Hi Mark, Have you ever replaced the TOD clock battery in your 917? The follow-on 918 had a field replaceable battery, but the 917 had one soldered onto the motherboard.
*Very* nice system. I had one for a while and they are a great hobbyist box. Lee C. On Sun, Jul 31, 2022 at 11:37 AM Mark Moulding via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I've just listed my complete HP-3000 system on eBay here. This is an > HP-3000 917LX system with: > > Disks: (2) 2GB drive (possibly RAID, but I'm not sure) > Tape: (2) DAT (built-in and external) > 16-port terminal concentrator > 12-port Ethernet hub > Terminals (2) HP 700/96 + one 700/92 that probably doesn't work > Line-printer 300 LPM with stand, ribbons, and paper > Dot-matrix printers (2) with ribbons > All cables > MPE/iX, ASK/ManMan, QUERY, TurboIMAGE > FORTRAN > Documentation (50+ pounds, including all service and upgrade records) > > It all works perfectly (as of two days ago). There's a possibility that I > might deliver it if you're near Portland OR or the San Francisco Bay area, > or off the I-5 in between; otherwise it's local pickup only (in either > location). It's listed for $2600 buy-it-now, or a starting bid of $2000, > but if you're really interested email with an offer and we'll see what can > be worked out... > ~~ > Mark Moulding > > -- Lee Courtney +1-650-704-3934 cell
