[Coco] OT: ummmm... OS-9 computer system pictures for your viewing pleasu...

[Ryan Pritchard]

I would love to see the link for the auction details.  See what was  
being sold.

Regards,

Ryan Pritchard
Fun Extends All Basic Life Expectancies



On 15-Sep-08, at 5:36 AM, mike delyea wrote:

> Hey, an ebay auction for 2 of those just ended yesterday.  Went for  
> $1825.00
>
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 3:52 AM,  <RJRTTY at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> In a message dated 9/15/2008 2:14:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> keeper63 at cox.net writes:
>>
>> Wow! A  Gimix system - I think the only time I saw one of those was  
>> in an
>> advertisement somewhere. Maybe at a computer museum. Treat that  
>> machine
>> like you would anything else of that vintage, especially in regards  
>> to
>> the power supply (caps can easily explode without warning!). Are you
>> planning on restoring it?
>>
>>
>>
>> If he plans on running them he should update the power
>> supplies preferably by replacing the caps or else by
>> replacing the whole supply if he has to.   Man oh man
>> I would love to poke around in one of those babies.  :)
>>
>> Put a scope on the power supplies and look for any
>> AC component on the DC voltage.  If you find anything
>> but a steady DC voltage then replace the caps or supply.
>>
>> I put together a functioning Mark 8 from a kit and playing
>> with these machines would just be that kind of cool.....
>>
>> excuse me, I have to go lay down now. I feel a little
>> faint from all this excitement..:)
>>
>> Roy
>>
>>
>>
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