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by psergiu
Sun Jun 05, 2022 3:40 pm
Forum: Sell / Buy / Trade / Free
Topic: PCjr Software Trade
Replies: 17
Views: 14694

Re: PCjr Software Trade

Bounty updated: 4 of mine to 1 of yours !
by psergiu
Sun Jun 05, 2022 12:27 pm
Forum: Sell / Buy / Trade / Free
Topic: Computer Reset Sidecar cases
Replies: 2
Views: 2687

Re: Computer Reset Sidecar cases

Ok. I went there yesterday and have retrieved 24 Parallel port sidecars. A few of them in pristine condition, most of them a bit wet and/or crumpled at a corner. All shrink-wrapped and sealed. How does this sounds: $10+shipping for a mint condition one sent in a padded cardboard box so it arrives re...
by psergiu
Thu Jun 02, 2022 3:20 am
Forum: Sell / Buy / Trade / Free
Topic: PCjr Software Trade
Replies: 17
Views: 14694

Re: PCjr Software Trade

And a partial list of software, mostly for DOS. -In Retail boxes (some of the shrink-wrapped, some of them crumpled) Easy Working - The Writter (384k RAM; DOS 2.0),9 Electric Desk 1.04 for PC and XT (5.25" DD; 256k RAM; DOS 2.0),6 PIC trivia [ComputerEasy] (3.5" DD; PC/XT/AT/PS2; EGA+; 256...
by psergiu
Wed Jun 01, 2022 11:46 am
Forum: Sell / Buy / Trade / Free
Topic: PCjr Software Trade
Replies: 17
Views: 14694

Re: PCjr Software Trade

Push send again for the PM - the forum software seems to have some hiccups.
Will add some of the other software today
by psergiu
Wed Jun 01, 2022 12:57 am
Forum: Sell / Buy / Trade / Free
Topic: PCjr Software Trade
Replies: 17
Views: 14694

Re: PCjr Software Trade

Before anyone asks: - Yes, I'm not normal. But I had to save the software ! - No she hasn't left me yet; - There's no more software at Computer Reset. The last time I was there helping with the cleanup, all software was purged. Everything that did not fit in my car was chucked into a 40 cubic yard t...
by psergiu
Wed Jun 01, 2022 12:46 am
Forum: Sell / Buy / Trade / Free
Topic: PCjr Software Trade
Replies: 17
Views: 14694

Re: PCjr Software Trade

Here is all the IBM/PCjr stuff I have for trade (unless I find some more stuff while sorting out my collection) You can import as CSV: "software name, available copies". Some are shrink-wrapped and pristine, some are used & dirty and everything in between, pls ask details. I also have ...
by psergiu
Sun May 29, 2022 12:55 pm
Forum: IBM PCjr Talk ⌨️
Topic: Computer Reset 1991 PCjr catalog
Replies: 2
Views: 2815

Re: Computer Reset 1991 PCjr catalog

I don't mind. I don't know the download limits for a free Mega account tho.
You are also free to get the PDF and post it ( or smaller resolution images of the pages )
by psergiu
Sun May 29, 2022 11:53 am
Forum: IBM PCjr Talk ⌨️
Topic: Computer Reset 1991 PCjr catalog
Replies: 2
Views: 2815

Computer Reset 1991 PCjr catalog

While helping with the final cleanup at Computer Reset I picked up a stack of document folders that had some of the (once omnipresent) 1995 Computer Reset store catalogs between them. Shuffling the folders, I something more interesting - a 1991 catalog, with mostly PCjr stuff. There are some options...
by psergiu
Fri May 27, 2022 3:43 am
Forum: Sell / Buy / Trade / Free
Topic: Computer Reset Sidecar cases
Replies: 2
Views: 2687

Computer Reset Sidecar cases

One question for the folks here - at the end of the Computer Reset warehouse there's about half a pallet of badly water-damaged boxes of PCjr parallel printer sidecars. All the good looking ones have been picked thru. While the PCB inside might or might not be recoverable, the sidecar plastic cases ...
by psergiu
Fri May 27, 2022 3:33 am
Forum: Sell / Buy / Trade / Free
Topic: PCjr Software Trade
Replies: 17
Views: 14694

Re: PCjr Software Trade

Sorry. Each Saturday I ended up helping at Computer Reset with the final cleanup and ... the pile grew larger :)

