Widget drive — #20
My borrowed widget drive also makes loud click-clack sounds when powered on and off. I assume that's normal?
The guy who I borrowed the Lisa from said initially the drive didn't s…
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Widget drive — #19
I like to add to the current state that after a time the green light op top will burn continually. If you then switch of power you will hear a hard click.
Widget drive — #18
As promised pictures of the Widget drive:
Emate 300 Memory — #7
I bought a Canadian (I think) clone of the Newertech module. It works fine. Unless you are using the emate intensively, the standard spec is pretty good. You have to write an awful…
Widget drive — #17
You may have a "stuck brake". Take a look at this document: https://ia801808.us.archive.org/14/items/AppleLisa_RepairSunGuideDC/AppleLisa_RepairSunGuideDC.pdfand navigate to page …
Widget drive — #16
Have tested it today. Disk doesn't seem to spin up. Currents are ok. See:
https://youtu.be/ZxKsA2q0vOI
Only a green light blinks and becomes green
Widget drive — #15
CelGen said:
BIZARRE. From the corner of your photo the PCB layout is different from all the ones I have seen so far. You have a Z8 chip with the EPROM piggybacked.
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Widget drive — #14
You pick that up from baybob60? He's the man
Emate 300 Memory — #6
For further details on eMate memory modules:
Apple eMate 300: Memory Upgrade Discussion
Newton eMate 300 Memory Module
Widget drive — #13
OK. I will make some more pictures.
Widget drive — #12
BIZARRE. From the corner of your photo the PCB layout is different from all the ones I have seen so far. You have a Z8 chip with the EPROM piggybacked.
Emate 300 Memory — #5
Look on eBay for a unit with both slots filled.
Or make me an offer for mine!
Widget drive — #11
Very carefully. With extra ductape
What is under the hood? — #2
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again l…
What is under the hood? — #1
Inspired by many movies on the Internet about opening up a Lisa I decided to take of the top of my former Lisa. As maybe some older members know I acquired one some years ago. It i…
Widget drive — #10
Bought myself an ATX power unit! Now studying the way to connect it.
Emate 300 Memory — #4
Says out of stock but you can email and ask - I'd be pushy. When I emailed about their 180mhz 3400c main board, they just said out of stock: http://www.pchub.com/uph/laptop/344-2…
Emate 300 Memory — #3
Very rare to find indeed. And I've heard...stuff...about the Newton Sales upgrade, so if I were in the market I'd try to find the Newertech part.
Emate 300 Memory — #2
If I recall Newertech made some cards. But I have never seen them. My guess is that these may be a rare thing to find.
Emate 300 Memory — #1
Just a quick question.. How can you upgrade the emate 300 memory.. I see an extra slot but not sure what is compatible with that slot... Anyone know what I should be looking for???…
ARM - Newton — #25
For the record, I would have posted again sooner but I can't figure out how to convert a Newton ROM into a .stg file for the Backup feature on Active Sync/Mobile Center. I'm hones…
Using Disk II on the first Apple II models — #4
Yes, the "autostart" ROM came later as one of the features of the Apple II Plus.
The original Rev 0 Apple IIs just booted to a screen filled with garbage text, you had to push the…
Using Disk II on the first Apple II models — #3
i bet you and woz would have a good ol time!
Using Disk II on the first Apple II models — #2
I found the answer to my own question. Yes, installing the Disk II card would map 256 bytes of ROM on the card into the computer's address space at $C600. At that point, there were…
Using Disk II on the first Apple II models — #1
From what I've read, the first Apple II floppy drive (the Disk II) wasn't invented until about six months after the release of the Apple II - so the computer's ROM code wouldn't ha…