On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 1:04 PM cz via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > It uses the 3 volt Lithium cell found in later Apple devices. Should not > leak or explode, replace it and move on. > > Needed to start up the NeXT.
Yes it is, and as I found out when I pulled out my NeXT cube for VCF 5 years ago, the default boot device you get after replacing the battery is the optical drive (which mine does not have - I have the fat Maxtor drive). >From that thread, this is a handy link for new NeXT owners (still good in 2024)... http://n-1.nl/next/hardware/info/rom-monitor.html And in my case, this is what I had to do... "Turns out, the default when populating from dead/missing battery is 'od'. Fixed it by jumping into the ROM prompt and using 'p' to set the default to 'sd' then 'b sd' to fire it up." -ethan ~
