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Apple IIc power unit replacement

Looking to replace it with a more modern one (that hopefully would work on my IIe as well) Can someone kindly tell me of his/her experiences from where I can get this? Thanks

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Intel iRMX users?

Tried over on cctlk, but didn't get any replies so I thought I'd try here. Does anyone have the documentation for the 80286 version of iRMX 86, aka iRMX II or versions for the 286 or 386 later than...

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Museum's in the New england area?

Does anyone here run or help run a museum here in the northeast? I'm worried because I contacted the seller of this CL posting and got a replay that its going to a "museum" on the ninth. I'm worried...

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external color on IIc

I have been trying for the last week to connect my IIC to my TV/Monitor with not much success. I can get B&W, but never color. The thing is, I remember the IIc's as having color output from the RCA...

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FTGH: M7237 11/40 stack limit register

Hey folks, Going through one of my boxes today, I found a spare M7237. Since I have only an 11/45, this is of no use to me, though somebody with an 11/40 who is missing one would probably appreciate...

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SIMcheck power supply question

I just got an original SIMcheck, with manual but without PSU. The manual says that it wants 9VDC, but doesn't indicate polarity. Would somebody who has one take a look see whether it's +ve or -ve...

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Sharp Slim-Cam VL-L50U No Power issue

I bought a Slimcam after I saw Vwestlife's video, and the one I purchased was a 1991 VL-L50U, and it came with the charger, battery and the camcorder itself. I found a cord for the live power and the...

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GRiD Compass keyboard styling for your modern PC

There's a thread on Geekhack where a fellow is particularly interested in creating a new set of keycaps for modern keyboards that utilize the aesthetics of the GRiD Compass keyboard. The keycaps will...

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CoCo - Disabling color burst

I'm trying to get a perfect monochrome screen when playing games like "The Hobbit" in RG6 mode with buff+black palette; but I can't figure out how to kill the color burst. I've been experimenting...

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World of Commodore

Hi guys, Just dropping a line to say I'm at the World of Commodore show this weekend in Toronto. Of course, I'm not a big Commodore guy... but it gave me opportunity to show off some tight coding. Bill...

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WANTED: Tandy 1000 HX Floppy Drive & Ribbon Cable

I am looking to buy a Tandy 1000 HX 720K Floppy Drive. I have found a few here and there on ebay, but either they are overpriced or the seller decides to never ship them! If you have one you are...

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Would like some help diagnosing Apple //c computer

Hi! I recently purchased an Apple //c computer in a lot and would like some assistance in trying to get it functional. I first noticed, on booting, there were some stuck characters on the screen. They...

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Lots of tubed 74xx, memory, PALS etc to clear

This is a collection of chips bought from a place I work 25 years ago when it closed down. It is a wide range of types and technologies, LS, F, S, HC etc. Collection of PALs, 22V10, GAL20V8 but mostly...

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Xmas edition of TRS8BIT now available

Hi everyone just to let you know the latest, Xmas, edition of TRS8BIT is now available from trs-80.org.uk In this issue, we've news and articles from Pascal Holdry setting up a Sony 3 1/2 disk for a...

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Do we want a board for packing & shipping discussions?

Packing and shipping is a topic that generates a lot of posts. From horror stories about poor packing leading to destruction, through questions about how best to pack something, to discussions of cost...

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Looking for engineering drawings for 860 power controller?

Hi folks, I'm looking for engineering drawings for the 860 series power controllers, the ones that were found in the tops of H960 racks. I'm coming up empty over at bitsavers. Anybody know if these are...

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Tandy 1000EX - Looking for parts to build a PLUS/IDE converter

Or more concretely, I'm looking for the 62 pin IDC and Edge connectors; but no luck so far. Seems that they're pretty uncommon and the big electronic suppliers (digikey, mouser...) doesn't have them in...

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LSI-11/23 QBUS KDJ11 Systems to good home

I have a couple systems that have been cobbled together over the years. They were both working when they moved into my garage at least 20 years ago. I would be glad to give them up to a good home if...

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FDC error retry

I want to add a read/write retry to my FDC software on my 8080 CP/M 2.2 machine. I'm using a 8272 FDC chip. The read command will return these errors should they occur; 1. Sector not found, Status...

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Best DOS for each model

I have a strange fondness for the radio shack computers. What DOS does everyone prefer for each model? I like TRS-DOS because that's what I've used on the III, 4 and early 16. Here's my list of OS's...

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