 with Gotek boot drive and second drive, Joysticks, DAC hardware (Built but untested) and loads of manuals, books and mags. Living the emulation life now!
Lardo Boffin
Posts: 302
Joined: Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:47 am

Re: Rare Einstein on ebay. Deserves to be saved!!

Post by Lardo Boffin »

Its like a cool Darth Vader version! Any idea what the extra little PCB is on the right?

3CE8CEC8-D66E-4633-B32C-3CD7B77A202E.jpeg
3CE8CEC8-D66E-4633-B32C-3CD7B77A202E.jpeg (1.4 MiB) Viewed 8934 times
TC-01 + einSDein + TM-01 + TK-02 + gotek
Lardo Boffin
Posts: 302
Joined: Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:47 am

Re: Rare Einstein on ebay. Deserves to be saved!!

Post by Lardo Boffin »

Its no longer listed so I guess it got sold. Anyone on here?
TC-01 + einSDein + TM-01 + TK-02 + gotek
Lardo Boffin
Posts: 302
Joined: Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:47 am

Re: Rare Einstein on ebay. Deserves to be saved!!

Post by Lardo Boffin »

Did a few screen grabs before it vanishes from eBay.
Attachments
1FDBDFA5-A4D8-4094-B2CD-953224A2FAB2.jpeg
1FDBDFA5-A4D8-4094-B2CD-953224A2FAB2.jpeg (323.25 KiB) Viewed 8924 times
E7EBE542-EE44-4315-924D-2CAADDFA1ED4.jpeg
E7EBE542-EE44-4315-924D-2CAADDFA1ED4.jpeg (498.21 KiB) Viewed 8924 times
D59C165F-42DC-4ADD-8D0F-734E08AE85EA.jpeg
D59C165F-42DC-4ADD-8D0F-734E08AE85EA.jpeg (478.61 KiB) Viewed 8924 times
TC-01 + einSDein + TM-01 + TK-02 + gotek
User avatar
MikeDHalliday
Posts: 229
Joined: Fri Oct 25, 2019 9:52 am
Location: Crewe
Contact:

Re: Rare Einstein on ebay. Deserves to be saved!!

Post by MikeDHalliday »

I really hope it went to someone who will do a video on it. I am interested in the daughterboard as it looks like some sort of prototype or upgrade that never ade it to production?
Ex owner of a real TC01 with Gotek boot drive and second drive, Joysticks, DAC hardware (Built but untested) and loads of manuals, books and mags. Living the emulation life now!
Lardo Boffin
Posts: 302
Joined: Thu Oct 24, 2019 11:47 am

Re: Rare Einstein on ebay. Deserves to be saved!!

Post by Lardo Boffin »

I came close to selling an Apple ][ and Memotech 512 in order to afford this one but it sold before my resolve wavered.
TC-01 + einSDein + TM-01 + TK-02 + gotek
Post Reply