On Mon, 14 Nov 2022, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
On Mon, 14 Nov 2022, geneb via cctalk wrote:
Yep. At least nowdays you can publically embarass companies that pull crap
like that - assuming they care of course. :)
I don't know the details; didn't Apple push through an "update" that would
On Mon, 14 Nov 2022, geneb via cctalk wrote:
Yep. At least nowdays you can publically embarass companies that pull crap
like that - assuming they care of course. :)
I don't know the details; didn't Apple push through an "update" that would
"brick" phones with third party replacement screens?
On Mon, 14 Nov 2022, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
In the EARLY years of the TRS80, Tandy actually believed that they could void
the warranty if you opened the case. Eventually, their lawyers explained to
them about Magnuson-Moss. Sometimes, it is GREAT to have your adversary
lawyer-up,
It's a lot less effort to tell them the sticker was illegal to begin with.
;)
. . . and have him have to escalate it to somebody authorized to make
exceptions, or argue with tandy lawyers?
On Mon, 14 Nov 2022, geneb via cctalk wrote:
Nope. You point out that the state attorney(sp) general
On Mon, 14 Nov 2022, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
1) A piece of tamper-proof tape, labeled "breaking this seal voids
warranty". If you do major modifications to something, such as a TRS80
model 1, always put a fresh tamper-evident seal on it afterwards, to
re-enable the warranty.
On Mon, 14
1) A piece of tamper-proof tape, labeled "breaking this seal voids
warranty". If you do major modifications to something, such as a TRS80
model 1, always put a fresh tamper-evident seal on it afterwards, to
re-enable the warranty.
On Mon, 14 Nov 2022, geneb wrote:
It's a lot less effort to
On Mon, 14 Nov 2022, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
1) A piece of tamper-proof tape, labeled "breaking this seal voids warranty".
If you do major modifications to something, such as a TRS80 model 1, always
put a fresh tamper-evident seal on it afterwards, to re-enable the warranty.
It's a lot
Here's a photo of a "combo" Wright Line rack. Note how the upper row of
tapes are hung from a rail.
https://photovault.com/data/resize/800x550/TEC/TECV01P01_19.jpg?a21a7d6f2c85140ab281fe847fc313ac
--Chuck
1) A piece of tamper-proof tape, labeled "breaking this seal voids
warranty". If you do major modifications to something, such as a TRS80
model 1, always put a fresh tamper-evident seal on it afterwards, to
re-enable the warranty.
2) Also called a "tape hanger", a piece of plastic that wraps
On 11/14/22 10:56, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
> Point of order for the dummies: what is a tape seal?
>
> Sellam
The type under discussion is this:
https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?attachments/1667864510113-png.1248420/
The "band" that goes around a reel of 1/2" tape and allows it to be
> On Nov 14, 2022, at 1:56 PM, Sellam Abraham via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Point of order for the dummies: what is a tape seal?
A wrapper around the rim of a 1/2 inch tape reel, to protect it and allow for
storage. It's more compact than the alternative, a canister to hold the tape,
though
Point of order for the dummies: what is a tape seal?
Sellam
On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 8:36 AM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On 11/14/22 04:25, Shoppa, Tim via cctalk wrote:
> > I've been reporting on 9-track tape seal failures over at least the past
> 2 decades here.
>
On 11/14/22 04:25, Shoppa, Tim via cctalk wrote:
> I've been reporting on 9-track tape seal failures over at least the past 2
> decades here.
>
> I first noticed the problem in the very early 2000's, and thought it was just
> random onesy-twosy failures, possibly contributed to by ozone in LA
On 11/14/22 09:19, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
On 11/14/22 06:25, Shoppa, Tim via cctalk wrote:
I've been reporting on 9-track tape seal failures over at
least the past 2 decades here.
Very very few of the older (I think of them as IBM or
70's/80's style) "hard plastic" tape seals failed.
On 11/14/22 06:25, Shoppa, Tim via cctalk wrote:
I've been reporting on 9-track tape seal failures over at least the past 2
decades here.
I first noticed the problem in the very early 2000's, and thought it was just
random onesy-twosy failures, possibly contributed to by ozone in LA region,
I've been reporting on 9-track tape seal failures over at least the past 2
decades here.
I first noticed the problem in the very early 2000's, and thought it was just
random onesy-twosy failures, possibly contributed to by ozone in LA region, but
over the past 20 years the failures have
On Mon, 14 Nov 2022, jos wrote:
if anyone wants to go ahead I will gladly share my Kicad project ! Mind you,
the diddlescan is a problem as that requires a CRT yoke with 3 windings
Reminds me of the Cogar C4/ICL 1500 system that has a rotated deflection
also with diddlescan ;-) But I
On 13.11.22 21:14, Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote:
Thanks Jos, I hadn't realized how similar the DP1100 is.
This brochure has a great image of the font right on the front page (80x12
text):
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/datapoint/1100/Dataform_1100_Brochure_1974.pdf
Maybe something similar can
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