Lee, though this trick certainly did work, it seems this needs to be repeated each time. Once turned off, then back to square one. Something else odd, is that the trick appears to work only ~50% of the time, whereas just turning off and on, will not result in anything more than the solid pixels.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 24, 2016, at 9:22 PM, Ryan Fransen <ryan.fran...@me.com> wrote: > > Lee, thank you. That worked! > > http://www3.telus.net/ryanfransen/m100.jpg > > Thank you so much for the tip, greatly appreciated. Now on to sorting out > storage solutions. I've read about a few different methods for storage on sd > cards or similar. I wonder which options are still available and/or > recommended? > > Ryan > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 24, 2016, at 8:09 PM, Lee Kelley <l...@3footed.com> wrote: >> >> At this point probably a full cold restart would do the trick. >> Turn off the memory switch on the bottom for a few minutes then turn it back >> on then turn on the M100 I think that might just do the trick, assuming it >> has at least 8k of ram installed and has the OS Rom in it. >> >>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 10:02 PM, Ryan Fransen <ryan.fran...@me.com> wrote: >>> Hi everyone. Being new to the group, and as suggested by John, I thought I >>> would introduce myself. >>> >>> I recently became the lucky owner of a M100. This is the first time I've >>> had a M100, so is a whole new world for me to discover. I couldn't afford >>> one when they came out - The best I had at the time was a coco. I am an >>> old time SW Engineer, and currently have a M1 and a M3 in my collection. >>> Both have been fixed up and work beautifully, though I don't get too much >>> of a chance to use them these days. >>> >>> The M100 wasn't working at all when I bought it, though I hope to get it >>> working and both use and write sw for it. I have since replaced the >>> internal battery, and after giving it a good charge, when I turn the >>> machine on I now get solid pixels on the display - all on. At least some >>> progress! I did find the service manual, though haven't had a chance yet to >>> hook up the scope and see what I can find out. Any and all help is greatly >>> appreciated in getting this up and working. >>> >>> Once working I will be looking for some advice on best techniques for file >>> storage/transfer, though step one is to get a working machine. >>> >>> Thanks everyone. I have enjoyed watching the discussions in this group and >>> happy to see such a community for a great machine. >>> >>> Ryan >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> >> -- >> "I will never in my lifetime make a film that cannot be seen by the whole >> family" Arther P. Jacobs
