It's pretty daunting at first, but hang in there. You are lucky to have found such a good support base for such an old machine. We are stronger together my fellow nerds. -Jason
On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 7:01 PM Charles Hudson <clh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just a word to "me": > > Take a deep breath and repeat "I can learn to deal with this," until you > begin to see that is true. Nobody is born with a soldering iron in hand; > you are just on the low end of a learning curve. The rate at which you > progress is immaterial; you are going where you want to go. > > At some point the knowledge you gain by participating in this fascinating > activity - and it is fascinating or we wouldn't be hearing from you, would > we? - will serve to protect you from the dishonest and the merely ignorant; > you'll know better. > > One day you may turn the tables and get a great deal on something that is > sold as "unworking", "for parts only", and you will know what is wrong and > how to fix it, maybe just by turning a dial.. > > You are fortunate to have acquired a Model 100; in its own right one of > the most remarkable computers in Radio Shack / Tandy history. This one > needs some TLC; probably a set of capacitors and a new NiCd battery, as has > been suggested. The parts aren't very expensive and if you do the work > yourself it will cost less than a meal at a restaurant. > > Depending on where you live you may find assistance from someone more > knowledgeable who shares the interest or makes a second income from > repairs. And you can count on cogent advice from the dedicated forum of > Model 100 enthusiasts, the Bitchin' 100. > > So screw up your courage; ask a lot of questions, take your time, accept > that frustration and failure are part of learning, but do it. If I can do > it, you can do it, believe me. > > -CH- >
