jeff@seas.gwu.edu (Jeff Schilling) (02/14/91)
Howdy, I looking for a replacement power supply for an Osborne Executive. It was apparently made by Astec,circa 1982. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanx in advance. -Jeff +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Jeff Schilling School of Engineering Computing Facility | | Internet: jeff@seas.gwu.edu George Washington University | | UUCP: ...!uunet!gwusun!jeff Washington, DC 20009 | | (202) 994-6853 | | System Programmer | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
abeals@autodesk.com (Visualize Whirled Peas) (02/15/91)
jeff@seas.gwu.edu (Jeff Schilling) writes: >Howdy, >I looking for a replacement power supply for an Osborne Executive. >It was apparently made by Astec,circa 1982. >Any pointers would be appreciated. I bought one [I'm using it] in '87 at Halted Specialties in Mountain VIew California. THey've moved to Santa Clara [or Sunnyvale] since then. They may have them. I suggest you replace it with a more robust power supply as those old Astec supplies tend to go after a year of service. Sigh. Yet another BAD ENGINEERING DECISION by the PINHEADS AT OSBORNE! Ask me sometime to tell you about the two swapped lines in the EPROM that caused the screen code to work improperly. Then there's the fact that they used a 1791 [SINGLE DENSITY] in a computer that was probably designed in 1980. The 1793 had been in commercial use since '78 at least. [Tarbell disk controller] 90k on a disk? Yeah, right. Pinheads. Then there was the "virtual screen" idea. >Thanx in advance. You're welcome. You could also try "Weird Stuff [Warehouse]" in Milpitas. Possibly known as "The Computer Surplus Store". If they don't have it, you might try "Mike Quinn Electronics" in Oakland. [Everything mentioned in this article is here in the sf bay area of california.] Seriously: I strongly recommend that you replace that broken piece of Astec shit with a real power supply. -- Andrew Scott Beals abeals@autodesk.com Marboro: War Ich Rindveh bin.