26 Aug
2002
26 Aug
'02
1:51 p.m.
All,
got in contact with an old friend of mine, Jeff
(no.trag.spam(a)io.com, remove the obvious and the dots before the @), and
got some information relevant to the Outbound systems. Here's the useful
stuff:
Yes, Outbound. I don't know why so many people
write Outback. Maybe
because of the steak house?
He goes on to say he has one and some parts, but not any he wants to
dispose of right now.
Chris mentions the docking ability to a Mac Plus (could
also be a Mac
SE). I don't have that docking adapter. The thingy that goes
inside the Mac Plus. I really want one too, but have not been able
to find one anywhere. I put an ad in the news groups every so often
with no results.
...
I
have taken them apart and done repairs and such so I know them pretty
well. Most of that work was close to ten years ago though, so the
memory may be hazy. Oh, I have done component level repairs on the
power supply and fixed the corrupt EEPROM problem--so if someone has
those issues with one, I might be able to provide advice too.
...
BTW, what this fellow is referring to is the original
Outbound Laptop
Model 125. Most people think of the later notebooks when they think
of the Outbound. For example, the notebook on "Single White Female"
is an Outbound *Notebook*. The Laptop is a big clunker at 9 lb.
It's about 8.5" X 11" X 4". It uses a standard lead-acid camcorder
battery which makes it easy to replace. The last time I checked
Radio Shack and Best Buy sold them.
The slave card isn't that hard to install--so I understand. I
believe it just plugs into the ROM sockets.
Hmmmm. What is the scope of the classic computers list?
(I told him anything computing and >10 years old.)
I'm looking for some information on Larry Pina.
...
...Let me know if
someone pops up on the list with some docking adapters for the Model
125--or if you're feeling energetic you might ask if anyone has any
extras they want to part with.
HTH, - Mark