--- Van Burnham wrote:
One of my co-workers has given me a fantastic Mac Plus...I cleaned it up
and she's looking just beautiful (even has a Gigamation Data Cell external
hard drive...so sweet!), except that when I fired her up, I found out that
the mouse (MO100) is totally dead...it only moves horizontally...I tried
some minor surgery, but to no avail. Also the keyboard (MO110A) is in
trouble as well, some keys are missing and some simply don't function.
Would any of you happen to have any spare keyboards or mice that you would
be able to sell/trade? I would be thrilled to get this system fully
functional again...
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
--- end of quote ---
I don't have any spares right now, but I was going to suggest checking Goodwill/Salvation Army stores -- I saw a Mac 128/512/Plus keyboard for sale at one of those not too long ago.
Also, Sun Remarketing (www.sunrem.com, I think) sells all kinds of old Apple/Mac stuff, including small parts (like maybe key caps and keyswitches). I've replaced those keyswitches many times, and if you can solder two dots onto a flat circuitboard, it's not very difficult. Unlike today's single-piece membrane keyboards, all the keys on the older Mac keyboards are separate.
Other companies to try: Preowned Electronics, Shreve Systems, and Nexcomp, all of which specialize in refurbished Mac systems and parts (www.preowned.com, www.shrevesystems.com, and www.nexcomp.com). Nexcomp lists a Mac Plus keyboard, no cable for $25 and a Mac Plus mouse for $19. The others may be cheaper.
Hope that helps!
-- MB
>>With all of the billionaires overbidding on ebay, Altairs are coming out
>>of the woodwork! This should be interesting. Two are for sale (one from
>>our own jimw), both have a "reserve", and one has a starting bid of $2500
>>which has already been met! I think that's a record for an Altair, isn't
>>it? So much for the old supply and demand theories.
> The one for $2500 says the reserve has not been met!!!
Wishes....
> At that price, maybe MITS should start up again!
Wishes...
But hmm what about building Replicas for all the poor
yougsters ? Are there any oldie Remakes available ?
> The Imsai is $305 right now, for the person looking for one.
I bet a whole squard of snipers is waiting for the
closing time.
Gruss
H.
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Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
< I KNOW this is the same Allison! I just hope she remembers where she
T'is me and I do.
< also does just about anything else she puts he mind to. It may also show
< that she's just cheap (hehe)
Correct in both cases, I'm cheap and I put my mind to it. ;)
< Maybe the average Joe and JoAnne are getting sick and tired of $2500 eve
< just to keep up with the Jones'???
It's not the $2500... it's the $2500 for his, $2500 for hers and $3000 for
the 1.6 children that want the newest one.
Whatever happend to timsharing systems... A great way tp distribute the
cost.
Allison
Hi Group:
Anyone have info on what looks to be an async serial board, the Emulex
CC02? It's a Q bus card, quad height, 2x 40 (50? it's not in front of me)
pin IDC headers. I tried various search engines but no luck.
Thanks,
Kevin
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Kevin McQuiggin VE7ZD
mcquiggi(a)sfu.ca
Y'all probably know about this site from the U of M's Charles Babbage
Institute's Center for the History of Computing, but it's new to me so I
thought I'd pass it along. It's a listing of movies which feature
computers: http://www.cbi.umn.edu/movies.htm
R.
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Warbaby
The WebSite. The Domain. The Empire.
http://www.warbaby.com
The MonkeyPool
WebSite Content Development
http://www.monkeypool.com
Dreadlocks on white boys give me the willies.
Well the last few days have been good to me as I was able to save the
following:
1) Bally Computer system with these videocades 2012 Space Fortress, 2011
Galactic Invasion, Tornado Baseball,Tennis,Hockey and Handball, 3002
Football, Blackjack, Poker and Acey-Deucey, and four game handles;
2) Mac LCII box only no kb or mouse;
3) Mac 128 keyboard and cable;
4) ASCI U68 System X computer really nice wood and smoke gray plastic case;
5) Next Laser printer;
6) Fluke 1102A IEEE-488 Translator two of them;
7) B&K models 466 and 440 CRT testers/rejuvenators;
8) Toshiba T1000SE manual;
9) Zenith model ZVM-1330 color monitor;
10) CPT Office Companion 2000 computer;
11) SX-64 Executive Computer;
12) Atari 2600 and paddles, lots cartridges came with it;
13) TRS80 Color computer programmable controller;
14) TRS80 X-PAD with pen and power supply;
15) Lots of color computer cartridges with two outstanding ones, 26-3142
Appliance and Light controller and Colorware Hi-RES input module COCO MAX;
16) TRS80 Multi-Pak interface 26-3024;
17) Various old paddles, joysticks and such;
18) lots books, manuals, diskettes to many to list here;
19) Many Vic20 items;
20) And many more that do not meet the 10 year rule, so all it has been a
good week.
I will going to Chicago this weekend to hit some flea markets there and
will updated the list next week on any finds there. Keep Computing John
Well this seems to be my time for monitors. I just picked up a Taxan Multi
Vision 770 Plus for $1.00 and an Atari Hi-res SM124 for $5. Last week I
got a NEC Multisync JC1401P3A and Compaq VGA mono curbside, and
acquired a Mac+ adapter for an earlier find, a Radius 15RAM1 Full page
Display. Both Multisyncs have analogue<> TTL and mono-color switches
and the Taxan has an overscan switch as well as a bunch of other controls. My
main monitors have been a Nec Multi 2A for most of my VGA machines and a
Commodore 1802 for my 8bits, not to mention my trusty Atari monitors with
the bloody 13 pin connectors. I feel innundated :^))
Unfortunately I know little about monitors. Is there a good source for info on
older monitors on the net or a newsgroup FAQ ? Is there a definitive textbook ?
I have one, "PC&PS/2 Video Systems" by Richard Wilton but it deals mainly
with software programming issues.
BTW there was also 6 DEC Rainbow A and A+ in the same thrift for $1 each.
No K-B or Monitors. I debated it with myself but have a RB 100B and a spare
100A and I'm already at minimal space, so I passed. They also had 2 Epson
Equity's which I know ziltch about.
ciao larry
lwalker(a)interlog.com
>> The Motherboard's Assembly Number is: 4256046
>> The 3 8k ROMs are part numbers: 901234-02, 901235-02, and 901236-02
>> There is another chip marked FPLA #1 0906114-02
>> There is a second next to it with it's label removed (dried spooge on the top),
>> the chip ID is: N82S100N 8235 (I haven't searched the net to determine what
>> the chip is, one day I may study electronics more....)
> I'll hafe a look tonight.
Ok, here they are:
Motherboard:
FAB 825 6045 (A/B 8256044 Ref.D)
ROMS:
(All info like written on the labels)
Kernal
901244-04A
901242-03A BASIC HI128K
901243-03A BASIC LO128K
Other ROM(?):
CBM2 LP
906114-04
It is definitly not a P500 - no Joysticks no VID
Gruss
H.
BTW: Board# on the 610's is: 825 6048
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Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
