My own Lisa 2/10
My own Lisa 2/10
Hi,
I'm posting to what has been a quiet thread for a few months because I now too own a Lisa (actually three of them!). Two Lisa 2s and one Lisa 2/10. That's another model off the list
They are all broken and need restoration. The best of the lot is the Lisa 2/10 (see photo). However, it doesn't boot from the hard drive, but comes up with a similar screen to the one NEXT shows earlier.
I've got a lot to learn about this machine and I've collected links and material I've got to wade through before I start repairs in earnest.
Has anyone had experience with getting Lisa 2 images off the web for use with a real Lisa 2? I don't have any disks. I DO have the required images and some good tips from this link..
http://lisafaq.sunder.net/lisafaq-hw-media-floppy_dc42.html
The problem is getting through the pathway below, which is the only one open to me...
Internet -->My PC--->a Mac-compatible 1.44MB disk--->into my FDHD Mac SE/30--->Onto a 800k DS/DD disk in an externally attached 800k Apple 3.5 inch drive (but written as a 400k SS/DD Lisa disk).
It's a long and convoluted pathway not to mention the .sit and .hqz formats to negotiate! I'd be interested to hear of others' experiences?
Also, is there any way to ascertain that a 400k disk prepared from an image actually has been done correctly and WILL boot (perhaps by examining it in a Mac?). Nothing is more frustrating than a non-boot but not being able to know if it's the software image or the hardware at fault.
NEXT, how are you going with your own restoration?
Tez