Re: LCD screen repair

2020-11-21 Thread rice43 via cctalk
Whilst i have no experience replacing Apple G4 displays, LCD replacement in general is fairly easy. For starters, you're 100% going to need a new panel, preferably a like-for-like, though it's entirely possible you could stick in a different model if it's using LVDS connections inside. It's

Re: DEC PDP-8/E wanted

2020-11-20 Thread rice43 via cctalk
I wouldn't get your hopes up. Finding a PDP-8 of any description is going to be fairly difficult in this day and age, even a PDP-8/A. I'd assume that the majority of those that were made were either scrapped, or are now in private hands, where the owners would be unwilling to part with them.

Re: Looking for PDP-11/23+ parts for museum restoration

2020-11-09 Thread rice43 via cctalk
I believe he's just looking for a BA23 rackmount faceplate, an RL02 drive and a 3U blanking plate for those half-height PDP-11 cabinets What are you looking for exactly? Looking at your blog, you are pretty far, having a nice machine there already... Cheers

Re: Control Data 449 Special Miniature Computer from 1967?

2020-10-16 Thread rice43 via cctalk
-- Original Message -- From: "Steve Malikoff via cctalk" To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Sent: Friday, 16 Oct, 2020 At 08:02 Subject: Control Data 449 Special Miniature Computer from 1967? I was idly browsing early editions of Computer World journal on Google newspapers and found an announce

Re: FIRE SALE!

2020-10-12 Thread rice43 via cctalk
-- Original Message -- From: "Al Kossow via cctalk" To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sent: Monday, 12 Oct, 2020 At 00:54 Subject: FIRE SALE! http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?77118-Fire-sale-PDP-11-stuff