Recent content by VERAULT

Yeah thats just what I would expect from him. Like I said.. he was a particularly awful person to deal with. Thats really too bad as Its the only known copies to surface im guessing.

like i said.. the one I linked works perfectly.

This CF card is guranteed to work with XTIDE and the MCIDE-CF https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HM9849Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Is there a 3D printable bracket for this board? I got mine in but havent tried it yet and am unfamilar with the current drivers and software available. If anyone could point me in the right direction it would be appreciated.

Yep its bootable.

You shouldnt laugh at TTL chips. They wont understand the joke.

I can tell you he is a particularly nasty person on ebay whom I had several bad experiences from resulting in me having to contact eBay. And he lives in PA as stated in the listing. If your intent was to ask him to scan them, I doubt he would just do it out of the goodness of his heart.

I was just watching another video on how to "repair" the Dallas 1216 module when I spotted the user was using SETBPB35.EXE so his drive would work as 720kb, just another option I guess: https://www.minuszerodegrees.net/5150_5160/720k/5150_5160_formatting_a_720K_diskette.htm

Mess with it? You should fix it. Start by putting it through the dishwasher.,.. then yours will be shiny too. Note.. Dont put the keyboard through the dishwasher.

Ahhh thats the aroma of retro computers....... (or is it rodent residue?)

Guess Paul chucked it all in the dumpster. And really never logged back into the forum since.

...put a soldering iron to any area in that mess with solder exposed( L1 for example). IF the burning solder smells VERY FISHY its cap juice.. if it just smells like burning its not. There is a VERY distinctive smell to burning electrolytic leakage.

SCR1 Tests ok...... So what do you think? Is the LM320T the culprit? For anyone familiar with these power supplies. Do I need to worry about the control module shown at the bottom of the schematic? Do those fail often?

Too rich for my blood.... I have brought it up before.. The downfalls of allowing brand new members to post thier first posts in the marketplace.

So I had a big Tandy haul a couple weeks ago. In the haul were some model II and floppy expansion units. There was some damage I assessed when picking them up that was obvious like a smashed Floppy fuse holder and a top cover that was not mating or staying in place but all in all they were...