Martin_H wrote:
Wow, that's quite a collection of machines! I had a TI-57 back in 1979 and it was a lot of fun.
thanks complimenting on my collection! I even own several of some models like the apple 2 ( 2Apple 2+ and a 2e) or commodore 64, two C64 and 1 C64-II,
2x 1541 and 1x1541-II,as for 128 I have C128D, which I had by the time after my C64. I also missed to mention the complete Apple 2C.
I also have a few matrix printers, including the MZ80P, DMP for the amstrad, must have 2 x 6128
I had a friend who even had a IIGS, don't think he would sell it anyhow.
of course it took me years to gather all of this, and I am now afraid that many of them wouldn't work anymore if I would plug them back.
I ha da talk with a guy who repair the Apples. He said that at least 30% of the mac SE or definitively dead because of capacitors leaks damaging the board.
I am in trouble with the disk unit on the Apple2 but he know how to fix them and the control board.
At least the Dragon both work, and I have 1 disk unit. Also tested the Thomson for which I have a disk unit.
anyway some people have more than I have, like those who run some youtube channels showing their collection piece by piece in working order and launching some programs and detailing each computer history.
I regret not buying some pieces when price was not as high as today; or pieces rare, like that Hector HRX I had found on a former free biding website named i-bazar, later bought by ebay.
I got some nice pieces for quite nothing, amiga1000 complete with screen against a simple book! Commodore SX64 for quite nothing, some other I had to buy on ebay from foreign countries like Germany for the MZ80B complete with disk unit and all expansion cards, but don't own any floppy disk to go with it. England for the MZ80K in its original cardboard box.
Some other I just have been given like a thomson TO9 I didn't mention, but I don't have much interest for the THomson machines.
The sharp MZ are very very nice machines.
Also omitted to mention a sinclair ZX spectrum but since I don't even know where it is now, like a Thomson MO5 and maybe a Commodore Plus4 I just ask to myself if I just dream I got them...
I of course own a Ti57, and also a Ti59 calculator. Seen Ti58 on catalogs, but never seen any for sell on ebay.
I am also trying to troubleshooting the DAI, bought from belgium a few years ago (belgium computer), very rare but very interesting piece, not for a cheap price, supposed to be in working order, but boots and crashes before end of the total cycle, display 'DAI Computer' then lines of '------' and no basic prompt as supposed. I'll next check the roms contents.
Will check ROMs