Yes, there is
always that :-). I am having peoblems finding space for the
PX8 I bought the other week...
Epson PX-8? (clears a roughly PX-8-size space) I can think of somewhere...
Yes, exactly that. I got one with what seems to be a PSU problem -- it
powers up OK from a bench supply, but if you turn it off it won't turn on
again without a hard reset. The always-on backup power line is not
behaving correctly.
One SMD sener has been blasted off the board, so %deity knows what other
damage has been done. But the rest of the machine, in particular the
custom gate arrays, all seem to work, so I think I can repair it.
If you are seriously looking for one, they are not that uncommon on
E-bay. I got this one there fairly cheaply because it was non-working,
even though the PF-10 3.5" floppy drive was included (this, BTW, is an
interesting device inside, it's one of the few 40 cylinder 67.5 tpi 3.5"
units, and the drive elecrtronics (read/write chain, etc) and controller
(765 + 63A03 microntroller + etc) are all on one PCB).
-tony
