New haul/request for info

From: Pat Finnegan <pat_at_purdueriots.com>
Date: Sun May 5 23:40:37 2002

Hi all,

I just got back a few hours ago from grabbing a few 'toys' to play with:

- Altos 580-B02, dual 5-1/4" drives, software
- Altos 8000-15A, dual 8" floppies
- "User manual" for the Altos Series 5, Xerox'd
- Televideo TV-925 w/user manual and maintenance manual
- 3xOsborne-1's, at least two need some repair.
- Commodore VIC20 with "all the fixin's"

I've managed to get an Osborne 1 to power up, it looks to have a stuck bit
on the video memory (bad DRAM perhaps). I don't have software. Does
anyone have software for this?

The Altos 580 and 8000 don't 'work out of the box.' The 8000 supposedly
needs a new powersupply. The 580 has an unknown problem - the power
supply seems to be putting out power OK, and swapping the floppy drive DS
jumpers around didn't help. Right now, it lights the 'in use' light on
Drive 0, spins the disk motor as soon as power is applied, and then the
motor turns off and the disk spins down almost immediately. I don't get
any output from the serial port marked 'JA' (I've tried both straight
through and null-modem cables). Pressing the 'reset' button (is that what
it is?) on the front doesn't seem to do anything.

Does anyone have any info that'd help me repair the 580? I've got a good
amount of electronics knowledge/experience, and have a scope laying around
I know how to use...


Also, I need to get some software for the ACS 8000. I've got a set of IBM
8" floppy disks, but no software for the machine.

Thanks for the help.

-- Pat
Received on Sun May 05 2002 - 23:40:37 BST