falter
Veteran Member
It arrived! And it works (I think)!
Weighs a ton, but I got it up on the bench. Fired it up -- initial disappointment because nothing appeared on the screen. Then I opened it up and found the display and drive (I think) connectors were disconnected. Bracing myself for whatever reason they might have been that way, I turned it back on again and voila! I have a cursor, and can type. No boot disk though, and no idea how I'd get it to boot anything even if I did. All I can do is type, move the cursor around on the screen.. that's it.
Overall it's in well worn but not too bad shape. When I popped off the front panel cover though I was dismayed to see the ram board is all bent and flexed. I have no idea if it's still working or not, and I can't seem to pull it out to try to straighten it. I'm afraid I"ll break it (or rip my fingers to shreds.. it's sharp).
Now I just have to find an OS disk and some instructions on how to boot this thing. I think it's proper name is Intel Intellec Series III MDS-225.
Weighs a ton, but I got it up on the bench. Fired it up -- initial disappointment because nothing appeared on the screen. Then I opened it up and found the display and drive (I think) connectors were disconnected. Bracing myself for whatever reason they might have been that way, I turned it back on again and voila! I have a cursor, and can type. No boot disk though, and no idea how I'd get it to boot anything even if I did. All I can do is type, move the cursor around on the screen.. that's it.
Overall it's in well worn but not too bad shape. When I popped off the front panel cover though I was dismayed to see the ram board is all bent and flexed. I have no idea if it's still working or not, and I can't seem to pull it out to try to straighten it. I'm afraid I"ll break it (or rip my fingers to shreds.. it's sharp).
Now I just have to find an OS disk and some instructions on how to boot this thing. I think it's proper name is Intel Intellec Series III MDS-225.