Hope this weekend I'll have the list ready.
by psergiu
Thu May 12, 2022 6:30 pm
Forum: Sell / Buy / Trade / Free
Topic: PCjr Software Trade
Replies: 17
Views: 14694

Re: PCjr Software Trade

The answer is YES. 5 of mine for those 2 of yours sounds okay ? In the mean time, the "wall of gray software" has doubled. I attended the cleanup event when most of the remaining IBM software was thrown away and I picked up everything I could get my hands on. Will try to sort them this wee...
by psergiu
Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:47 pm
Forum: IBM PCjr Talk ⌨️
Topic: Out for a few days.....
Replies: 4
Views: 3802

Re: Out for a few days.....

Had the same operation 7 years ago. I asked for the recording and they gave-it to me on a CD. It's very interesting to watch your own insides getting sliced and poked :) As a tech guy, it sadden me to find out that the camera, lights and all the cable-operated tools that were inside you get trashed ...
by psergiu
Tue Oct 05, 2021 1:47 pm
Forum: Sell / Buy / Trade / Free
Topic: PCjr Software Trade
Replies: 17
Views: 14694

Re: PCjr Software Trade

On the back label, the System requirements are:

IBM Display
128KB of memory
One fixed disk drive
One diskette drive
(c) IBM Corp 1983

So it predates the PCjr. As IBM never shipped a fixed drive option for PCjr, guess it was never marketed for the jr, but i don't see why it would not work with JRide
by psergiu
Sun Oct 03, 2021 5:55 pm
Forum: Sell / Buy / Trade / Free
Topic: PCjr Software Trade
Replies: 17
Views: 14694

PCjr Software Trade

I live in North DFW, and over the last 10 months and 14 trips at Computer Reset I have accumulated a lot of PCjr software, especially in "Cassette" plastic cases. My hope is to have a (near) complete collection of software for my PCjrs So I am offering my "Dupes" collection for T...
by psergiu
Mon Aug 09, 2021 10:58 pm
Forum: Similiar Systems Chat ✏️
Topic: Radio Shack COCO
Replies: 2
Views: 4483

Re: Radio Shack COCO

It's a CoCo3 bought at an estate sale - 1st time seeing this computer - there weren't any clones of it in Eastern Europe :) Got a CoCoSDC for it and thus I discovered that I have a bad RAM chip - all larger games were crashing. I now got the Triad 2MB RAM expansion (which disables the on-board RAM) ...
by psergiu
Mon Aug 09, 2021 10:50 pm
Forum: Sell / Buy / Trade / Free
Topic: Sound Card
Replies: 2
Views: 3724

Re: Sound Card

Added to the shopping list for next time.
by psergiu
Mon Aug 09, 2021 10:42 pm
Forum: IBM PCjr Talk ⌨️
Topic: DC Power Brick for PCjr
Replies: 2
Views: 3859

DC Power Brick for PCjr

Hello,

Has anyone attempted to replace the 18V AC power brick for a PCjr with a DC power supply (repurposed laptop charger) ? The rectifier bridge should not care if the incoming power is 0Hz

Thanks !
by psergiu
Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:13 am
Forum: IBM PCjr Talk ⌨️
Topic: 8087 in PCjr
Replies: 3
Views: 2542

Re: 8087 in PCjr

Looks like it needs a 1-bit flip BIOS patch:

https://www.vcfed.org/forum/forum/genre ... -it/page3=
by psergiu
Tue Jun 08, 2021 12:15 pm
Forum: IBM PCjr Talk ⌨️
Topic: 8087 in PCjr
Replies: 3
Views: 2542

8087 in PCjr

Anyone tried adding a 8087 in a PCjr ? Based of stuff found on the interwebz, in can be either piggybacked on top of the 8088 with some pins unconnected and one diagonal connection or both 8088 & 8087 installed on a small PCB that plugs into the CPU socket (back in the day Legacy and one more co...
by psergiu
Tue May 25, 2021 12:45 am
Forum: IBM PCjr Talk ⌨️
Topic: PCjr floppy drive in newer PC
Replies: 1
Views: 1934

Re: PCjr floppy drive in newer PC

Answer:
It works.
- Jumper has to be on DS1
- If the drive is in the middle of the cable ( B: or /dev/fd1 ) it works without a terminator