13 Jan
2008
13 Jan
'08
6:51 p.m.
I traded about 15-20 hours of linux programming and consulting for
two sight unseen computers, a complete Autograft system and an
Osborne Executive 1 with manuals and software.
Has anyone ever heard of an Autograft system? When I try to turn it
on it fails. The hard drive grunts and then it sounds like its
releasing a relay or solenoid. I plugged it into a regular desktop
power supply and it does the same thing Then the access LED blinks
morse code at me. Is there any way I can get it spinning to recover
the data? What do you guys recommend? It was frozen last night but
its warm now.
It was manufactured in 1983.
From what I can tell it has:
186 processor
512k RAM
20MB (or possibly 50MB) winchester
512x480 13" RGB monitor for graphics (8 "brilliant" colors the docs say)
Wyse terminal for text
Autocad 1.4 from Autodesk for CP/M 86
24x36" plotter
11x11 12 button digitizer (a tablet)
And there is a receipt for $19,000 in the binder. : )
Grant
13 Jan
13 Jan
7:19 p.m.
At 02:51 PM 1/13/2008, you wrote:
I traded about 15-20 hours of linux programming and
consulting for
two sight unseen computers, a complete Autograft system and an
Osborne Executive 1 with manuals and software.
Has anyone ever heard of an Autograft system? When I try to turn it
on it fails. The hard drive grunts and then it sounds like its
releasing a relay or solenoid. I plugged it into a regular desktop
power supply and it does the same thing Then the access LED blinks
morse code at me. Is there any way I can get it spinning to recover
the data? What do you guys recommend? It was frozen last night but
its warm now.
Update, the hard drive is now spinning...but the 186 CPU card isn't
doing anything according to the Jade bus probe...so do I leave the
hard drive spinning on its own power supply? I don't want to risk it
getting seized up again. I'd like to get the CPU card working
because it has some special upgrade on it. I think they referenced
it as an 80 column upgrade kit, but that doesn't sound right because
it has a serial terminal...
I'll leave it powered up for the mean time to see if it comes to life???
Grant
14 Jan
14 Jan
6:32 p.m.
>
>Has anyone ever heard of an Autograft system? When I try to turn it
>on it fails. The hard drive grunts and then it sounds like its
>releasing a relay or solenoid. I plugged it into a regular desktop
>power supply and it does the same thing Then the access LED blinks
>morse code at me. Is there any way I can get it spinning to recover
What is the make and model of the hard disk? I susepct it's actually some
standard drive.
the data? What
do you guys recommend? It was frozen last night but
its warm now.
Update, the hard drive is now spinning...but the 186 CPU card isn't
doing anything according to the Jade bus probe...so do I leave the
18 Jan
18 Jan
2:11 p.m.
At 02:32 PM 1/14/2008, you wrote:
I think its a MFM (ST-506?) style hard drive with a SASI adaptor
board. I'll try to get more information on it.
>
>Has anyone ever heard of an Autograft system? When I try to turn it
>on it fails. The hard drive grunts and then it sounds like its
>releasing a relay or solenoid. I plugged it into a regular desktop
>power supply and it does the same thing Then the access LED blinks
>morse code at me. Is there any way I can get it spinning to recover
What is the make and model of the hard disk? I susepct it's actually some
standard drive. I have no idea what the Jade probe actually does, but
have you done the
normal tests of checking the supply voltages at the processor oard, then
checking if the CPU clock is running, checking that the reset line isn't
stuck asseted, and then looking for activity on the address and data
lines? Ues a ;scope or logic probe.
The BUS probe is a double height S-100 card that provides a front
panel type display. It has LEDs for the clock lines
specifically. The clock LEDs light up with my 186 card, but not with
the CPU card that came with it.
Grant
13 Jan
13 Jan
11:37 p.m.
On Sunday 13 January 2008 18:51, Grant Stockly wrote:
I traded about 15-20 hours of linux programming and
consulting for
two sight unseen computers, a complete Autograft system and an
Osborne Executive 1 with manuals and software.
Was there ever an Osborne Executive other than a "1"? Not to confuse it with
the Osborne-1, which preceded it...
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