First thing check solder joints and check the ESR capacitors on motherboard boards and CRT board. Need ESR meter for this. I'll open 'er up and take a look at the solder joints. For my sake I hope it's that as I just looked at the price of some ESR meters :) I'll just convince myself it's an …

I just acquired a Sony Trinitron Multisync 200ES. It is in fantastic cosmetic shape, but when I brought it home and plugged it in, the issues started. Here's the behavior: I can turn it on and it shows a great picture (very bright) It stays on for 5 to 10 seconds and then turns itself off and the …

Hi everyone, For those that are interested, I just finished cloning an IBM ThinkPad 701C Battery from the ground up and made it all open-source. This is something I've been working on for a while and, as a ThinkPad collector and restorer, something I've wanted for a long time. The main parts of the …

I’ve picked up two RS232 WiFi Modems from Arcane byte and want to see if I can get a multiplayer game going. Using terminal I’ve been able to connect one modem to the other using the BBS TCP listener on one and dialing the IP and port from the other. Once connected each side can see the ASCII sent …

There is actually a kind of BIOS setup, it's Easy Setup. Keep F1 pressed and turn on power, you'll enter Easy Setup this way. But it's very basic and does not have many options there. More advanced setup is done via ps2.exe DOS utility. Here are two diskettes for that. You actually need only one of …

Has anyone successfully installed a Xircom pocket ethernet adapter on a Tandy 1000 series (non-RL)? Using a third-party parallel port card I can get the adapter recognized but I receive an error "Pocket Ethernet III Failed Loopback Test". I'm not sure if the pocket ethernet adapter has failed or …

Hi all, I've been trying to get an RS232 Wifi module working on my two ThinkPad 360C and 360CSEs with no luck. Im using BananaCom in DOS and it refuses to detect the modem and looking for ways I can troubleshoot. There are a few things Im thinking: 1. Is the serial port even enabled? There is no …

Looking at picking up an SE/30 due to it's extensibility and ability to run things like A/UX. Anyone have any suggestions or directions I could take this project?

A '77? Go for SCSI, sound blaster and some ram upgrade cards and you'll be broke for the next few years :p There's some interesting things on the ps/2 line, but due to the cost I tend to keep myself limited to the model 30, both 8086 and 286 (7 pcs in 5 different configs) I’m a laptop collector as …

Hey everyone, I’ve got a beautiful IBM PS/2 model 77s and am looking for suggestions on what it’s fate should be? Here are some initial thoughts: - DOS/Windows Telnet BBS server? - DOS gaming box? - IRC server? Looking for fun suggestions hardware upgrade suggestions as well. This is my first MCA …

Hey everyone, I’ve got a beautiful IBM PS/2 model 77s and am looking for suggestions on what it’s fate should be? Here are some initial thoughts: - DOS/Windows Telnet BBS server? - DOS gaming box? - IRC server? Looking for fun suggestions hardware upgrade suggestions as well. This is my first MCA …

Various hits on Google seem to suggest 1GB might be your limit - here's a link to a 701C restoration with a working 1GB CF card... https://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=109053 Thanks for that. My 1GB PATA SilliconDrive CF Card (that I purchased the exact model as it was used for another 701C …

I'd ordinarily agree, but while the Seagate reports almost 5k cylineders, the CF2IDE reports only 127. Now that is almost double of the original TravelStar (65), but I'd be surprised if the controller limit was so low. Maybe not?

Hello all, I'm running into an issue with my ThinkPad 701c. I've decided it's time to swap the HDD out for something a bit faster and less noisy. I have an IBM TravelStar LP 540 that still works great, so I know there is no issue with the caddy, connection, board, etc. No matter the combination of …

I'm on the hunt for an incredibly elusive power adapter OR a suitable power adapter that will work for an IBM PS/2 CL57 laptop, original part number 07G1412 . It's a US 60W AC adapter with a 4 pin connector, seemingly identical to the ubiquitous IBM AC Adapter-30: http://poweradapter.co/ibm-ac- …