I generally lightly scrape the black gunk clinging to the pins with a knife, then swab them with a bit of isopropyl alcohol. If they don't break off during the...
28120
Mike
mwillega
Nov 16, 2012 4:07 pm
"Goo Gone" did wonders removing some disintegrating foam insulation from an Apple Imagewriter printer i recently did some restoration work on. It still took...
28121
Mr Ian Primus
ian_primus
Nov 16, 2012 4:16 pm
... Even if they do break off flush with the IC body, it's possible to chisel away at the plastic package to get enough of the lead exposed to solder to....
28122
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Nov 16, 2012 6:10 pm
My pristine original IBM PC green-phosphor CRT, the one with the SUPER long-persistence phosphor, just took a dive down a flight of stairs. I am pretty upset...
28123
Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Nov 16, 2012 6:23 pm
... jeesshh, I can't leave you alone for a minute, slacker ;)...
28124
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Nov 16, 2012 6:27 pm
... Man, it was bad. The monitor was in a plastic bin, and was going down on the hand truck with two other bins. I lost my footing two steps from the bottom...
28125
Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Nov 16, 2012 6:46 pm
... At least it didn't hit you in the head (Hi, Sellam). I need a CRT for a DEC VT-320, because I stupidly tried to straighten one of the pins with a...
28126
J. Alexander Jacocks
caliphalexander
Nov 16, 2012 6:59 pm
... <snip> I've done that: Alex: I wonder why this power cord is stretched so tightly? (while lying on the floor, re-arranging cables) <unplug> <BLAM> Alex:...
28127
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Nov 16, 2012 9:53 pm
InfoAge finally got electrical power -- about three weeks post-Sandy. So we are re-opening this Sunday....
28128
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Nov 16, 2012 9:56 pm
PS - I'm told there is plenty of clean-up work to do Saturday. All are welcome to come help....
28129
s100doctor
Nov 17, 2012 12:23 am
... I have two green-screen IBM PC monitors, I can offer one, we can work a deal. How "long" is long-persistence? I've forgotten what's "normal persistance"...
28130
s100doctor
Nov 17, 2012 12:37 am
... Another description is "polyolefin plastic resins"; "LDPE" (low density polyethylene); "EVA" (Ethylene-vinyl acetate). I've heard rumors that the...
28131
s100doctor
Nov 17, 2012 1:23 am
... I largely agree with you - this is a nice bit of work. One could test most any bit of logic with variations of this Apple II code and hardware. And it's...
28132
Systems Glitch
systems.glitch
Nov 17, 2012 2:36 am
I've been told by someone who worked in the industry "back then" that the good stuff was synthetic foam with lamp black/carbon/graphite/et c., but that the...
28133
Richard Cini
racinijr
Nov 17, 2012 3:51 am
Bill -- I finished examining and cleaning the interior of the drive enclosure this evening. I took note of the jumpers on both drives ‹ interestingly there ...
28134
B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 17, 2012 4:48 am
Interesting....the S800's in the Intel MDS 720 photoed on my web site also have significantly different jumpers drive 0 vs. drive 1. Maybe that's how it's...
28135
Douglas
dougmemphis
Nov 17, 2012 6:52 am
I have a Kaypro II that shortly after power on the display looks like this: Bad Video <http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/14379032/sn/1525488828/name/1117020054.jpg\...
28136
Richard Cini
racinijr
Nov 17, 2012 1:06 pm
Bill -- I emailed the original seller to see if he knows the history of the unit. When I hear back I'll let you know. Rich -- Rich Cini Collector of Classic...
28137
B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 17, 2012 1:53 pm
I'm hoping it's a trs 80 or maybe an actual LOBO computer. ... <midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com> ... unit. ... <midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com> ... also ......
28138
David Gesswein
dgesswein
Nov 17, 2012 2:11 pm
... Nornmally monitors have two adjustments, brightness and contrast or some similar name. Roughly brighness sets the black level/backgrond and constrast the...
28139
joshbensadon
Nov 17, 2012 2:26 pm
... Wow, that's great advice, I would have said swap out the computer ;) (sarcasm). Seriously, here's what I would do to start breaking down the problem. Two...
28140
joshbensadon
Nov 17, 2012 2:34 pm
... Hi Doug, Scratch my advice, I think David has the right stuff here. Cheers, Josh...
28141
Richard Cini
racinijr
Nov 17, 2012 5:06 pm
Bill -- I spoke to the seller. The drive came from his uncle's estate and the only S100 computers he had were a Compupro System 8/16 or a Para Dynamics 2810. ...
28142
Douglas
dougmemphis
Nov 17, 2012 5:29 pm
... Thanks very much! Cold Spray, oh yeah! I remember that! Still have some so that's something I can do. Your instructions are a great start at this. Though...
28143
B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 18, 2012 2:06 am
The 8/16 would have come with DSDS Shugart 850's, or the like (Qume..), anyway. bd ... <midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com> ... only ... 2810. ... and ... it ......
28144
johnny_a_58
Nov 18, 2012 3:16 am
Hi, A couple years ago I gave some old IBMPCs to someone named Bill. Sorry, I can't remember the last name and can't find the email. Bill, you came by my house...
28145
Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Nov 18, 2012 4:05 am
Someone come visit! 1-5....
28146
B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 18, 2012 1:03 pm
John, That was me (Bill). You live between my house and my wifes' family in Maryland. Feel Free to contact me directly with your address/phone and In will...
28147
dfnr2
Nov 18, 2012 8:17 pm
OK, As promised, I finally got the manual scanned and turned into a proper PDF. It took a while, since I was unable to scan the large 11x17 pages on by...
28148
Dave McGuire
purringdave
Nov 18, 2012 8:19 pm
This is great! Thanks! You may want to make sure Al Kossow gets ahold of this for Bitsavers. -Dave ... -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA...
