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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 :)

RE: eBay drop shippers - It will be interesting to see if the new Bad Buyer Experience rating will help with those issues - at least in the cases it doesn't meet the promised time frame. I wish there was an option to sort or filter by delivery date when you are searching listings. For Amazon too.

Do you order from small business online stores? I'm thinking Unicorn Electronics, TexElec, ReActiveMicro. Do you order from medium-size stores? Like Jameco, maybe Monoprice, Parts Express. My guess is no, aside from unique items that are only available at a specific store. Free shipping...

That's me. @NeXT, I'll PM you

Most PC MFM controllers have a ROM on the card, I don't think the Victor one does - it knows how to access the hard drive with the motherboard ROM.

Good catch! Also on the other end by the power connector there is a skipped pin (at least on mine) On mine, I've bent those unused pins down a bit, so it reminds me to get it right :)