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> rather then respond item by item to that barrage of
> gibberish, moron, remember what prompted your original
> response - I had said it was unfortunate that Apple
> didn't build the MACINTOSH with a crt controller. Then
>
There's really no reason to get angry about this either way. One man's
refuse is another's treasure, especially when it comes to computer
equipment. None of my friends understands how I can be enthusiastic about
old computer technology, such as the Lisa OS and hardware. But, they can
talk endlessly
It's truly a shame that the Lisa wasn't a success. If Apple had had better
management, perhaps the company's primary platform would have had
protected memory. It would have given Apple more credibility and saved
users from a lot of pain.
The Lisa's failure in the market doesn't diminish the excell
I don't think anyone has the Lisa version of Alice. I wrote to several
members of the original Mac team, including Capps, and only received a
reply from one of them, I believe it was the creator of folklore.org.
If I'm wrong, I'd love to get a copy. After all, it's Apple's first game,
right? That
I'm curious. How many people have working Widgets? Did they require major
assistance, like low-level formatting, or some sort of surgery?
I bought a new Widget years ago from a company and sold it on Ebay because
I have a Lisa 2/5 with a working ProFile and couldn't attach it. I don't
know if the
I know it may sound weird, but I've been using a SCSI cable that came with
an Iomega Zip 100 drive with my Lisa/5MB ProFile. I got the ProFile from an
Apple III and formatted it on the Lisa. I installed Lisa OS 3.1 and the 7/7
suite. The cable doesn't seem to be an issue since I've never had any
If you have more than one, I'm interested, too. I don't have the $200 or
whatever they're going for on Ebay, though.
The hardware serialization feature was a bad idea, but the industry seems
to be moving in that direction. So far, the only major motherboard maker
I've heard of that hasn't jum
There really should be some sort of non-profit organization designed to
preserve the Lisa legacy. Lisa stuff is being scattered on Ebay and ends
up in various collections or thrown out. Private collections are OK, but
it really would be valuable for there to be a museum or some sort of
central repo
Always put things on Ebay that are Lisa related. Don't throw them away.
> The miniscribe drives that I have seen were prone to failure because the
> mechanism would suck in dirt that would stop the platters from moving.
> There was a guy in Chicago years ago who repaired the mfm miniscribe
> driv
My video has a bit of noise and shimmer, I think. But, it's not too bad.
The hard drive is really loud, though. I wonder if the fan needs to be
replaced...
> Maby try some contact cleaner on the pots at the top of the video board.
> HAVE THE SYSTEM OFF AND UNPLUGGED. High voltages!!!
>
> First
The clock has never worked. I know about the time issue. Not even setting
it to times the Lisa clock can recognize worked, even after I got it. I get
an error message that the time is not set (or something similar) every time
I turn the computer on. I assume the batteries were dead or the clock
doe
Why has the Lisa team remained silent? Isn't there a book here? I'd
personally love to have all the anecdotes and the like concerning the
Lisa's development to read. There's a little bit about it on the Mac
Folklore site, but everything is so Mac-centric. It would be refreshing to
read about the Li
When I purchased my Lisa II from Sun many years ago, it has a dead clock
battery, or a broken clock. All I know is that the clock has never worked.
Not only am I concerned with leakage from bad batteries, I would like to be
able to make the clock functional.
Does anyone know of a source for clock
The ProFile, at least the 5 MB version, was compatible with the Apple III.
The ProFile that I have with my Lisa came from an Apple III. I formatted it
when I attached it to the Lisa. I heard somewhere that once a ProFile is
formatted by a Lisa, an Apple III can't use it. But, that seems suspicious.
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