9 Apr
2001
9 Apr
'01
1:35 p.m.
Beleive it or not. I'm on topic.
Not to let the cat out of the bag but to do exactly that, Computer Parts
Barn has several machines you might be EXTREMELY interested in.
An original Kim
An original Imsai 8080
An original Sim
An original Sol20?
All for sale (at the right price)
-- and others. If you want a full account, I will visit there and
inventory. I'm only a couple of miles from there. The deal is that the
proprietor is expecting to retire on this gear or something like it. No
phone, no loan. Dig? He want's full freight for this gear, but if you
offer something close to full freight, he will bite.
He also has a couple of 16bit DG boxes among his 8-bit gear. If you saw
the collection you would die of bliss.
For myself, I'd love to have one or all those killer 8-bit boxes but we
don't have the money to spend on toys right now. These machines are dry,
well kept, maybe a bit dusty. They have not had power for decades but are
complete. Best, worst kept secret on the web.
You want one? Call Ed Kirby at EdCPB(a)email.com. or give me a ring at the
numbers or email adresses below. I'll work hard for you and it won't cost
you anything but what it costs for the gear itsself. His number is
828-274-5963. Good luck and happy hunting!
Regards,
Jeff
Others are a poor condition Pet 2002.
In <Pine.LNX.4.10.10104091626020.16774-100000(a)siconic.com>om>, on 04/09/01
at 09:35 PM, Sellam Ismail <foo(a)siconic.com> said:
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Ross Archer wrote:
> > > So this discussion isn't totally
off-topic, does anyone have
> > > any suggestions on how to fix my dead KIM-1 keyboard?
> >
> > Find a cheap Chinese-made replacement keyboard.
>
> Hehe, brilliant reply.
>
> I was hoping to do something more home-made
> and customized to have the same layout.
> The odds of getting that in a premade keyboard
> are about the same as that crash actually
> being deliberate from either side, which is
> to say, low. But conspiracy theories are fun. :-)
Ok, so all kidding aside, your best bet is to probably
find a batch of
surplus KIM-1 keyboards (this is not as far-fetched as you may
think...certainly less far-fetched than the idea of Jeffrey staying on
topic ;)
The next equally impossible suggestion is to find
another KIM-1 that is
mostly junk and use it for parts.
I'll bet that the KIM-1 keypad was the same type
that was used in one of
Commodore's pocket calculators. But even THOSE are pretty rare.
I guess you're SOL. Is it possible to unsolder the
keypad and
disassemble it to clean the contacts?
Sellam Ismail
Vintage Computer
Festival
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