So, I decided to buy an IBM 5155 Portable PC on the eBay, in part due to it being a lot
cheaper than other 51xx machines I've seen listed recently since I started paying
attention. Maybe it'll satisfy my desire for an early IBM PC, and I won't need to
spend money on another? Yeah, dream on. :) I'll try putting an XT CF Lite into it; I
ordered one in kit form, since soldering on the surface-mount CF socket doesn't
intimidate me.
I do have one misgiving about getting this machine, though: I don't like orange CRTs.
I mean, I REALLY don't like them. So, at the risk of being virtually tarred and
feathered, I shall don my asbestos long johns and ask a sacrilegious question: Is there
any prior art regarding swapping out the CRT in a 5155 for one with a less offensive
phosphor, such as green, white, etc.?
I'm diving into my flame-proof bunker now... ;)
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Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/