[vcf-midatlantic] Update on the Xerox 8010 (Star)
Adam Michlin
amichlin at swerlin.com
Mon Jan 27 22:29:13 EST 2020
I'm going based on this:
https://www.oldmouse.com/mouse/xerox/star8010.shtml
And a photo posted by someone Facebook (that I don't think is on the
above link - I think it might be a personal collection item).
Quite possible the keyboard for the 6085 is mixed up with some of the
other Xerox items. Can't wait to find out!
On 1/27/2020 10:17 PM, David Gesswein via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> It looks like a 6085 mouse. The keyboard we think is for the 6085 may not
> be. I don't think it looked like these.
>
> https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?t=14478
> https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1052
>
> CHM has one of the mouse but they didn't identify its use.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 10:08:14PM -0500, 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
>>
>>
>> <https://www.instagram.com/p/B72OuuBn4D2/>
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