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But also note - BLANK media is not allowed to be sent via media mail.

So the system was working with the Blue Lava card, then stopped? And the Lo-Tech card also did not work? Kinda sounds like the cards aren't the issue

Moderate heat shouldn't be an issue for non-running machines. Humidity can be an issue - especially situations like a cold night followed by a humid day, which can leave systems wet to the touch. That's how you get musty / moldy / rusty stuff.

In 1999ish we supported a civil design firm that ran AutoCAD - they used a hard drive in a caddy setup on some machines in order to work from home. The users would have an identical machine at home. Pentium II 450 machines from Gateway, IIRC. I believe this was to avoid having another $$$...

This is a quality option: https://texelec.com/product/isa-ide-to-sd-adapter/ If you really want to stick to CF: https://texelec.com/product/lo-tech-xt-cf-lite-rev-2/ That said, these kinds of devices are low volume, niche items. Even the normal high-volume consumer products that have $$$$$...

I bought a Unicomp New Model M in early 2022 and have a few clicky Model Ms. I agree - they are pretty good. I suspect if they added steel plates or something to up the weight many of the complaints would go away. YMMV though, as I prefer the rubber dome Model Ms like a weirdo

Anyone recognize this character set? I have a few of these mask ROMs - National Semiconductor MM52116FQU/N INS8316

And the joke is no one will take it if you put it out for free ... so put a price on it and someone will steal it :)

Is the US: I've seen plenty of cords cut off, but usually by the owner or scrappers. To scrap the copper, protect from liability, or a safety concern. I could see an argument for the liability/safety - if something is sitting out in the rain, might not be ideal for a random bloke to take it...

FYI Victor Folks - Paul has been adding LOTS of disk images over the last month - https://archive.org/details/@pauldevine Thanks, @pdevine !

That .ima file is just a raw disk image, I believe. 7-Zip (or NanaZip) is able to extract it to a folder

3x Victor 9000s

I just thought of those as small "random" stores that the folks here would know. It sounds like there are no problems trusting small stores - if the offerings and value are there. Easy peasy, haha

Yeah, even my minimum cost in the US is around $4.40 with box. Annoying when someone wants 1 or 2 ICs. RE: Canada - High shipping from the US, but on the other hand:

How harsh is shipping from Digikey to Kamloops? Looks like a beautiful place to live from photos :)