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    Replacing an old NEC 286F backlight with almost no money

    Hello. I recently acquired one old defective NEC 286F with lots of problems. Luckily, we could still powering it on, but the first problem we saw is a defective back light. It was yet possible to see text on the screen, but not easily. We needed to fix it in order to view the screen so we could...
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    Terminal with twisted image - is it possible to fix?

    Hi! I'm about to acquire a terminal, but the seller just told me the image is twisted. She sent me a picture: I don't have the technical logic to judge if it is unrecoverable or if a technician could just twist the tube a little to fix the image. Can you help me with this? Thanks!
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    Using a PS/2 PC keyboard on a HP 700/96 terminal

    Hello all. I recently got access to a HP 700/96 terminal *without* keyboard. I'd like to know if it is possible using a standalone PS/2 PC keyboard on it if I just chop off its PS/2 connector and sold a RJ11 (RJ12?) connector to it with the correct pinout. I couldn't find if soldering it with...
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    Cannot connect Linux to VAXstation 4000/90 (cougar) via RS-232

    Hi! I recently got a beautiful and likely functional VAXstation 4000/90 (cougar). When I turn it, leds turn on and off and it makes a beautiful sound at the end of the initialization process. It then turns off all leds, hence indicating no error. Although everything seems fine, I cannot show...
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    Restoring a NEC 286F backlight?

    Hi all! I'm getting an beautiful and old NEC 286F. It seems it kind of works but the LCD backlight is almost dying. The current owner recorded a video of it being turned on and off: After talking to #vc guys on IRC and looking at some topics here at the forums, it seems that the first...
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    Sun SPARC Classic network problems

    Hi there! I got a beautiful and functional Sun SPARC Classic (very similar to this/). Everything works: HDD, videocard, etc. Even the external DVD driver the seller gave me. The problem is that the network adapter seems not to work at all. I've tried everything. dhcp, static IP addressing...
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    Connecting a T440 terminal to a distant computer - modems are needed?

    Hi! I'm born on 80's and started to use computers around 2000 (Windows 98) but since I became a Unix user, I felt in love with Unix history, computer history and vintage computer in general. I recently acquired a DEC T440 terminal and, more recently, a SPARCClassic workstation. I want to...
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