>From: "Tore Sinding Bekkedal" <toresbe(a)ifi.uio.no>
>
>I have recently bought colour tape for the 33.
>
>The printer has a black substance that pushes the printhead towards the
>paper. This has dissolved into an oily-like thing, and there is zero
>pressure for the head against the paper. I will try to put a licorice
>candy (L?kerol) in its place as a kludge, but it very likely won't last.
>Do you know what causes it? Where to get a new one? Is that SUPPOSED to
>happen?'
>
>Confused Regards
>
>-Tore
>
Hi
I've seen this happen to others but mine did just
the opposite. The rubber turned to brittle stuff and
crumbled.
I guess the issues is that like some plastics, rubber
just doesn't last.
I think the stick on feet idea is the best home remedy.
Dwight
From a local SIG list.
I am not affiliated yadda yadda
Doc
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Subject: [Siglinux] Symbolics Lisp machine to a good home
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:21:44 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mark <mindfunk(a)mindfunk.net>
Reply-To: SIGLinux GNU/Linux Users Group <siglinux(a)utacm.org>
To: siglinux(a)utacm.org
Anyone want a symbolics lisp machine. It worked as of 6 months ago. I
don't have any time to invest at the moment to it, So, I'm looking for a
good home for it.
It's free, but you have to come get it. I live in ft. worth. Bring many
people with you.
namaste,
Mark
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Well the Commodore CD-1000 CDTV box came today and now the search starts for
the mouse, 3.5 FD, remote control, keyboard, and monitor for it. Also the
manuals for it. There is a good write-up and pic's of it at
www.cdtv.org.uk/1254.html.
It's based on the Amiga with a 68000 @ 7.14Mhz chip. Anyone having extra
parts for this computer that they do not need contact me off list.
> Focus Systems makes scan converters to go from VGA or RGB to an
> assortment of things. IIRC, one of their products was a translucent LCD
> panel that you put on an overhead projector for showing the image of your
> computer screen.
>
> This sounds very much like the scan converter box for that LCD panel. I
> would not at all be surprised if it is really just a fancy RGB to VGA
> converter and can probably be plugged into any VGA monitor.
Thanks - I wondered whether that was actually VGA output too. I don't know what
frequencies the Mac II outputs - but I was hoping the box might buffer each
line of video and do something intelligent with it before spitting it out to
the LCD connector, but it doesn't look like it given the chips that are in
there.
Still, I do have a Mac II somewhere so might hang onto it as-is, or failing
that the metal case might come in handy and as interface box for something!
cheers
Jules
>From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf(a)siconic.com>
>
>On Sat, 7 Jun 2003, Jim Davis wrote:
>
>> You will be treated like crap at all levels of any transaction at fry's.
>> Expect, No, assume that
>> any advertised product will be out of stock, that the pepsi machine
>> will of be of more help
>> then the sailsdroids. Don't even think about using a check, unless you
>> have about an hour or
>> two to wait ( I AM NOT KIDDING ), Check all the packages, as frys simply
>> returns
>> defective and returned products to the shelves. Returns? Plan on
>> spending the day.
>> Need I say more?
>
>And that's on a GOOD day!!!
>
Hi
First, one needs to realize that Fry's is a discount store.
They do everything as cheap as they can. They do not hire
sales people with computer knowledge. I don't expect them
to answer any question more complicated than "where is
such-an-such?". They are require, now, by law to mark items
that have been returned as such. Most items that have been
returned are working and have nothing wrong with them. They
do not have in store personal that can test everything in
the store.
I often buy return items when on sale. I expect to test them
when I get them. I have only had one bad item that was re-wrapped.
They replaced it without question( they may have put it back
on the shelf ). It did take time standing in line.
I guess it is mostly expectations. One can often find most
any of their items cheaper, someplace else. Unless you happen
to be at that someplace else, it isn't worth the gas to look
for it.
As for people ripping them off, their biggest problem has
and always will be with the store personal.
Dwight
Hi,
Just came across a little 5x5x1" high metal box with the following connectors
on it:
15-pin connector labelled "to computer"
15-pin connector labelled "to monitor"
15-pin high-density connector labelled "to LCD panel"
connectors for "power in" and "power out"
It's badged as being made by In Focus Systems, "For Macintosh II" and model
"A-35C".
Before I just trace it inside to see what it does I thought I'd ask here about
it - maybe someone knows exactly what it is. Presumably some sort of frequency
convertor unit; any ideas what LCD panel connected to it and the specs of it? I
was hoping it would actually contain some sort of buffer memory inside (and
might come in handy for something else with a bit of hacking), but it seems
not. Chips inside are standard logic / timers, a couple of 8-pin "7660CPA"
chips (whatever those do), and analogue sections for R, G and B. Chip dates are
all within 1990.
May still prove useful for something one day anyway!
cheers
Jules
>Just came across a little 5x5x1" high metal box with the following connectors
>on it:
>
> 15-pin connector labelled "to computer"
> 15-pin connector labelled "to monitor"
> 15-pin high-density connector labelled "to LCD panel"
> connectors for "power in" and "power out"
>
>It's badged as being made by In Focus Systems, "For Macintosh II" and model
>"A-35C".
Focus Systems makes scan converters to go from VGA or RGB to an
assortment of things. IIRC, one of their products was a translucent LCD
panel that you put on an overhead projector for showing the image of your
computer screen.
This sounds very much like the scan converter box for that LCD panel. I
would not at all be surprised if it is really just a fancy RGB to VGA
converter and can probably be plugged into any VGA monitor.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
HP 2860 Dual bay rack with smoked plexiglass doors
HP 2100A cpu w/24K (includes 12920/21 mux set with an extra control board
for control lines on all ports, unknown board - HP DATA 12604-60001, three
grd tru boards, terminator, mark reader interface, 8 bit duplex register,
trans sync modem, recv sync modem, and I/O extender intf)
HP 2155A I/O extender (includes buffd tty register, 13037 interface,
terminator, and line printer interface)
HP 2100S cpu w/32K (includes 7970 tape controller bds 1&2, TBG, priv. int,
and jumper)
HP 7970B mag tape drive (800 bpi)
HP 2748B paper tape reader
HP 2610A drum Line Printer
HP 7261A optical mark card reader
Teletype model 35
LOADS of docs and paper tapes. Many of which I have not seen before and are
new to me at least. Most of this stuff is in perfect condition, a few items
are in "fair to good" condition. Most of the paper tape library seems at
first blush to be RJE centric, some DB/Image, RTE, and DOS stuff seems to be
there as well. 12 binders of docs for pretty much everything, hardware &
software. I put up some pictures of the stuff while it was all in the
garage/basement at http://www.ezwind.net/jwest/HP
Also got the wayward 30062 terminal controller multiplexer connector panel
that I have been looking for. Yay!
An oddball (to me) item was in there.... a 98041A disc interface. This
appears to let an hp 98xx? calculator hook up to large HP disc drives?
Time to take a week off work perhaps and clean & test & play :)
Jay West
