track18
Experienced Member
Hi there,
still not finished (well, actually not even begun) cleaning my PET's keyboard, I today received another baby: My parents-in-law gave me a Sharp MZ80A, which they got from some relatives who were about to dump the machine just before they learned about my interest in vintage computers... Unfortunately, the device seems dead as a dodo -- no lifesign after switching it on (so sound, no picture, no nothing).
I know basically nothing about this kind of machine (grew up with 6502-based computers), but I well remember its cool all-in-one design from the adverts I saw back in the early 80s. I wonder if there's someone around in the forum who is more acquainted with this sort of machine -- and who can tell me the three most frequent causes for MZ80 power failures? (Perhaps its just a burned-out fuse?)
Best regards --
track18
still not finished (well, actually not even begun) cleaning my PET's keyboard, I today received another baby: My parents-in-law gave me a Sharp MZ80A, which they got from some relatives who were about to dump the machine just before they learned about my interest in vintage computers... Unfortunately, the device seems dead as a dodo -- no lifesign after switching it on (so sound, no picture, no nothing).
I know basically nothing about this kind of machine (grew up with 6502-based computers), but I well remember its cool all-in-one design from the adverts I saw back in the early 80s. I wonder if there's someone around in the forum who is more acquainted with this sort of machine -- and who can tell me the three most frequent causes for MZ80 power failures? (Perhaps its just a burned-out fuse?)
Best regards --
track18