[vcf-midatlantic] VCF Repair List

Jeffrey Brace jeffrey at vcfed.org
Sun Nov 3 16:52:25 EST 2019


On Sun, Nov 3, 2019 at 4:18 PM J. Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> What's wrong with the convertible?


It doesn’t work properly ;)

When it boots it will display a blinking cursor screen. Perhaps it needs a
new boot disk?

It used to do a RAM check, then blinking clock, then blinking cursor.

Don’t know what the beeps mean (is there an error code for different number
of beeps?)



>
> - Alex
>
> On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 5:32 PM corey cohen via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
> > You’ll have to steal the power adapter from the 2600 in the museum in the
> > workshop area for the Zx-80.
> >
> > corey cohen
> > uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Nov 2, 2019, at 4:29 PM, Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic <
> > vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'll work on the ZX-80.
> > >
> > >> On Sat, Nov 2, 2019, 3:53 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <
> > >> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> At the next workshop (Nov. 9 & 10) if anyone wants to repair any of
> the
> > >> following VCF museum machines, then please let me know.
> > >>
> > >> OSI Challenger = Bill Drogoole will look at
> > >> Sony monitor for Apple 2 = Ian will repair
> > >> Apple /// = Tony will look at
> > >> AT&T 3B1 = David Guesswein will look at
> > >>
> > >> Needs someone to look at:
> > >> Sinclair ZX-80
> > >> IBM PC Convertible
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> =========================================
> > >> Jeff Brace
> > >> Vice President
> > >> Vintage Computer Federation
> > >>
> >
>
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Jeff Brace
Vice President
Vintage Computer Federation


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