I just rescued a forgotten Plus from my parents' attic. I suspect that it's
been untouched for at least fifteen years. I found most or all of its
accessories, including a Photon 40 drive.

It powers on, with a lovely bright screen, and the mouse works;
unfortunately, it won't get past the 'no system' flashing question mark. I
get one beep on power on. If I turn it on without the Photon, it is
otherwise completely silent; the Photon sounds like a jet taking off (I
think I woke my roommate, oops) and flashes a green light for a brief
second, then blinks a red light erratically. Memory suggests the light is
supposed to stay green, but I'm not sure anymore.

I suspect the external drive has died and that it's a model without an
internal. Does that sound right to anyone else? And is there any real way
to test that? I'm not completely averse to opening it, but I want to have
some idea what might be going on first.

-- 
The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist
on coming along and trying to put things in it.
  - Terry Pratchett

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