I just started working on a Data General NOVA 2/10 which is in quite reasonable cosmetic condition, but has a number of problems. The system comes with 8 kwords plus 16 kwords of core boards and a "Cassette I/O" board and the CPU board. After reforming the "man sized" caps and verified the power rails I took a leap of faith and plugged in the CPU and the 16 kword core board. I managed to deposit a few bit patterns and read back mostly what I deposited. After a few power cycles I could no longer deposit values and read back what I deposited. I also noticed that a 30 Ohm resistor rated at 3W which previously got quite warm now stayed cold. That PCB area around that resistor has cooked in the past and has changed colour - not dramatic, but it obviously got quite hot in the past. Unfortunately I didn't find a good schematic specifically for the Nova 2/10. There is one for the Nova 2/4 up on Bitsavers, but it is hard to read and does not cover the NOVA 2/10 which is not quite the same as the NOVA 2/4. For example the power supply is completely different. Until now I have been spoiled with quite decent DEC PDP-8/e documentation and would be surprised if Data General did not provide a similar level and quality of documentation. Maybe I am looking in the wrong place. Thanks Tom Hunter