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Epson L2 power supply module (NJD-2729)

VCFed about 2 months ago

Looking for this plug-in module inside the laptop computer Epson L2. It must be working, not for spare parts. Thank you …

Need help writing an IMG file to 5.25" floppy

VCFed about 2 months ago

I've D/L'ed from brijohn's github the msdos2.11.img for the Epson QX-16 and am trying to write a copy of i. I'm using the following setup: Greaseweazle 4.0 running GUI interface to a Panasonic JU-475-4 drive and have selected to write …

Epson PX8 Ram Disk stuck at start

VCFed about 2 months ago

Hi everybody. My PX8 works well when the RAM Disk is not installed. However, when Ram Disk 64K is plugged in, the screen gets stuck. There are two versions: sometimes I can only see the cursor blinking at the left top row, other times I can see "59.5 …

Olivetti M300-02E drive issues

VCFed about 3 months ago

I bought a non-booting Olivetti M300-02E recently. It has an issue with the drives, both floppy and hdd. The floppy is an Epson SMD-1000. The HDD is a WD Caviar 2120 125mb unit. On bootstrapping, after first diagnostics the HDD gives a disk error. I don't …

Epson PC AX2

VCFed about 3 months ago

Hi guys, I currently am sitting in front of my (newly acquired) Epson PC AX2! Although, it's information online is fairly limited. Is there any resources/information about this interesting computer, or does anyone have any experience with them? I would lo …

Epson EHT -40 Handheld 386

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hi All. I recently acquired one of these little machines hoping to use it to store some G code from my CNC lathe. Both the PC and the lathe are RS232 serial ports. I cannot find any information online about the EHT 40 except some very basic stuff. Does an …

Wanted - Epson QX16 DOS disks

VCFed about 4 months ago

I'll looking for a complete set of MS-DOS disks for the QX-16. I have a single DOS disk that boots to DOS, but lacks any of the utilities. …

RSI-BASIC, both interpreter and compiler

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hello! My first post in this forum... My dad got an Epson QX-10 computer for his home office when I was 13 years old, and I learned how to use a computer and BASIC programming with it. But I was never able to buy RSI-Basic, and can´t find it in any QX-10 …

EPSON PX-16 OFFERING HELP IN EXCHANGE FOR PARTS

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hello everyone! This is my first post on the forum and I hope it finds you well, I honestly should have joined quite a long ago but my mom had a stroke so I have been busy dealing with that. As the title states I have a decked-out Epson PX-16 and I am will …

Apple DMP printer support and drivers for say System 6 and such.

Apple Fritter about 4 months ago

So I finally track down a RGB monitor and with it came the the APPLE DMP (dot matrix printer.). You know the one before imagewritter. According to the manaual perfect fit forApple II, II plus,  and III. Due to the centronics interface. Then later Apples l …

other vintage hardware, software and languages • Epson FX-890 - Has anyone used one with an 8 bit Acorn Machine? FIXED

Stardot about 5 months ago

As the title says . . . I have an Epson FX-890 but it doesn't seem to work. Tried it with Electrons and Masters. Buzzed-out the cable and all seems OK. Using via the Centronics input.I note it has a USB input so and alternative would be a Contronics to US …
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Epson ActionNote 4LSC/33

VCFed about 6 months ago

Epson ActionNote 4LSC/33 up for offers This notebook is basically working but needs the following; Hard Drive is dead (Seagate ST9190AG - 170MB - C:873 H:16 S:24) RTC - Battery is dead - Dallas DS1287/1187 Main Battery (dead) - Sanyo KR-1700AE - 9.6V - …

Wanted : 720kB 3.5" Floppy Drive for XT clone

VCFed about 6 months ago

Hi, I am looking for a 720kB 3.5" floppy drive (half-height) to install in my Epson Equity I+, which is an XT clone. Please let me know if you have one available to sell that is clean, functional, and reliable. Thank you! …
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Epson SD-600 5.25" floppy drive - not sure how to reassemble

VCFed about 6 months ago

MOD Edit: Moved from: https://forum.vcfed.org/ind... do still have any of these drives? I acquired one recently and when I turned the lever down, a part broke and other parts went fly …

8-bit acorn hardware • OKI Microline 182 Printer

Stardot about 6 months ago

Hi all,I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on getting an OKI Microline 182 printer working with a Model B. The manual makes it quite clear its "IBM compatible" - which a BBC isn't, and there's no mention of Epson compatibility which seems to be a t …

Behold: The Greasebox! (self-contained Greaseweazle drive enclosure)

VCFed about 6 months ago

I found an Epson SD-880 dual 3.5/5.25 drive, and decided to put together an enclosure to hold it and the Greaseweazle in a neat package. GW board is mounted to the drive chassis with double-sided tape, insulated with a strip of Gorilla Tape (thick duct tap …

FS: Epson Equity 1 keyboard $55 + shipping

VCFed about 7 months ago

PMs only please. …

NEC D4265C

VCFed about 7 months ago

Hi, does anyone know which component is this? It might be a static ram but have not found any info. It is in stock in a couple of stores but the datasheet is missing. It belongs to an Epson Ram Disk. …

XT-IDE : D1000 ROM Error

VCFed about 8 months ago

Hi - I've put aside my Gateway project pending some parts arrival and picked up on an Epson Equity I+ I've been working on. I received an XT-IDE card last night, and put it in today along with a SD-IDE card reader, and it worked brilliantly... for a couple …
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Using a printer with an Eagle I (?)

VCFed about 8 months ago

I have an AVL Eagle I computer. I am looking to connect a printer. I figured I would use my Epson LX-80, which has a Centronics parallel cable. I see that the parallel ports on the Eagle are not the same - please see the photo. It has serial ports that …

Citizen 24 pin printers Amiga?

VCFed about 8 months ago

I just purchased a Citizen GSX140 24 pin printer, because I found a photo of my desk in the 90s and this is definitely the printer I was using with my Amiga. Problem is, I can't find any reference to it and Amiga anywhere. No mention of drivers etc. I …

Epson PX8 apparently dead

VCFed about 8 months ago

I own this PX8 since many years ago. I was going to put it for sale but on testing it i realized it was apparently dead. The unit stays dead even after some hours of battery charging. No leds blinking, no signs on the lcd,... I am using the original Epson …

Fit a printer to a vintage Varian Spectraa 10 plus Atomic absorption spectrophotometer

VCFed about 8 months ago

Hello! I operate a survivor chemical analysis apparatus: a Spectraa 10 +. It was on the market for the first time in 1984. Works fine and gives accurate results. After research, I try to fit a printer with it, the original one was gone. In the manual, th …

Printing from vintage computers: New Epson LX350 and Retroprinter PI hat are phenomenal

VCFed about 8 months ago

I've been interested in getting my vintage PCs connected for printing. I've ruined(?) an HP Laserjet IIID with an ebay cartridge that was a solid brick of toner and seems to have damaged some of the feed gears. I've had two Laserjet 1100 printers begin f …

EPSON PC-386 Note W boot problem

VCFed about 9 months ago

I just got an EPSON PC-386 Note W notebook. It displays an error message that says "Please set system disk" when I turn it on. The floppy appears to be experiencing a mechanical issue because the entry and departure of the floppy disk are not smo …