20 Apr
2011
20 Apr
'11
6:13 a.m.
On 20 April 2011 12:29, Steven Hirsch <snhirsch at gmail.com> wrote:
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 :-).
Glad to hear it!
FWIW, I got banned from the LowEndMac Mac lists - all of them - for
pointing out to an American listmember that the "North American
English" update for an elderly version of MacOS might not be correct
for all English-speaking Mac users, and that there were also
"International English" and "UK English" versions for those of us who
invented the language.
A very minor, no-more-than-warm flamewar erupted and I got kicked.
Meanwhile, the excellent and stimulating Ubuntu Sounder mailing list
has just today been closed down altogether for the crime of wandering
offtopic.
Some lists are really, *really* touchy...
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