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

[mike delyea]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250291963539

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 8:38 AM, Ryan Pritchard <coconut at pritchard.ca> wrote:
> 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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