This being my first posting to the forum, I wanted to introduce myself and tell you a little about me. My name is Dennis and I am 77 years old. I have been through many life experiences and that means I am, unfortunately a jack of all trades master of none kinda guy. In my early years I attended PCC (Junior College in Pasadena, California) where my major was Art with an emphasis on Ceramics. Apon receiving my draft notice I enlisted in the Navy and went to
Aviation Electronics School in Memphis Tennessee and spent the next 3 1/2 years working on aircraft com/nav equipment. While in the Navy I got married. When I got out, I went back to school at California State University Los Angeles where once again I was an Art major. I did not graduate as my wife and I had our first child and "Art" was not going to provide an adequate income for my growing family. I went to work as a technician at a company that produced "digital display systems" and my claim to fame during those years was that I was the onsite Leason for the California based company that installed one of the first "video" scoreboards in the NFL at Buffalo Bills Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. Those were in the days of OJ Simpson and Howard Cosel. When I finished that chapter in my life, I opened up a business doing graphic design using my newly acquired Apple computer. I did that for a few years and decided that my wife and 3 kids needed a more secure source of income, so I reverted back to electronics and worked at several jobs and retired as a Senior Manufacturing Process Development Engineer for a major laser producing company. After retirement at age 55, I took on a bunch of hobbies including sailing, theatrical set design and vintage French car restoration. I restored and sailed 4 boats, designed sets for 5 stage productions for local community theater, and did a frame off restoration of an award winning 1978 Citroen Break (station wagon). On its initial outing at a prestigious car show, it won Best of Show-Post War against about 1500 other entries. And that brings me to my current project. I gave my grandson a 1978 MG Midget for Christmas three years ago. It came with the caveat that "some assembly would be required". She has now been completed and will be on the road as soon as she meets the smog test requirement for the state of California. Being the adventuresome sort I am, I am trading the final tune-up for the smog test by a local British car shop for the refurbishment of a SUN MCA-3000 Modular Computer Analyzer. I will give it to them in exchange for seeing my grandson's car through the smog check process. Call me crazy. I paid all of $100 for it and have about another $150 or so invested in getting it cleaned up. Now I am turning it on and running into some issues, which is why I am coming to you and your experts. Enough about me and my project, I look forward to a meaningful discussion of computer related issues on a circa 1989 PC based machine. The first thing to figure out is the best place on this forum to begin the thread. Suggestions appreciated, and questions welcomed. 
Aviation Electronics School in Memphis Tennessee and spent the next 3 1/2 years working on aircraft com/nav equipment. While in the Navy I got married. When I got out, I went back to school at California State University Los Angeles where once again I was an Art major. I did not graduate as my wife and I had our first child and "Art" was not going to provide an adequate income for my growing family. I went to work as a technician at a company that produced "digital display systems" and my claim to fame during those years was that I was the onsite Leason for the California based company that installed one of the first "video" scoreboards in the NFL at Buffalo Bills Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. Those were in the days of OJ Simpson and Howard Cosel. When I finished that chapter in my life, I opened up a business doing graphic design using my newly acquired Apple computer. I did that for a few years and decided that my wife and 3 kids needed a more secure source of income, so I reverted back to electronics and worked at several jobs and retired as a Senior Manufacturing Process Development Engineer for a major laser producing company. After retirement at age 55, I took on a bunch of hobbies including sailing, theatrical set design and vintage French car restoration. I restored and sailed 4 boats, designed sets for 5 stage productions for local community theater, and did a frame off restoration of an award winning 1978 Citroen Break (station wagon). On its initial outing at a prestigious car show, it won Best of Show-Post War against about 1500 other entries. And that brings me to my current project. I gave my grandson a 1978 MG Midget for Christmas three years ago. It came with the caveat that "some assembly would be required". She has now been completed and will be on the road as soon as she meets the smog test requirement for the state of California. Being the adventuresome sort I am, I am trading the final tune-up for the smog test by a local British car shop for the refurbishment of a SUN MCA-3000 Modular Computer Analyzer. I will give it to them in exchange for seeing my grandson's car through the smog check process. Call me crazy. I paid all of $100 for it and have about another $150 or so invested in getting it cleaned up. Now I am turning it on and running into some issues, which is why I am coming to you and your experts. Enough about me and my project, I look forward to a meaningful discussion of computer related issues on a circa 1989 PC based machine. The first thing to figure out is the best place on this forum to begin the thread. Suggestions appreciated, and questions welcomed. 
