> The card-edge cartridge connector is worn nearly through the traces on
>the m/b. If the computer is jostled much at all, it loses the RAM and
>its little mind. Next mod will be to do some (cheesy, yes I know) wire
>patching to the finger traces.
Heck, they did that when they were brand new! Always pissed
me off when I'd inadventently move the machine just a little while
typing something in and it'd shut down.
> The major question concerns the program tapes. I tried hooking up to
>my stereo, the only cassette player I have anymore, and at any volume,
>it just blows the Timex away. The display goes to hell, it doesn't seem
>to "read" the program, and the display stays scrambled even after the
>cassette stops. The manual states that a "Hi-Fi" tape deck, as opposed
>to a cheap battery-driven portable, may be the source of problems. Does
>anybody have a suggestion or solution? My instinct is that my cheap
>stereo does enough EQ (not optional) to "blur" the signal.
20 years ago when I first got my 1000, I used a Sears 'all in
one' stereo deck for tape storage. It worked pretty well though I
had to fiddle with the signal levels. If you plan on keeping it, you
might look at picking up one of the portable tape units from GE,
Panasonic, Radio Shack, or whatever. They're all over the place in
the thrift stores and pretty cheap too.
Jeff
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Received on Sun Jun 16 2002 - 16:25:18 BST