HYIP-Man: Resurrection of Z80 Exidy Sorcerer and a Call for Help from HN
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Resurrection of Z80 Exidy Sorcerer and a Call for Help from HN
Resurrection of Z80 Exidy Sorcerer and a Call for Help from HN
Folks of HN. I'm trying to bring my Exidy Sorcerer back to life... & a call for help from anyone who knows anything about (old) electronics. Years ago I was lucky enough to buy an old Exidy Sorcerer computer. But I've waited till now to get time to try to bring it back to life. It's a beauty, fully kitted out with display, printer, disk drives, manuals and software, in the original boxes! The original box: https://ift.tt/2PPDKHD From Exidy, 390 Java Drive, Sunnyvale California! https://ift.tt/2xkCl4U It's a 32K model: https://ift.tt/2POtPBY Inside, the machine under its plastic dust cover: https://ift.tt/2xkCmG0 The dust cover reveals the pristine machine: https://ift.tt/2PN8RTU Hidden at the bottom of the box, weirdly, a chip! https://ift.tt/2xnqhjn The original monitor: https://ift.tt/2POBv7f https://ift.tt/2POBv7f Green phosphor no less! https://ift.tt/2xkCpla A bag of cables, including a joystick! https://ift.tt/2PS4S8X https://ift.tt/2xkCqWg The most beautiful floppy disk drives ever made: https://ift.tt/2PMd8XL https://ift.tt/2xnql2B https://ift.tt/2PQ3JP7 That even have a little dust cover: https://ift.tt/2xnqlzD But does this 40 year old machine work? Yes! https://ift.tt/2POtPSu In case you weren't sure, the stack begins from BF90 hex. https://ift.tt/2xkCsxm BUT DISASTER! I plugged it in and turned it on and it worked, but within 60 seconds there was a crackling sound and burning smell and I rapidly turned it off again. OH NO! What do I do? Dear Hacker News community: I'm trying to find someone who can help me with this. I believe the capacitors in these old machines are often a problem. Maybe it's that? How do I find someone here in Melbourne, Australia who knows how to replace capacitors in these old machines? Hopefully I can get this beauty back to life and try to preserve the software contained on its floppy disks.
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Written at 5:28 PM by Frank.
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