BlueMonkOne

This was really a great story. There are SO many threads that could have been pursued but it seemed to end so abruptly. I really enjoyed the author Sasakura Ayato. I hope some of their other releases are just as interesting. That's all.

https://mangadex.org/title/8c21fe3b-4fe6-4f11-b51b-ced00d8aec60/aekanaru

I was dropping off an old air conditioner and noticed all the monitors and computers they had dumped into a large cardboard container. When I asked the guy onsite about picking, he said that once they hit the eWaste place, those computers become property of the eWaste site and can't be sold/taken. I was so bummed - there was a lot of good stuff there. The won't even sell them to me for 100x what they are worth as components.

Are there any online resources that will walk me through troubleshooting a non-working disk drive? I want to learn how to diagnose and repair these drives myself if possible. Thanks!

So I have finally replaced the power supply in an old dead TRS-80 M4 and now have power for the machine. I can break-reset to a Cass? prompt.

I've noticed 2 problems. Any advice would be wonderful.

1. The keyboard has keys that won't work unless struck very hard. Some keys don't work at all. Could that be oxidization? What next investigative step work you take?

2. The machine won't boot NEWDOS or TRSDOS. After a red light and a pause the machine displays "ERROR". Could this be an alignment issue? How do I begin troubleshoot a disk drive?

Hi, I'm fixing up an old Model 4. One of the drives is non-functional so I'd like to replace it with a Gotek.

I've been reading through the FlashFloppy wiki ( https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Host-Platforms ) and I've noticed that the TRS-80 is not listed on the Host Platforms page, even though I've seen a ton of TRS-80's with them installed.

I've also read through https://github.com/GrantMeStrength/TRS80gotek and it seems a bit out-dated.

So my questions are:

1. What additional configuration will I need after installing FlashFloppy to support the TRS-80? (I'm thinking about the FF.CFG and IMG.CFG files).

2. What cables will I need to connect this Gotek ( https://www.ebay.com/i

I'm the original owner of a Pentium 4 Dell XPS 400 tower. It has a license for Windows XP. I've also got an original Windows 98ME disc.

Currently the P4 has Windows 7 installed. Is it possible for me to install the other 2 operating systems and continue to use the Windows 7 boot loader?

How would I alter the Win7 boot loader? Do I need to make a Win7 restore disc and use bootrec.exe or is there an easier way? How do I get the boot loader entries for the other operating systems?

I know there is a lot of talk about capacitors blowing in these machines. Is it worth the risk of just turning it on and seeing what happens? Or should I check/replace any of the internals first? What would you do in this situation? Thanks in advance :)

I have some computers that aren't really yellowing, but they have general grime from fingers/food/lord-knows-what. What solutions are recommended and safe for the plastic on these computers please?

I have an extra modern-ish monitor that has HDMI-in, VGA (female)-in, and a 1/8" audio-in stereo jack.

I've been combing ebay for a C64 S-VIDEO out cable to one (or more) of these connectors on my monitor. I can't find something that would work exactly.

Should I expect to have to cobble together a bunch of adapters and cables to get this to work?

In an ideal world I would prefer a solution that I did NOT have to provide power to (via USB or whatnot).

Thank you!