PDP-8/Is Successfully Retrieved!!!

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon Jan 12 20:13:20 1998

>> This sounds like the Lisa 2/5, better open it up and see about removing the
>> battery if it is, hope it doesn't have any problems from a leaky battery.
>> I got mine just before the battery totally destroyed the boards, and I was
>> able to clean up the mess.
>
>Actually, it was sitting next to me on the seat in the truck and, at a
>stoplight, I opened it up. The batteries look ok so I'll replace them
>immediately.

Glad to hear they look OK. I probably should have added that it's my
understanding that this problem is the most severe on the 2/5. Also
probably safest to just leave them out. It'll run just fine without the
battery. IIRC about all that does is keep the date and time, but then you
can never again have a valid date anyway since 1995 is long gone :^) And
people worry about the year 2000 problem, that's how you tell that they
don't own a Lisa :^)

                                Zane


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