8 Feb
1998
8 Feb
'98
5:18 p.m.
Hi!
I was just offered a Lisa 2/10, which I will happily accept. I do have
the 2/5 but the second would be nice, albiet a tad greedy. :) However he
wants me to name my own price, and said that it wasn't working.
Apparantly the self test and stuff works, but it doesn't boot up - I
assume this to be a problem with the hard drive, but imagine that it
could be something else. Does the 2/10 have the battery problem found on
the 2/5, and is this particular error the sort of thing that can be
repaired given that it does start? I had imagined that a serious error
would not allow it to start at all. :) If it can't be easily fixed I'll
probably buy it anyway, but I don't want to offer too much (as I have
almost no money) but I definitly want to save it.
Thanks heaps,
Adam.
9 Feb
9 Feb
2:33 p.m.
Hi!
Big Snip!
Thanks heaps,
Adam.
Adam,
Did the HD symbol shows series of lines with a check with cross on
it? And could you hear the hd spin up after the clunk? Could be
the hard drive brake out of adjustment, this is repairable.
Jason D.
email: jpero(a)cgo.wave.ca
Pero, Jason D.
4:34 p.m.
Here Lisa's non-working go for free to $20 most of the time $5. Hope this
helps. John Keep Computing !!
At 01:48 PM 2/9/98 +0930, you wrote:
Hi!
I was just offered a Lisa 2/10, which I will happily accept. I do have
the 2/5 but the second would be nice, albiet a tad greedy. :) However he
wants me to name my own price, and said that it wasn't working.
Apparantly the self test and stuff works, but it doesn't boot up - I
assume this to be a problem with the hard drive, but imagine that it
could be something else. Does the 2/10 have the battery problem found on
the 2/5, and is this particular error the sort of thing that can be
repaired given that it does start? I had imagined that a serious error
would not allow it to start at all. :) If it can't be easily fixed I'll
probably buy it anyway, but I don't want to offer too much (as I have
almost no money) but I definitly want to save it.
Thanks heaps,
Adam.
5:38 p.m.
I was just offered a Lisa 2/10, which I will happily
accept. I do have
the 2/5 but the second would be nice, albiet a tad greedy. :) However he
wants me to name my own price, and said that it wasn't working.
Apparantly the self test and stuff works, but it doesn't boot up - I
assume this to be a problem with the hard drive, but imagine that it
could be something else. Does the 2/10 have the battery problem found on
the 2/5, and is this particular error the sort of thing that can be
repaired given that it does start? I had imagined that a serious error
would not allow it to start at all. :) If it can't be easily fixed I'll
probably buy it anyway, but I don't want to offer too much (as I have
almost no money) but I definitly want to save it.
The non-working Widget (10MB drive) may or may not be a real problem.
According to Lary Pina's original book on Mac repair, there is a common
problem where the brake solenoid goes out of adjustment (listen for the
"snap" when the drive comes on), it is easily adjusted, however.
In the case of my own 2/10, however, one of the boards of the drive logic
(interface) failed. I figured this out by board swapping when I finally
got a working drive.
Personally, I'd offer $20 as a starting point. See where it goes from there...
<<<John>>>
5:53 p.m.
Apparantly the self test and stuff works, but it
doesn't boot up - I
assume this to be a problem with the hard drive, but imagine that it
Sounds like my 2/5. It wouldn't boot until I loaded software onto the Hard
Drive. Maybe you'll be lucky and that's all it needs. Something tells me
a hard drive for a 2/10 would be hard to replace, but I might be wrong.
could be something else. Does the 2/10 have the
battery problem found on
the 2/5, and is this particular error the sort of thing that can be
Apparently this problem is only with the 2/5, although quite honestly that
doesn't really make much sense.
As for what it's worth, can't say. I've _Never_ seen Lisa's around here,
I
got mine off the Internet. The fact it's not working means not much.
Zane
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7:22 p.m.
I have a couple of old 10's floating around, what kind did the Lisa
have?
-Mike
Zane H. Healy wrote:
Apparantly the self test and stuff works, but it
doesn't boot up - I
assume this to be a problem with the hard drive, but imagine that it
Sounds like my 2/5. It wouldn't boot until I loaded software onto the Hard
Drive. Maybe you'll be lucky and that's all it needs. Something tells me
a hard drive for a 2/10 would be hard to replace, but I might be wrong.
could be something else. Does the 2/10 have the
battery problem found on
the 2/5, and is this particular error the sort of thing that can be
Apparently this problem is only with the 2/5, although quite honestly that
doesn't really make much sense.
As for what it's worth, can't say. I've _Never_ seen Lisa's around here,
I
got mine off the Internet. The fact it's not working means not much.
Zane
| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator |
| healyzh(a)ix.netcom.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast |
| healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| For Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| see http://www.dragonfire.net/~healyzh/ |
| For the collecting of Classic Computers with info on them. |
| see http://www.dragonfire.net/~healyzh/museum.html | 
6:36 p.m.
On Mon, 9 Feb 1998, Adam Jenkins wrote:
I was just offered a Lisa 2/10, which I will happily
accept. I do have
the 2/5 but the second would be nice, albiet a tad greedy. :) However he
wants me to name my own price, and said that it wasn't working.
Apparantly the self test and stuff works, but it doesn't boot up - I
assume this to be a problem with the hard drive, but imagine that it
could be something else. Does the 2/10 have the battery problem found on
the 2/5, and is this particular error the sort of thing that can be
repaired given that it does start? I had imagined that a serious error
would not allow it to start at all. :) If it can't be easily fixed I'll
probably buy it anyway, but I don't want to offer too much (as I have
almost no money) but I definitly want to save it.
Given all you've said, I'd offer him $100.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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