I've got a smallbacklog of projects myself but the Model 200 is definitely on my list of machines I want to get someday, so I'd probably be interested in one. I just have to finish refurbing my Model 1, start refurbing my Model 4, and build an IDE adapter for my Tandy 1400LT first, and then I'm ready to go!
On Fri, 2019-04-05 at 18:44 -0400, Britt Dodd wrote: > Good evening, > > Looking for a home for 3 Tandy 200 project machines. I'm sure they > just need some re-cap action, but I have enough projects to last > three lifetimes, and although I'm pretty handy at fixing things, I > just don't have enough experience to get these things working again. > They all seem to have a fault where, they will power on, but display > lines in video, no matter what I seem to do. I've pulled the battery > out (I think part of the problem is the lack of a battery causes the > memory to be initialized in a inconsistent state), and although I'm > not aware of widespread issues surrounding through-hole capacitors, > there seems to be some suggestions that re-capping these M200's will > fix them. > > That being said, I bought these in an attempt to repair them and give > them away to good homes, spurred by attending Tandy Assembly for the > first time last year. Hoping that I can either fix them, or donate > these to someone who can fix them, if anything to lessen the pile of > projects I currently have. > > First time poster, long time listener > > -Britt
