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5150 Rescue and Repair

VCFed about 3 months ago

I just recently rescued an IBM 5150 complete with keyboard and 5151 monitor from being thrown in the trash, although the 5151 appears to be totally dead but I've done no further diags Early revision 5150 motherboard with all banks populated for a total of …

Vendex Headstart VGA M-888-VC

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hi, I don’t know specific forum for a monitor but this one goes with a 286 so seemed ok. Anyway, the monitor seems to work great but it keeps shutting off on me, and if I wait a minute and turn it back on it seems to go back on. Anyway, got any ideas …

Display Devices • Best Settings for NEC XM-29 plus via RGB

MISTerFPGA about 3 months ago

I have a feeling I'm not taking advantage of this great monitor for my Mister FPGA. I have the mister hooked up with a VGA -> RGB cable in the back of the monitor. This monitor can handle many types of resolutions. Currently, it seems like the monitor …
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Mac+ won't boot but gives startup tone

Apple Fritter about 3 months ago

I pulled out my Mac+ out of storage and tried to boot it up today. It gave me the start up tone that sounded correct, but the screen was black with a messed up looking insert disk image in the center. I put in a bootable disk, but nothing happened. Restart …

IBM 5150 + 5153 computer sale to raise money for my studies.

VCFed about 3 months ago

I would like to sell the whole system ( Monitor, PC, Keyboard and Printer ( the images are in the link below ) I'm from Argentina. ?. Me gustaría vender todo el sistema ( Monitor, PC, Teclado e impresora ( Las imágenes se encuentran en el link de abajo ) …

Apple IIe with color monitor Apple M0401Z.

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hello, I would like to connect my Apple IIe to a colour monitor and I would like to use an Apple one. I have a M0401Z and it could be a good solution but I am not an expert in Apple HW and I know that Apple monitors are not so flexible. Do I have a chanc …

Flyback Transformer for Panasonic 9” B/W Monitor

VCFed about 3 months ago

Does anyone happen to have a TLF4C60801M flyback transformer for a Panasonic 9” monitor? Or know an acceptable substitute? This is for a Panasonic WV-BM900 monitor. I’ve got a hit from Sears, but that’s about it. Nothing on eBay presently. Mike D …

Good EGA card that fits inside a 5160 case

VCFed about 3 months ago

I recently won an online auction for an EGA monitor. I intend to use it with my 286-in-a-XT/5160-case system and I'm thus looking around on eBay for a suitable EGA card to use with it. There are several such cards on sale from various vendors in Europe …

General Discussions • White static when launching scripts

MISTerFPGA about 3 months ago

Hi all,I’m trying to figure out why my mister has suddenly started to show the white noise / static screen when launching a script like update-all or mister-ini. The result is I can no longer access the menus and have to guess the steps to change settin …

VIC-20 Repair Book Recommendations

VCFed about 3 months ago

I have a Vicky-Twenty build that is giving me some problems (no video, voltages at chips look good, all MOS chips work without issue in a working CR VIC-20 I have, known working video cable with a 1702 monitor) and I have watched some videos on VIC-20 issu …
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DECMate III Display Options

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hello everyone! I recently picked up (or should I say, saved ), a DECMate III computer. Unfortunately it came alone, without any accessories. I was wondering what would be the easiest way to get a display for it, preferably gentle on the wallet too! My opt …

Commodore PET 2001 troubleshooting

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hello everybody, a friend of mine found his old pet in the basement and wanted to test if it still worked...unfortunately it didn't. He turned it on with the cover opened and observed a small flash and heard a "pop" (and it smelled like somethin …

AT&T 6300 - 25-pin Monitor Model?

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hello folks, I've got an AT&T 6300 WGS that I'm looking to kit out with the period AT&T-ness to go along with. Inside the machine is a VDC400 video card, which seems to be a CGA-compatible card with the 25-pin connector that mates quite nicely with …

Text corruption after BIOS on internal LCD only, external display fine on Portable PC III (Orchid)

VCFed about 3 months ago

I have a Portable PC III by Orchid Systems - a 386 compaq portable III clone that takes a regular MB with a special video card for the LCD. Plugging in a VGA monitor, everything works fine - the initial BIOS boot screen, and then DOS afterwards. Using the …

Amstrad PC1640DD with ECD monitor

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hi, I’m currently restoring an Amstrad PC1640 with the enhanced colour display and I would like to recap the monitor and PSU. Before i open the thing up, does anyone have a BOM list for these? Thanks Ben …

Pet 8296 blown fuse with monitor connected, and no chirp sound

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hello with other machine and other issue. This is my 8296 system, this system worked from 2006 to 2015 without problem, i have onli replaced a rom with a new eprom when buyed. Now the machine stays powered of from 2015 to 2024, but if i try to power on th …

PRO LK201AA Keyboard Suddenly Stopped Working after Monitor Swap

VCFed about 3 months ago

I'm sharing my experience about a DEC keyboard in case others run into this problem. I swapped the monitor on my PRO and when I reconnected everything, to my surprise, the keyboard no longer worked. No keys functioned. No audio click sound. No error scr …

Soviet Elektronika BK-0011 anyone?

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hi, Can anyone help me figure out the situation with ROMs on old Soviet machine Elektronika BK-0011? My computer boots into Keyboard Monitor. I have one ROM chip in the upper socket on the keyboard, but regardless of whether it is in or out, it always boot …

Commodore 1084ST monitor (horizontal width problem) - looking for inductor

VCFed about 4 months ago

The existing Horizontal Width has little to no effect. I assume the inductor is busted. I used my multimeter and actually did measure something like .028mH - .080mH (min vs max position when turning the inductor) but I am skeptical does it actually work as …

Commodore 1081 monitor dim image

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hi everyone, Today I purchased a very clean looking Commodore 1081 monitor, but it doesn't seem to work properly... I tried connecting my amiga 500 to the scart connector and there does seem to be an image (kickstart hand), but it is very dim. (see atta …

See Apple ][ on Apple IIe boot screen.

Apple Fritter about 4 months ago

AttachmentSize apple1.jpg442.55 KB apple2.jpg116.52 KB apple3.jpg501.81 KB apple4.jpg2.32 MB This Apple IIe machine has some problems,  to be sure. A lot of random characters and such. But I shouldn't see "Apple ][" on the boot screen, c …
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Cannot get Yellowstone Card to work

Apple Fritter about 4 months ago

Hi all, hope you're having a good day!I purchased a Yellowstone card for my Apple IIe over a year ago after hearing about how much everyone loved it and all the different software options it could open up to me. However, when I put it in my system it will …

Commodore 1084S-D1 - right raster problem

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hello again to all, another 1084S, this time model D1 (Daewoo chassis). This monitor was turned off for several years and stored in a very humid cellar in Germany. I bought it for 50 euros. When it arrived I cleaned the inside thoroughly, removing dust a …

Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 Pro + Win 3.11 default display modes?

VCFed about 4 months ago

I'm having trouble getting this thing to work under Win 3.11. I have both the generic S3 ViRGE drivers and the Diamond v1.01 driver installed. If I select the Stealth 3D driver, it tries to boot Windows into 640x480 @ 73hz, according to my monitor, which …
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Seattle Computer Products 8086 Monitor Collection

VCFed about 4 months ago

I have created a collection of all known versions of SCP's 8086 Monitor ROM. Versions 1.4 to 1.6 are intended for the SCP CPU support board model 300F, while version 1.9 is designed for model 301A. Both the source code and binary files are included for all …