I have found that repeated use of these old LCD's can occasionally improve performance. In the mean time there may be an external monitor port, I'd have to check mine/similar era unit b On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 8:05 AM, Jason Perkins via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
I'd start by looking at the inverter board. From pictures online, it looks like that laptop uses an blue electroluminescent sheet for the backlight, not a ccfl like more modern laptops.
-J
On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 2:30 PM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Okay I have a T1000SE which now boots on it's original NiCad battery (it's roughly 32 years old). I found out I needed to throw a switch on the battery so the red dot is visible (on the side facing the PC and in the middle of the lever assembly). The fact that it charged the battery and now boots astonished me.
The one issue I have is I can barely read the screen. The contrast works and it goes from light to dark screen but the letters are really difficult to read. The second dial does nothing and I'm pretty sure that's the brightness.
Has anyone attempted this before? Any hints?
Thanks
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