Status of Lisa bringup

Final report: I have a 100% functional Lisa 2/5! Based on input from Ray Archelian, it appears that the disk I/O issues under the Office System were indeed a missing parity line. Must have been nicad battery "crud" wedged somewhere, since it started working again after giving the motherboard a lengthy soaking in dilute vinegar. Various intermittant keyboard and diskette issues were resolved with a replacement wiring harness. All the office tools are installed and I've been partying like it's 1984! The only lingering sour note is that I found myself banned from the Google Lisa list after making exactly three polite, on-topic posts regarding troubleshooting. Google does not identify the list owner nor does it provide any means to contact him/her. Is arbitrary heavy-handedness typical in that venue? At any rate, thank goodness for cctech, upon which I appear to still be worthy of posting :-). Steve --