Recent content by shirsch

Very interesting! Thanks for posting those photos.

@Hunta I get a 404 when attempting to download the full fixed image.

I've never run into that variant, but it sounds like something Apple would do.

The only "gotcha" with case swapping is that the newer superdrive mechanisms don't quite fit in the the LCII or LCIII cases. Alignment with the front panel is off and if you correct for that by shimming the drive you'll be unable to insert diskettes without a pencil or pen to shove them in the...

I just pulled two Nextstations out of storage after 12+ years and the yellow Panasonic batteries in BOTH units were at 2.99 V. Amazing.

I'd like one of those to go alongside my Heath/Zenith doorbell button.

Did the cabling go with the card when you swapped them?

Very strange. I just checked around and the RD50 controller schematic is completely MIA. There's a very detailed API and register-level spec but no service information.

Does this mean we'll see a Y2K version any time soon?

I'll be very surprised if the USPS allows the computer to ship at media rate.

The only OMTI board here is a 3127A SCSI-RLL bridge. It does not appear to use that part.

From my experience, you'd be better off packing it yourself. The UPS stores around here hire minimum wage, gun chewing, shoulder shrugging kids and provide zero training. I came perilously close to having a $5k vintage guitar smashed up as a result of their "packing".

It's called "having a passion for one's creation".

Lee was very helpful when I sought help for operational issues with my O1. Talk about the horse's mouth!

Your package would not build on my Ubuntu 18.04 system (and would probably fail on newer ones as well). I've attached a slightly modified set of files that cooperates better. The original debian control files relied on obsolete packaging features and several of the files end up in the wrong...