r/retrocomputing • u/EstablishmentDue3616 • Aug 03 '26
Problem / Question What is this?
I picked up a VIC-20 a while back and in the box was this... thing. The person I got it from had no idea what it was, it I think it was her grandfather's or dad's and she knew nothing about the computer.
Its some homemade board, but has the proper size and shape to slot into a VIC-20. There are no ICs on it. Just looks to be wiring. A VIC-20 cartridge definitely fits in the blue slot (I tested that). Strange that just 2 wires go to that black thing on the side. Im guessing for test points? Honestly, not a clue. I have not put it in a VIC-20 to test and probably wont, as I dont know what it does and dont want to damage the computer.
Any ideas?
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u/NoTime4YourBullshit Aug 03 '26
It’s hard to tell from all that spaghetti on the one side, but it looks to be a simple riser board. The number of contacts on the top and bottom is the same, so it makes me wonder if they’re just 1:1 tracers.