Binary Dinosaurs @binarydinosaurs.co.uk · 27d First power up of the Apple /// in *counts fingers* 8 years. Took a few goes to let the caps reform but it’s now running and lasting for upwards of 3 minutes before failing. I suspect I might have to pick it up and drop it onto the bench to reset the chips. 😁
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Huh. Passes all the diagnostics though. Maybe it’s just my utilities disk is too warm and is being uncooperative.
Have you considered the Frankenstein solution? It's ALIVE!!!
THE textbook example of why marketing executives should never be allowed within a block's radius of the engineering offices.
OMG, and Apple /// in the wild. I remember when I first saw one and thought it was the coolest looking micro, even better than my ][+. Of course it was a dead end, from the overheating due to the lack of a fan to it being incompatible with the ][ line.