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I would love to know how much cleaning up people do to their vintage computers... I was talking to a friend on the Net the other day and he was HORRIFIED when I told him my cleaning method for old PCBs.... I use a high presure water cleaner, then dry in the oven on low heat... I know it...

Not sure what catigory this belongs in, Mac or PC clone??? Another weekend, another trash and treasure market. I just picket up another little toy, a macintosh power PC. Pluged it in to some power and a keyboard and monitor.... Where the hell is the power switch??? How the hell do I turn...

I found this little unit at the local trash and treasure: http://www.pbase.com/sinisterdragon/ibm_5511 I figured the AU $20 asking price was worth the "risk". Having inspected the unit I am in the dark about just what it is though. 8088 based system, with the Fdd's shown, lots of...

Hi all. I have found this strange little box in a junk yard. At first i thought it might have been a "PABX" control box, but there is a distinct lack of switching components inside it for electronics of this age. As can be clearly seen on the label, we are looking at a 1974 manufacturing date...

Just after a quick opinion... I have recently rescued two HP Net Server 5/133 LCs... Are these machines REALLY worth looking after or are they currently coman enough to scrap for parts... Not sure if either of them is working, and the cases are not in the best condition... They are taking up...

Hi all, I have recently gotten hold of a T1000 XE XT laptop. I have problems with booting, I suspect that the hard drive was formated. I should be able too boot off the Fdd. However pluging in the Fdd brings no joy. I have a working DOS disk, but I get no access light. I'm not sure if...

Hi All, I just aquired an IBM XT origainal with Monocrome, memory expansion, Hdd, Fdd, and parrallel controller cards installed, 20 meg Hdd drive and 5 1/4 Fdd. all nice discrete logic cards, dust free and in excelent condition. The BEST thing I recon is the old clunky IBM keyboard of...

Hi All, I've been collecting seriously for around ten years now, slowly adding to my collection through mainly Ebay and friends. I concerntrate mainly on Pre-IBM systems, though I am interested in anything unusual and computer related includeing toys. I have a group at Yahoo if anyone...

Hi all, I'm looking for info on a computer called the J12, manufactured by Jupiter Berkeley in the USA. I'm hoping SOMEONE has heard of this system from the mid eighties. I have been searching for a while now and come up against one blank after another. Follow the link...