16 Aug
1998
16 Aug
'98
3:36 p.m.
Yesterday I picked up an Osborne 1 from the dump. It
seems to be in
relatively good physical condition apart from a missing CAPS LOCK key
(which I luckily found nearby). Unfortunately, it had been rained on. The
keyboard was separate from the main unit, and it was full of water. The
main unit seems to be slightly better off (at least water didn't pour out
of it when I picked it up). I haven't pulled either apart yet, so I
haven't seen what condition the internals are in.
I doubt the raid did much damage. Two years ago I bought a bunch of
Apple II systems from a school disctrict that had set out during a storm
the night before. The monitors were damp, water just poured out of the
Apple IIe's upon picking them up, cards were laying on the damp ground,
splattered by mud.
Everything worked perfectly, and was entirely dust-free.
Tom Owad
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Sysop of Caesarville Online
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