Re: [M100] Joystick for the M100

2021-01-06 Thread mcdonnell.junk
I was actually pretty surprised at the lack of hardware projects for the M100 in the various magazines back then, even the Portable 100 mag.I wonder if it was the cost of the M100 that kept people from tinkering with it back then.Scott M. Original message From: Peter Vollan

Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet

2020-12-28 Thread mcdonnell.junk
A very 80s solution!Scott M Original message From: p carey Date: 12/28/20 10:23 AM (GMT-05:00) To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Replacement rubber feet I've cut two #2 pencils about 2 inches down from the tip of the eraser and built up the diameter with

Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-17 Thread mcdonnell.junk
Date: 12/17/20 1:34 PM (GMT-05:00) To: m...@bitchin100.com Subject: Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 11:30 AM mcdonnell.junk wrote:>> I am an electrical engineer. That doesn't mean I am an expert in all things (or even

Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-17 Thread mcdonnell.junk
For sure. The back of my board is covered in a thick layer of flux and it looks like the type that likes to eat traces over time and sometimes even becomes conductive. Typical 80s flux. I wish I had a board washer at home because they don't like us playing with the one at work. I'll just have

Re: [M100] Model 100 Repair - Keyboard not responding, LCD missing a column

2020-12-17 Thread mcdonnell.junk
I am an electrical engineer. That doesn't mean I am an expert in all things (or even a lot of things), but my home lab is very well equipped with various scopes, logic analyzers, eeprom and various other programmers, an eeprom emulator, processor emulators, hot air rework station, electrical