Glad to be of help Andy. May I ask which method of Retro Briting did you use. I jave made my own "cream" compound before, but have gotten the 40 Cream Hair Developer for my next try. A couple of M100 screens got scarred the last time; I used masking tape. This time I've gotten Frog Tape, but am wondering what you, and others, have done to avoid getting the H2 on the clear plastic screen cover. If there is a way to remove the clear part from the case, I have not been able to figure it out.
God Bless, GregS <>< ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Lawrence" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 9:11:18 AM Subject: [M100] New User - Resurrected T102 Hello All, I was born in 1975, and throughout the 80s I looked forward to the annual Radio Shack catalogs, each year drooling over the T100/2s etc! Well a couple weeks ago I was cruising eBay and ran across a busted T102 and snatched it up cheap. Completed the following to fix it up: - Restored normal functionality by re-soldering the DC jack. - Burned y2k ROM, thanks to GregS for pointing out the file location. I was planning to burn on a stash of old 27c256s, but appears I've used all of those, rather than eBaying surplus I simply ordered an AT27C256R-70PU-ND from Digikey for $1.38. This also saved me 2mA. - Swapped the leaking NiCad for a 4F Supercap, Digikey part 4704PHBK-ND. - Swapped the original 32.768k crystal for a Digikey part 300-8763-ND, which is 4PPM part, though I didn't test the original this new part should help keep better time. - Followed the 8-Bit Guy's YouTube's guide to "Retro Bright" the yellowed plastic, which turned out great aside from slightly damaging the Tandy T102 black plastic emblem by getting it too warm. :crying: Anybody have one of these laying around? I was utilizing a halogen lamp to warm the solution, got it too close... Though I don't have any specific plans for the T102 (right now it's calculating prime numbers), I've already acquired a T200, which will receive similar treatment! I'm really glad to see communities like this still active, brings back such great memories! I might even start a retro Z80/68000/etc or similar build, fun times ahead. Many thanks to all and have a great day. Andy
