Hi, I went to a junk shop the other day and traded some stuff for a Mirage DSK-8. It worked in the shop, but when I took it home, it wouldn't boot from the...
On the older drive, sometimes the floppy doesn't seat well and the door on the floppy doesn't open. Try reseating the floppy. Try listening for the sliding...
... I did in the shop, but no longer. The only light that comes on now is the red light on the floppy drive. I'll try wiggling the disk around and see what ...
... Its also worth trying to tried and true "reseat everything with a socket" repair method. Its scary how often it works. Esp if the unit worked and then...
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... Open up the unit and carefully push on every socketed IC and every socketed cable in the unit. The old sockets were nickle or tin plated not gold and after...
Did you try cleaning the disk drive? If not.... Use one of those cleaner diskettes...use to be available from Radio Shack. Or the ole dust remover spray...(not...
... If its not throwing up an error code then a dirty drive isnt causing the issue.... not that the drive Isnt dirty, its just not the cause of this problem. ...
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I opened it up, and none of the connectors seem rusted or loose. I tried switching the disk drive with an old one I had lying around. It's probably not the...
Hi, I'm totally new to the Mirage. Just picked one up on ebay, in Mint condition, from 1985!!! It comes with MASOS 1.2, which I want to update. I noticed...
I'd hate to see you not get something out of it. Note: the corrosion would probably not be visible. For the chips in the unit, try this: Place your thumbs on...
If you can boot MASOS 1.2 ,you've got a very old Mirage. Mine was that old, but got the factory upgrade for lower noise and such. This upgrade came with...
... Thanks for checking. What's involved in updating the Mirage to boot under the newer OS? I'm not afraid to modify hardware if I know what needs to be...
... Me too! ... Tried this, and no change. ... I don't get a flashing "nd" when I take the disk out. Now that I think of it, when the disk spins, it sounds ...
What's needed? It's been just about 20 years, but if I recall correctly, it was a factory only upgrade, involved both firmware and hardware changes, including...
Well - my next semi-educated guess would be the power supply. Any one with more experience on those than I have, willing to take a shot? I think the voltages...
Oh MAN! I've never seen these before - this is great. Looks to me like the service note of interest is the Service Note #8. Thanks Tim - and since I haven't...
I have a newer model Mirage and I'm experiencing some display anomalies. The entire display flickers constantly upon booting the unit, however it seems to...
... None that I could see. ... This is possible. I tried the keyboard in almost every plug in the house, and it still doesn't work. Back at the junk shop, the...
Hi, I'm starting to find my way around on the MIrage. I typed in 97 and hit Value and the display shows 3.2. I take it that that means Mirage OS 3.2 is...
That's not an anomaly - that's a feature! Seriously, it's probably the most idiosyncratic aspect of the Mirage. The 6809 processor drives the LED display, one...
Ah - not so much "installed" as booted. If param 97 is showing 3.2 - you should be in good shape. Not only is this the new "current" version (ok, new in...
... I think we might have a winner. http://www.dvdoverseas.com/store/itemtc1000.html The above 110-220 converter looks exactly like what he had the keyboard...
Oh yeah! You might want to check the sticker on the back to be sure - esp. before you plug it into 220V. I mean, it *might* be that a transistor in the power...
... Ah ha! And the back of the keyboard says its 230V, 50Hz which I'm now just noticing. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps...
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