On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 11:35 AM Adrian Godwin <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 10:27 AM Tony Duell via cctalk > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> I've put a few photos of the machine (in bits) in my flickr account here : >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_duell/albums/72177720304931970 >> >> > > Nice ! Very thorough cleaning of the disc drive !
Don't try that unless you have an alignment disk and know how to use it! > But I'm curious about the eye-bolts. I assume not original. Do you hang it > from the ceiling ? No, they're for the non-original carrying strap. The strap is essential as the end fittings hold the keyboard in place when the machine is stored. Not having the originals, I made some replacements from aluminium strip and bar. The eyebolts are fittted into tapped holes in the bars. I then clipped the shoulder strap from a sports bag type thing onto the eyebolts to be able to carry the machine. To be honest the strap doesn't feel strong enough. I am pretty sure _my_ metal parts are at least as strong as the original plastic ones, but I will try to get a better strap before I carry the machine about too much. Calling the machine 'portable' is stretching things a bit too. It's heaver than a lot of the desktop machines I have (albeit the latter without monitor and keyboard). I feel the P2000C was portable in the sense that you could carry it from the office/lab to the lift, down in the lift to the car park and put it in the boot of your car to take it home or for an off-site job. Not portable in the sense that you'd take it across the country on public transport. -tony
