Hi there,Haven't had much time for vintage computers due to my job dealing with new ones, but the odd evening I have been working on PCB replica projects.One of them is for the MAI Jolt. I recently picked up alsome NOS 6530-004s, and thought it'd be a fun replica to try. I have completed the backside in KiCAD by tracing photos of the board i found online, but unfortunately the only decent photo I was able to find of the top side has components installed, and I am not good with electrical guesswork.I don't know exactly how the JOLT was originally sold (kit? Assembled?) but I'm thinking if MAI were like most pioneers then they almost certainly would have provided a schematic to end users for modifications and troubleshooting.Does anyone know if such a thing exists? I've been searching the usual places without success.Or if anyone out there has a bare board (I know, I know heh).. and wouldn't mind sending a photo or two..BradSent from my Galaxy
From time to time I have seen people looking for flyback transformers on the list. I just came across a resource that may (or may not) be useful for anyone looking for one. Hope this is of use to someone.
https://www.technotronic-dimensions.com/sitemap.htm
Will
Grownups never understand anything by themselves and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them,
Antoine de Saint-Exupery in The Little Prince
> From: Adrian Godwin <artgodwin(a)gmail.com>
>
> i think it was strongly disliked by many non-technical users because
> it was the first one where MS tried to lock down some admin
> functions, forcing the users to confirm or enter an admin password to
> continue. This isn't necessarily bad but it was rather hamfisted and
> disliked.
This, 100%. On top of the usual "chews up more memory for not that much
more functionality" issue that's always the case, the initial release
of UAC was *spectacularly* braindead, to the point where the simplest
way to make Vista usable was to disable it entirely - and once that
habit was ingrained in users, they persisted on down the line, even
well into Win10's lifetime. Windows really did need improved security/
permissions features, but their rollout was such a bungle that we ended
up with a world where millions of people ran *less* secure by choice,
because it just wasn't worth the pain.
Someone posted something on the “ forgotten machines” discord that bonks the iphone discord app. Can’t even run it, comes up for a second then disappears. Posting here because i can’t run discord so maybe someone can help?
Can someone take a look?
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Hi Philip,
I have found your inquiry on
https://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2015-March/005247.html.
I have a Problem Solver Systems (PSS) RAM65 card that I would like to get
working in my IMSAI 8080, but I can not find any manuals for it online.
Does anyone on the list have a manual they could possibly scan for me.
Much thanks in advance.
Philip
I have the same board but now information. In meantime did you get a manual
or information about the RAM65?
It would be glad if you can chair the information to me.
Best regards
Martin (Germany)
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Bill
I have a RL02 that someone drilled the pop rivets on and removed one of the inner rails. I have no idea why -- this RL02 sat on a shelf above a corporate cab, so in their application I guess it didn't need it, but they left the other rail on! I do not have the missing inner rail, it was nowhere to be found when I purchased the system. I need to find a replacement so that I can rack the drive, as I have the outer rack rails for it.
I would like to purchase/trade for/whatever the inner rail, or a junk parts bucket RL drive.
Thanks,
Jonathan
