25 Jan
2023
25 Jan
'23
11:43 a.m.
On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 11:35 AM Adrian Godwin <artgodwin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 10:27 AM Tony Duell via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
Don't try that unless you have an alignment disk and know how to use it!
I've put a few photos of the machine (in bits) in my flickr account here :
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_duell/albums/72177720304931970
Nice ! Very thorough cleaning of the disc drive ! But I'm curious about the eye-bolts. I assume not
original. Do you hang it from the ceiling ?
No, they're for the non-original carrying strap. The strap is
essential as the end fittings hold the keyboard in place when the
machine is stored. Not having the originals, I made some replacements
from aluminium strip and bar. The eyebolts are fittted into tapped
holes in the bars. I then clipped the shoulder strap from a sports bag
type thing onto the eyebolts to be able to carry the machine.
To be honest the strap doesn't feel strong enough. I am pretty sure
_my_ metal parts are at least as strong as the original plastic ones,
but I will try to get a better strap before I carry the machine about
too much.
Calling the machine 'portable' is stretching things a bit too. It's
heaver than a lot of the desktop machines I have (albeit the latter
without monitor and keyboard). I feel the P2000C was portable in the
sense that you could carry it from the office/lab to the lift, down in
the lift to the car park and put it in the boot of your car to take it
home or for an off-site job. Not portable in the sense that you'd take
it across the country on public transport.
-tony