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A contact of mine has a VT100 terminal with a working motherboard, PSU and keyboard but no CRT and video driver board. I'm thinking of buying it and installing a small flat panel inside the case. I could then use the video composite out on the motherboard to feed the display. I'm also...

I've got an NTSC Apple II plus and I recently acquired an NTSC Apple color composite monitor, but I can't get color out of the II plus. There's also problems with the geometry of the picture when I output to the same monitor (see pic below). I've tested the monitor for color and it displays...

Macintosh Plus, 4mb, SC20 hard disk & Daynaport SCSI/Link-T ethernet, (IN AUSTRALIA) For those in Australia, I have another one my Macs for sale, another Mac Plus with SC20 hard drive and Dayna Port SCSI ethernet adapter, here's the listing on ebay...

I tried over the weekend to get my U.S spec Apple II Plus to display on one of my tv's, but none worked. I tried it on a Pioneer plasma, a Panasonic plasma and a Samsung LCD, but none would display a picture from the II Plus. Now I checked the manuals for two of the tv's and both said they can...

For those in Australia, I'm selling a Mac Plus with 4meg and 20 meg CMS HD. Machine works great and is in very good condition. Details on ebay: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/121176443147?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

It seems it pays to keep the original packaging. I was keeping an eye on this flebay auction out of interest. A MS Green Eye mouse in original packaging with disks, it sat at $130 until the end then bang, it finished at $1,285...

I've added a couple of Apple II's to my collection. I wanted the earliest model I could get my hands on for a reasonable price, so I purchased a 110v U.S model Apple II+ off ebay. I also like the fact that the II+ U.S model outputs colour. I also managed to get a bundle of old Apple II stuff...

I'm trying to get my 5150 to display hercules mode in some dos games on the 5151 monochrome monitor. I've got a video7 vega card installed in the machine. The card is capable of displaying hercules mode but you need to use the vega.com utility which I dont have. Does anyone have a copy of...

I'm in the process of trying to restore an Altair 8800 BT. The system powers on but nothing more. On the CPU board I noticed that this component was installed next to the CPU chip. I've never seen this on any other Altair B CPU boards so I removed it. Can anyone tell me what it is? My guess...

I've created a complete set of MITS Computer Notes newsletters in pdf. I made these pdf's from some hi-res image scans I found. I've run the images through OCR as well so the pdf versions are searchable. As I've kept the original images sizes, the complete set of pdf's is quite large, close...

Not sure if this helps, but took a photo of what was visible of mine. The site has resised the photo, if you need the hi-res version pm me.

Lou, That's exactly what I needed, thank you. I removed mine from the machine and the part number is spot on: 16-16463-00. I did a search on ebay and the same place sells them on there with International postage...

A few days ago my VT100 terminal's screen went blank. It was starting to get a jittery display just before it died. It still powers on and beeps which indicates it is working. It's just the video display that's dead. I found an old post which is very consistent with what happened to mine and...

Since getting my Altair operational I've been trying to come up with a good solution for transferring software across to it. The front panel switches are all still good and working, but I can tell some of the most used switches like examine next and deposit are starting to get a little worn...

For many Altair owners out there, this guide may be the difference between owning a cool retro box with lights, and a usable Altair. It's taken me quite a while to gather up this info and many people have helped in the process. This is especially good for those people, like me, who aren't...