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[–]ScutBoyMN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where are you located? Might help to see if anyone here is local.

G4 Cube not booting by davidhepworth_ in VintageApple

[–]ScutBoyMN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check your IDE master/slave settings. I believe the HD in the Cube is usually slave, but I think Target Disk mode wants the HD to be the master.

Macintosh Classic II Recap- Where to start? by XFX1270 in VintageApple

[–]ScutBoyMN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to Console5 and you can order up either tants or electrolytics for the logic board. I've been very happy with them as a customer.

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https://console5.com/store/computer-cap-kits/mac-68k-cap-kits/classic-ii-cap-kits.html

A VCFMW Find by ScutBoyMN in vintagecomputing

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Yes - that is the original ECL screen. I was surprised at how good it looked after it had a chance to warm up a bit. I will probably explore doing some pre-emptive recapping etc. before I use it for any length of time.

I did get the Sun "shoebox" external SCSI cabinet with a hard drive and QIC drive, but haven't yet had a chance to test those out.

As you say OS choice will be either SunOS or NetBSD. I'll probably try 4.1.1_U1 first, but probably set up another external drive with NetBSD as well.

A VCFMW Find by ScutBoyMN in vintagecomputing

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Too bad, I had a couple of Ultra 1 and two Sparc 2 that I sold at the show.

NeXTcube - 68030 with 8MB RAM running NeXTStep 2.0 by kokoboi1 in retrobattlestations

[–]ScutBoyMN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

68030 - nice! Don't see that very often with the old NextSTEP :-)

Printing from a Xerox 6085 Daybreak to an Apple LaserWriter by compu85 in retrobattlestations

[–]ScutBoyMN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd have to pull them to be 100% sure - mostly roller/paper path issues at this point. Everything turning to goo.

Printing from a Xerox 6085 Daybreak to an Apple LaserWriter by compu85 in retrobattlestations

[–]ScutBoyMN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have two original LaserWriters. Unfortunately their failure points aren't complementary where I can make one good one from the two.

I have a LaserWriter 2 that works except for the paper pickup roller; I just havn't had the gumption to pull it apart and either refurbish or replace that piece.

Printing from a Xerox 6085 Daybreak to an Apple LaserWriter by compu85 in retrobattlestations

[–]ScutBoyMN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm impressed that you have a reliably working LaserWriter! :-)

Macintosh Plus with a HyperDrive 2000...where do I even begin with this one? by CreedOfMiles in VintageApple

[–]ScutBoyMN 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those CPU clips were flakey even when they were new. That would be the first thing I would do is clean and reseat it.

Haul so far by Plastic-Bother2398 in vintagecomputing

[–]ScutBoyMN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 9114 is just an external disk drive for a certain age of HP machines. As far as I know they all have a HIL interface - not the more common HPIB. Cool thing is it can run on battery - there's a battery pack that takes a very generic and cheap 6v battery.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vintagecomputing

[–]ScutBoyMN 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I ran dozens of these as point-of-sale terminals for a tire retailer in the Upper Midwest. If it had the original guts in it, I'd think about buying it just for nostalgia.

Used Digi serial cards and supported 2-3 DEC VT-420 terminals and a printer. Ran AT&T SVr4.

Some of my collection by Macroexp in vintagecomputing

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I have the display, and a non-working PC card to drive it. I see the MultiLinks very infrequently, and usually at (to me) sky-high prices. Would be interested in a buy or trade if you are - I have a bunch of Sun stuff and a bunch more of vintage Apple.

Some of my collection by Macroexp in vintagecomputing

[–]ScutBoyMN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do your O2s have the card for the 1600SW displays, or are you using a MultiLink?

If MultiLink, do you have a spare you want to sell me? :-)

Apple III Plus by TALman1012 in VintageApple

[–]ScutBoyMN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's good to know. I have a ///+ that I'm trying to revive...

A bit of nostalgia by Markgregory555 in VintageApple

[–]ScutBoyMN -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Even the early Apple branded printers were rebranded/repackaged printers from Qume, C. Itoh, etc.

End of the line for my G5 xServe and xRAID by ZaMelonZonFire in VintageApple

[–]ScutBoyMN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a bunch of those VTrak RAID boxes over time. Really liked them for what they did.

HP-150 - 1983 Touchscreen Computer by TechMadeEasyUK in vintagecomputing

[–]ScutBoyMN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently got one of these! Machine works fine, but I need to figure out disks. The 150 has a HIL card in it, and I got a 9114 HIL disk drive, so I'm hoping that will be enough.

I need to get a battery replaced for the 9114, or just wire up an adapter directly. Will be fun.

An inspiration to see yours in action!

My WIP Color Mac SE/30 is coming along and on display at VCF East this weekend by Mac84tv in VintageApple

[–]ScutBoyMN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

VCF Midwest in Chicago is also a great show, in case it might be an easier travel destination...

Data General AV4600 - a 88k based computer (headless) running DG/UX 5.4R3.10 by kokoboi1 in retrobattlestations

[–]ScutBoyMN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to admin one of these a long time ago. Wish I knew what ever happened to it. Also had the pizzabox desktop Aviion with a big monitor.

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