9 Aug
1998
9 Aug
'98
9:22 a.m.
Ok, what are all you other Lisa owners talking about? I pulled my Lisa
down to check to make sure the batteries haven't spilled out all over the
place and didn't find any anywhere, and niether did I find any terminals
where batteries would go.
I've had this for 6 years now, and last year I featured it in the VCF
exhibition and it booted right up, so it makes sense that I don't have a
bettery leakage problem, but I'm wondering what other people have in
theirs? Maybe mine is a later model Lisa with a different motherboard.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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9 Aug
9 Aug
10:55 a.m.
Ok, what are all you other Lisa owners talking about?
I pulled my Lisa
down to check to make sure the batteries haven't spilled out all over the
place and didn't find any anywhere, and niether did I find any terminals
where batteries would go.
Sam,
What model Lisa do you have? From what I've heard it's only a problem if
you have a Lisa 2/5 (the Lisa 2 sold with the 5Mb external Profile drive).
This is the model I've got, and I can guarentee that it is a SERIOUS
problem with this model.
The thing to remember is that you've got 4 different models of the Lisa:
Lisa -- 2 5.25" flippy drives
Lisa 2 -- Internal 400k 3.5" floppy
Lisa 2/5 -- Internal 400k 3.5" floppy, 5Mb external Profile HD
Lisa 2/10 -- Internal 400k 3.5" floppy, 10 Mb internal Widget HD drive
NOTE: not to sure flippy and widget are the correct terms.
Zane
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9:59 a.m.
On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, Zane H. Healy wrote:
What model Lisa do you have? From what I've heard
it's only a problem if
you have a Lisa 2/5 (the Lisa 2 sold with the 5Mb external Profile drive).
This is the model I've got, and I can guarentee that it is a SERIOUS
problem with this model.
I never got around to figuring out what model it is. I always assumed it
was a 2/5, but perhaps its a 2/10. Was the 2/10 very much later than the
2/5?
The thing to remember is that you've got 4
different models of the Lisa:
Lisa -- 2 5.25" flippy drives
Lisa 2 -- Internal 400k 3.5" floppy
Lisa 2/5 -- Internal 400k 3.5" floppy, 5Mb external Profile HD
Lisa 2/10 -- Internal 400k 3.5" floppy, 10 Mb internal Widget HD drive
Oh! Ok, well then I have a 2/10.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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12:35 p.m.
I never got around to figuring out what model it is. I
always assumed it
was a 2/5, but perhaps its a 2/10. Was the 2/10 very much later than the
2/5?
It's my understanding that the 2, 2/5, and 2/10 all came out at the same
time. Basically it's a case of configuration.
Oh! Ok, well then I have a 2/10.
Which I believe is why you've not seen the problem. Though the internal
drive sounds more troublesome.
Zane
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1:02 p.m.
On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, Zane H. Healy wrote:
Which I believe is why you've not seen the
problem. Though the internal
drive sounds more troublesome.
Well, I don't know why you say that, but you're right. It's crashed. Or
at least I'm pretty sure its crashed. It doesn't boot when I turn the
machine on. I assume since it was internal that no boot floppy was
required?
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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5:54 p.m.
Well, I don't know why you say that, but you're
right. It's crashed. Or
at least I'm pretty sure its crashed. It doesn't boot when I turn the
machine on. I assume since it was internal that no boot floppy was
required?
I would assume so. After all I can boot my 2/5 off of it's Profile drive,
so the 2/10 should boot off of its internal. All I can say is good luck
finding a drive, I gather they're harder to find that the floppies for the
Lisa 1.
Zane
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12 Aug
12 Aug
7:48 p.m.
On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, Sam Ismail wrote:
Well, I don't know why you say that, but
you're right. It's crashed. Or
at least I'm pretty sure its crashed. It doesn't boot when I turn the
machine on. I assume since it was internal that no boot floppy was
required?
This owner's manual I found is pretty good; it's got some helpful
troubleshooting routines in it.. what's happening on your unit?
ok
r.
12:33 p.m.
On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, Zane H. Healy wrote:
Um, yeah, that's it :^)
Zane
Lisa -- 2 5.25" flippy drives
[...]
NOTE: not too sure flippy and widget are the
correct terms.
Don't know about widget, but shouldn't flippy be twiggy? -- Doug
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