I might have been a bit too optimistic.
About a dozen traces are in bad shape under the Varta. Several are completely gone, but it’s likely salvageable.
I might have been a bit too optimistic.
About a dozen traces are in bad shape under the Varta. Several are completely gone, but it’s likely salvageable.
I think I got to this one just in the nick of time!
@thomasfuchs I purchased this to go with a system I saw online, but once I won the bid on the keyboard, the computer was already sold. Dumb on my part.
I am interested in digging into the history of Intergraph.
@thomasfuchs Testing is required. Intergraph made high-end graphic workstations, so their stuff is a bit unusual.
Now I just need a an early Pentium INTERGRAPH workstation to go with this unique keyboard.
@thomasfuchs Given how many glossy ads Zeos ran in the magazines back in the day, I’m surprised such systems seem so rare today.
@thomasfuchs The original Extended is hard to find!
Somehow, cleaning a keyboard feels right on a cold wet November day.
It’s a small thing, but this is the vintage Apple keyboard I’ve been missing. Now to clean it up and use it with my Mac SE.
#retrocomputing
I’ve learned it’s a good idea to reflow the ADB ports on vintage Macintosh keyboards as they sometimes have cracked joints.
I know the Apple Extended Keyboard II gets a lot of love, but this might be my favorite size to use regularly due to its smaller size (though some keys, including the arrow keys, are not great).
@mac84tv Ivory
@mac84tv Good to know! I have removed and cleaned UA10, UC9, and U12, which were in bad shape, but I have not done much with U10 or UB9, both of which could use further attention.
The bottom of the board looks good.
Do you know if there are schematics beyond the 1992 Bomarcs?
I know it’s not pretty, but there were so many lifted pads and troubled traces, I take it if it works… but so far all I get is boot chimes and a gray screen. Onward to victory!
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