VERAULT
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I would have to fix mine first
Funny I did as well. I would really like to fix that machine. Its just not on my priority list. I am a bit intimidated about the broken mechanisn in mine which is supposed to raise the keyboard when opened; mine does not.On a whim I bought a CGA slice for the basket-case Convertible I have, but I haven't even plugged it in yet.
I recently watched Cathode Ray Dudes video on the convertible. IT was a good video, but I feel he was overly critical on the computer.
Tried someone this on IBM PC Convertible 5140?
Ok so this is all i cant get on my 5140. It cant even start program. I tried IBM DOS 3.30 and also MS-DOS 6.22, same results. Floppy drive will remain ON, but nothing more happens..
Unfortunately, it looks like the CGA card in the Kaypro 16 isn't completely compatible with Area5150 (works fine with 8088MPH). There's a few scenes where the screen scrolls to a solid white display, particularly on the following three scenes:
- Vertical Scrolling "houses": the first image is fine, but the second image and 4th image (with the "orb" that has scrolling text in it) are just solid white
- The diagonal scrolling text scene (after the lady with the fancy shades) alternates between the text display and a white box scrolling
- The ball rolling on the maze scrolls fine, but also alternates between the proper display and just white
I wonder if it's an issue with the memory or pages on the card? Not sure if it's fixable or any sort of a workaround?
it's really not asking too much for these hobby PCBs to accommodate the mounting holes for a keystone mounting bracket, idk why so many don't
it's really not asking too much for these hobby PCBs to accommodate the mounting holes for a keystone mounting bracket, idk why so many don't
Missing the point about the MicroRAM: "...can be plugged onto Monotech XT-IDE Deluxe v1.1 cards, combining the two to save an ISA slot". So this specific version's layout is meant to be a daughterboard as well as a standalone board.