Hi Kevin
I have tried USA and UK to get a new PRAM battery. ( listed around $25
AUD) No luck. The next suggested solution is another machine. The
issue is that the lab equipment we use runs via a serial port . So
any machine compatible and with OS9 with serial porting would do. Or
is there a way of going from a serial port to USB? I'd need to pull
the HD from the old 7220 of course. Can you help there?
Bill
On 18/01/2011, at 12:35 PM, KEVIN Lock wrote:
If I remember correctly, the PRAM battery for that machine is a
square, quite expensive one. In the distant past I have made up a
battery with three AAA cells rewired to the original wire.
Alternatively you should be able to get an early iMac which will run
sweetly on OS 9.
regards
Kevin
Hi Bill,
I had one of those machines and I found that if the PRAM battery
died the machine would not start, so its worth putting in a new one
to be sure.
Regards,
Adrian
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On 18/01/2011, at 1:04 PM, Bill Parker wrote:
Folks,
I have an ancient 7220/200 attached to a bit lab equipment at UWA.
It's "dead". We think this might have had something to do with a
power surge then outage over Xmas.
We could change to a more recent machine, but it must be capable
of running OS9.
Could this be a dead PRAM battery? If co, any ideas on where to
get one appreciated.
Bill
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