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Started by Mark Whetzel
Tue, 03 Nov 1992 12:14
RT hardware and supplies
Author: Mark Whetzel
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 12:14
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 12:14
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I am now the proud owner of a IBM PC RT 6150 model 125 and a model 135. I am just now starting to get the 135 running, and have found that the battery or CMOS ram may be bad. Got me to thinking.. Has anybody found a good supply of parts and other replacement items for the RT? Other than catch-as-can and "we don't want it, take it out of my sight!" or fire sales? Does IBM still care or supply parts? I'm sure they might, but at VERY inflated prices. :-( Oh well... just asking. Later, markw -- M. Whetzel Home: markw@antimatr.hou.tx.us | IBM RT/125 running AIX 2.2.1 UUCP ..!uhnix1!lobster!antimatr!markw
Re: RT hardware and supplies
Author: K R Maxson
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 19:13
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 19:13
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In article <34@antimatr.hou.tx.us> markw@antimatr.hou.tx.us (Mark Whetzel) writes: >Has anybody found a good supply of parts and other replacement >items for the RT? Other than catch-as-can and "we don't want it, >take it out of my sight!" or fire sales? Yes; I'm interested as well. I've been using an RT with an 8M extended and a 4M extended memory card, which was barely enough -- and now the 8M card has bit. I'd dearly love to get a hold of two 8M extended memory cards . . . .
Re: RT hardware and supplies
Author: Brian Moore
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 16:58
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 16:58
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Yes, IBM still carries some replacement parts. I got a battery from them about a half year ago for around $40 I think. The battery is not the same as a standard PC battery, and I didn't want to chance messing things up. A little while later I started losing power for no apparent reason. I priced a power supply through IBM, they wanted over $1,000 for one. I managed to find one through a part shop for $150. In the end, I just cleaned the power supply and I haven't had a problem since. While I was looking into the power supply, I also asked about memory and multiport serial cards. As far as I can recall, they didn't have any. I guess they only carry "replacement" things nowadays. -- Brian Moore, mooreb@fac.com | "Buddha once sat before a wall, and when he Unix System Administrator | arose he was enlightened." / "You compare First Albany Corporation | yourself to Buddha?" / "No, only to the wall." standard disclaimers apply | - Circle of Iron
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