David, That's very nice of you, but I think I got all I need from Bob this week-end. Marc
> On May 27, 2017, at 5:45 PM, David Collins <davidkcolli...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Marc, I'm scrapping a 9826 right now as part of a clean-up of the HP Computer > Museum and have a keyboard (or specific keycaps) and power switch available > for the cost of shipping. If you have any specific IO boards you are after I > might have some of those spare as well. > > Let me know. > > David Collins > HP Computer Museum > > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Curious Marc > via cctalk > Sent: Sunday, 28 May 2017 7:04 AM > To: Bob Rosenbloom <boba...@sbcglobal.net>; cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: HP 9836 systems and Fuji Pictrography 4000 printer available > > Bob, > > I might not take the whole machines, but I could use parts. I am missing a > few key caps/switches and a power switch on mine (the three of them which > come... from you!). And extra IO boards are always welcome. Before you scrap > everything, let me know if I can come on Sunday. > > Marc > > > > > > From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> on behalf of > "cctalk@classiccmp.org" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Reply-To: Bob Rosenbloom <boba...@sbcglobal.net>, "cctalk@classiccmp.org" > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Date: Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 1:51 PM > To: Tony Duell <ard.p850...@gmail.com>, "cctalk@classiccmp.org" > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: Re: HP 9836 systems and Fuji Pictrography 4000 printer available > > > > On 5/26/2017 12:50 PM, Tony Duell wrote: > > On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 8:45 PM, Bob Rosenbloom via cctalk > > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Spring cleaning time! > > > > I have three vintage HP 9836 computers, two monochrome monitors, one color > > monitor and three printers. > > I'm sure they are going to need work to get running. No testing has been > > done. Could probably get two out > > of the three working. Somewhere I have a few various I/O cards also that > > will be included. > > The video boards (in the main unit, under the left disk drive) are different > > between mono and colour versions of the 9836. You can't use a colour > > monitor on a monochrome machine or vice versa. So if somebody > > ends up taking 1 or 2 machines, make sure you get the right monitors. > > > > An easy way to tell them apart without dismantling is that the colour > > machine has a thumbwheel (contrast control) on the bottom.. Left > > side, about level with the front of the drives. The mono machine > > doesn't. The mono motor has a knob on the back, the colour > > monitor has an IEC mains connector. > > > > -tony > > > > > > I looked at the three machines. Two are monochrome and the third has a > > sticker saying it's been upgraded to > > an 9836C so that's the one for the color monitor. > > > > Unfortunately, it looks like no one is interested in them so they might > > get scrapped. Oh well... I just don't have > > room to keep everything. > > > > Bob > > > > > > -- > > Vintage computers and electronics > > www.dvq.com > > www.tekmuseum.com > > www.decmuseum.org > > > > > >
