And we have almost immediate confirmation it is definitely a Star mouse missing the connector! One step closer to hands on use of a Star at the museum. Thanks everyone! On 1/27/2020 10:08 PM, Adam Michlin via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
David Geisswein was so kind to take a look at one of our Xerox 8010 (Star) machines at the recent workshop. It turns on... counts to 10 on the LEDs, and then does nothing else.
But, as you know, that's a huge first step. The Star is now in the musuem and is slated for further repair as soon as possible. Hands on use will happen!
But we have a mystery:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B72OuuBn4D2/
Our donor provided two Xerox 8010s (Stars, if you prefer) and one Xerox 6085 (aka Daybreak) and only one mouse. Neither machine seems to have a port that matches the connector the pictured mouse. Maybe we're missing a piece, though?
You shouldn't need an Instagram account to view the pictures, but let me know if that is causing problems and I can upload them elsewhere.
Best wishes,
-Adam