Re: Lisa Keyboard Repair - Here comes how to...

2005-11-06 Thread macmoni
Hi, open the keyboard and check the board, whether you can see any corroded parts. Then check with a Ohm-Meter, whether there is contact if you push the space bar. If not, try to clean the button (often full of dust) with air pressure. If yes, try to check the multiplex connection from the

Lisa 2: Bad Disk Drive

2005-11-06 Thread Jerome Vernet
Hi, After years, I finally get a Lisa 2. It come with 2 working Profile 5 Mb, loaded with Macwork (?) and MacOs 5. I Have two problems: - the 3,5 disk drive seem to be dead. Make some noise at startup, but do not spin... I've dismantle it, cleaning grease, add grease, but no way Like if

Re: Lisa 2: Bad Disk Drive

2005-11-06 Thread Jerome Vernet
Le 6 nov. 05, à 12:54, Philip Lord a écrit : I think you need the upgraded roms to use 800k drives. I can't tell if you have theses. I don't really want to use the 800k drive as a 800k, but as a 400k. My Lisa -an Lisa upgraded system- have D/A8 ROM, so no 800k support. I saw the pics. The

Re: Lisa Keyboard Repair - Here comes how to...

2005-11-06 Thread Dr. Helmut Post
on 06.11.2005 13:56 Uhr, Philip Lord at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a spare keyboard I'd like to get going. There are maybe 10 dead keys, and a few really sticky ones. what causes them to stick? P On Nov 6, 2005, at 7:36 PM, macmoni wrote: Hi Phil, the Lisa keyboard is totally

She Lives!! Widget is running!

2005-11-06 Thread Chris Riedl
After putting two and two together, I knew the Widget had a controller board problem somewhere. From inspecting and cleaning the other boards in the Lisa, I discovered that Apple had used the cheaper style of IC sockets on the boards, stamped vs machined contacts. The machined sockets