1st Time in 15 years!

[aisling42]

The old Black Box powered up for the first time in est. 15 years tonight. With Derek's 220 based PS and a converter between that and the 110 supply here and what with barely responding to power progressing to a blue, later red & white screen on each monitor used during the evening; also from fitful growls and red LEDs from both microdrives to a robust same from the one drive. Not responding to keyboard yet, but that could be anything, such as cabling.

I have much in the way of various lists on the SS Abacus on Qemulator. I likely will end up with two "desktop" QLs (one mini-tower & one Black Box w/ the old floppies arrangement) and a road warrior emulator on the Macs. It will remain to be seen how much sneakernet between traveling emulator and stationary black boxes & the like there will be.

Thanks all,
Doug L. 37830 USA

[vanpeebles]

Excellent news, I wonder if it needs a new keyboard membrane?

[aisling42]

It uses an IBM or whatever keyboard attaching by "one of those round plugs" to something snaking out of the case near one of the "Net" ports; doesn't look right from what I remember, so next daylight we open 'er up. Thanks.

Doug 37830 USA

[Cristian]

It uses an IBM or whatever keyboard attaching by "one of those round plugs" to something snaking out of the case near one of the "Net" ports
Doug 37830 USA

Interesting. Could you show some photo please?

[tofro]

That's probably a SuperHermes:
http://www.rwapadventures.com/ql_wiki/i ... uperHERMES

Tobias

[RWAP]

Actually, it is most likely to be a Schoen keyboard interface - http://www.rwapadventures.com/ql_wiki/i ... ds&lang=en

[swensont]

It could have be the Falkenburg Keyboard-90, which is what I used to have. The description could cover a number of the keyboard interfaces.

Tim