7 Feb
2007
7 Feb
'07
7:20 p.m.
Start by pulling off the CRT anode, just slip your finger under the suction
cup and pull, and it should come off.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:47 PM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Humpty Dumpty
Any ideas on how I would go about putting this humpty dumpty
back together again?
Its a Visual 500 terminal, and its significant because
a) in two years of monitoring ebay I haven't seen any other
Visual Technology terminals offered
b) it has graphics capability (Tektronix 4010 emulation)
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This thing was so poorly packed that even the spacing posts
in the keyboard were sheared off. The circuit boards don't
appear damaged and amazingly the tube doesn't appear damaged,
but obviously the case is pretty heavily smashed. The ebay
seller accused me of trying to rip them off by claiming
damage and then made a big stink about me giving them
negative feedback. I think there was *one* inflated pillow
style spacer on the top of the unit when I opened it. They
also tried to claim that UPS packed it, which seems like
utter bullshit.
I've been thinking that I might be able to glue enough of the
pieces of the case back together to get something stable
enough to have the electronics working again. (I've never
attempted to power it on and man, was I pissed when I opened
up this box!)
I suppose it would be prohibitively expensive to try and
recast a new plastic enclosure for it...
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