>< 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.
*G*
> Whatever happend to timsharing systems... A great way tp distribute the
> cost.
MS tries to catch up with WinNT - so the Users might share
their time while waiting for the next bugfix.
:)
SCNR
Gruss
H.
--
Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK
If I recall, the two prong VIC-20 power supply is simply a 9VAC 1A power
supply. You can get or fabricate a replacement from Radio Shack parts.
If you are replacing an existing dead P/S, you have the connector(s) you
need to connect to a 9VAC transformer. If not, the connector is similar
to the old AC power cables which were used on the '80s portable cassette
players/radios or Remington electric razors.
I'm open for any disputes. (Be gentle)
Jeff Salzman
>
>Sorry about the high volume of requests here! I'm looking for the two-prong
>version of the Vic 20 power supply. Thanks again!
>
Hi guys! I'm telnetting into my old accound from a bookstore in Denver...
Just wanted to let any locals know that there is an NEC APC (Advanced Personal
Computer) available at the ARC thrift shop at 10000 E. Colfax in Aurora. It's
an older machine, looks like a VT-100, with a monitor and 2 8" floppies in the
main unit. Not sure how much (tag was torn.) Also there is a Franklin Ace 1000
and a Commodore PC-20 III. And an IBM DisplayWriter.
So far, I haven't picked up much, but I did get a Mattel(?) Odyssey, to "TV (that is, two (2)) game consoles, and an Atari Pong game in the box. That's
about it; I'm off for more sightseeing.
--- 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.
--
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
