Usually I see master C= technician Ray Carlsen 2 or 3 times a year and bring him C= stuff to repair or pick up C= stuff that has been repaired. When I see Ray on Monday, April 6. I'll pick up a PET 8032 (I know that's repaired) and the PET 8050 (not sure if it's repaired fully). However, I can't think of anything urgent to bring to Ray this time to fix. I do have some 1571's that were trashed by our club, but we have others to take their place. No C128s or C128D's that need urgent repairs. I wonder if he'll work on cleaning up that monstrous PET 8300 printer that I have. :)
Printer full of gunk and dirt,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
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Notacon 6 / Blockparty 3 on April 16-19
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I am a bit far away to bring things to him directly. But that is ok as I think he gets busy fixing things. But I am able to talk to him in email as I have started doing this week about a drive I am trying to fix.
Well, I was reminded today that I can bring in a PET 2040 drive for Ray to transport to another user in Seattle, Washington.
If Ray agrees,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
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Notacon 6 / Blockparty 3 on April 16-19
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Quote from: me on March 23, 2009, 07:55:23 PMNo C128s or C128D's that need urgent repairs.
Heh, I spoke too soon. I was digging in the storage house and found that two of the club C128s need repair.
O.K., Ray will get those,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
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Notacon 6 / Blockparty 3 on April 16-19
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Great to hear that two more Commodore 128's will be saved from the landfill!
Quote from: DigitalQuirk on April 01, 2009, 12:16:20 AM...two more Commodore 128's will be saved from the landfill!
Well, here in California, it is now illegal to dump computers into the landfill. C= computers must be saved from the recyclers. I've seen a video of how other computers were broken up/stripped/chipped when the recyclers got their hands on them.
A fate that must not happen to C= computers,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
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Notacon 6 / Blockparty 3 on April 16-19
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I saw Ray on Monday, April 6, and delivered two flat C128s to repair and a 1551 drive to convert to 120 volts. FWIW, Ray re-emphasized that he has "soured" on repairing PETs due to the difficulty of diagnosing them and finding repair parts. He also said that he also had four other C= repair jobs.
I'll see him again in late June,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
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Notacon 6 / Blockparty 3 on April 16-19
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I have never liked the so called recyclers as they are no more than dumpers who grind everything up for raw materials most of which I suspect never gets reused properly. Worse yet many exploit third world labour under apalling conditions.
Quote from: Rorshach on April 14, 2009, 10:41:18 PMWorse yet many exploit third world labour under apalling conditions.
Hey, here in California we have the largest electronics recycling place, just an hour or so away from me.
Unless you are calling California third world, ;)
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
Notacon 6 / Blockparty 3 this weekend
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Quote from: RobertB on April 15, 2009, 08:44:37 AM
Quote from: Rorshach on April 14, 2009, 10:41:18 PMWorse yet many exploit third world labour under apalling conditions.
Hey, here in California we have the largest electronics recycling place, just an hour or so away from me.
Unless you are calling California third world, ;)
If they do any recycling there its the only one. Take a serious look around there is very little electronics work in north america and its been that way for years! Also if you can get the documentary channel take a look for the documentary about it there. I have seen it on there but have forgotten the title.
Quote from: Rorshach on April 15, 2009, 12:57:40 PMIf they do any recycling there its the only one.
Yeah, it was reported on the local news. The reporter interviewed the owner and one of the workers (who was very happy to have a job). The news piece showed some of the process of how the parts are dismantled. Fortunately, no C= stuff was shown being dismantled. :)
I was so surprised it was local,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
Notacon 6 / Blockparty 3 this weekend
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Definately no truly retro stuff should be crushed as what cannot be fixed can be a parts source to keep others working. Especially for custom silicon such as 6510 sid vic2 pokey antic etc.