Recent content by csfont

I have a goal of getting back into Apple II stuff, and I have a number of items in storage, so hopefully I should be able to put together a working system or two. This stuff has sat around for 2-3 decades without use, and I'm worried about putting any of the old diskettes in and losing the...

You're apparently in Chicagoland, maybe you should adopt this one! I decided I should check the floppy drive, and found an old Data Lifeguard Diagnostics floppy that was readable in a USB floppy drive on XP. Unfortunately, it did not read on the GRiDCASE. I thought it might be nice to archive...

Thanks for this great advice! While I had stored it without a battery in, I had (less wisely) left a power supply in. I smelled it and it was a little less smoky than the first one I smelled. Hopefully it's not too weird to be smelling the equipment... I pulled out the power supply, and...

I've been going through some of my stuff in storage after having forgotten about it for many years, and found a GRiDCASE 1550sx with power supplies, batteries, and even a carry bag with GRiD logo. While I know it was working when I last tried it, that was a very long time ago. I don't even...

I learned about computers on an Apple ][+, and some spirit of that box has stayed with me ever since. I've been trying to make some room in my basement lately, and got sidetracked, thinking maybe I should revive some of my 8-bit Apples to see if I have anything that isn't available on any...

A few pictures... - Booted into CDE, and all the front bezels matching - Details on DP17MO monitor - Solaris 8 box, Solaris 9 media, Getting Started Guide - Rear of the station - Backup copy of Solaris 8 - Original media plus other documentation

Hopefully this is the right area, since SGI folks are more likely to be familiar with this card -- if not, I'm happy to be redirected. I've recently been going through my basement, and found an SGI 1600SW monitor (in the box!), along with a Revolution IV AGP card (with OpenLDI connector) and an...

I have a working/complete Sun Blade 100 system (w/ 1 GiB ECC RAM, DP17MO monitor, type 6 keyboard with Stop key, and Crossbow mouse) with Solaris 8/9 media and some documentation I'd like to find a new home for. In very good condition, has been used only a few times in 20+ years. CD-ROM has...