> On 9 Jun 2017, at 15:14, Noel Chiappa via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > >> From: Adrian Graham > >> Completely by chance one of the programme managers for STC at the time >> found all my postings ... in a last ditch attempt to give his stash of >> goodies away before he put them all in the local recycling. >> This means that not only do I now have two unused units and spare parts >> but I also have .. full documentation, a complete source dump AND the >> entire 8" disk set > > Oh, that is _fantastic_ news. I'm so happy this was all saved. >
6 hour round trip, I drove home with a massive grin on my face. >> Another downside is I now know what's making my machine loop at >> startup. > > Hey, the problem would be there whether or not you knew the cause - knowing > the cause is surely better than not knowing! > Oh true, and once I sort the power issue out and get RESET working properly on mine again I can swap out a LUCY from another machine to see if it makes a difference. >> the ASTEC 8151 was a bit of an achilles heel because of the way it was >> mounted upside down and only passively cooled > > Any way (i.e. room) to add a small fan to help with the cooling? Sounds like > that's definitely indicated… > Externally yes, but the days of these machines being on 24x7 are long gone. While the PSTN is still there to dial numbers the viewdata side disappeared 10-15 years ago though there’s a group of hardcore people trying to resurrect it on a more modern platform. Interestingly one of Paul’s sons works in HVAC so might be able to cast an eye over the PSUs to see if they’re easily fixed. — Adrian/Witchy Binary Dinosaurs - Celebrating Computing History from 1972 onwards
