mstreurman

Do the amperages on the PSU need to be adjusted or could I just run the wires straight to the motherboard? (I can read some basic information from schematics, but it can quickly get too much for me ) If the machine doesn't fry itself, What would be the easiest and quickest way to test it to see if it works? To see if I have any output DOES the keyboard have to be connected or should it just boot up into TOS? Easiest way to connect it to a screen would be using the RF-modulator right? I should just be able to find the channel on my Samsung 4k LED TV?

Ok, I might decide to repair this after all as it seems people are genuinely excited about it. Thanks for the tips and the support already. So as I don't have too much money to spend on it, Would I be able to (temporarily) use a PC PSU that I have lying around? I found the schematics to the original one: http://www.gossuin.be/images/schemasatari/Power%20Supply%20SR98.pdfand it seems the power out is just 1x 5v, 3x ground and 2x 12v. If that works, I might do something completely different with it, As the case is broken and printing a new case could become too costly if some of the tolerances are off, I could actually build it in to a (modded) PC case, I can source one of those quite easily. After that it would be trying to make it so I can use the keyboard externally (which doesn't seem too hard) or maybe I could even go and get one of those P/S2 emulators and use a PC keyboard and mouse, get a floppy emulator and add another 512kb of ram... DREAMS but first things first: can I use a PC PSU?

So I bought a house and moved to Croatia, my wife and I go scavenging every now and then to get old (rotting) wood and bricks for our new garden. Last week we went scavenging again and come across an abandoned building, we speak to the neighbor and she tells us that it has been abandoned for about 25 years and she never sees anyone going in or out and gives us green light to get some bricks. Keep in mind, this house is crumbling and falling apart in so many ways (walls have come down, no roof and so on) So we start looking for some good bricks and while doing that I come across an old Nintendo Entertainment System (NES 8bit), it is pretty beat up but I think I can fix it, so being the computer nerd that I am I decide to bring it. So we go on scavenging, bringing bricks out and into the car until I see something between the bricks. I decide to dig it out to see what it is, the closer I get to it the more I think it is an Amiga 500 (the top is completely smashed, no keyboard and so on...) Once I get it out I cannot see any distinguishing marks at first so I decide it is an Amiga 500 and bring it to the car, I go back in and about 50cm from where I was digging I see something else that looks like a PCB so I decide to dig it out... It is a keyboard with caps missing and no case/shell, upon further inspection of this I see there is some ports (looks like joystick ports to me) and a chip along with some buttons at the top that an Amiga 500 doesn't have. I decide to bring it as I suspect the keyboard and the computer I found go together. Coming home I do a closer inspection and see an Atari logo at the bottom case of the computer but all other stickers are missing. I knew about Atari ST's but I never owned one, nor had I any idea there were so many types. After opening it up I suspect that I have a 1988 Atari STFM, can anyone confirm this? Or tell me what I exactly have here? Would it be worthwhile to try and repair/restore this machine to its former glory? I think it might need a lot of work though: - New outer shell, as this one has been completely smashed up: I can 3D print this myself if I can find some sort of model for it. (Cost would be around 15GBP) - New keycaps for the keyboard: I can 3D Print this myself. (Cost would be around 5GBP) - Maybe a completely new PCB for the keyboard as there are some cracks in it. (I don't know how much this would cost or if I would even be able to source it somewhere or a complete keyboard) - New PSU as the current one has been completely smashed and the PCB is in 5 pieces (it seems that a guy called Exxos sells these for 35GBP) - New floppy drive (DSDD 720k?) (It seems that Exxos also sells these for 35GBP) - New connectors as the current ones are completely rusted up (DSUB/DIN/MIDI and so on around 35-50GBP) - New capacitors on the mainboard (around 5-15GBP) - New red thingy marked RP2 on the mainboard (whatever it is, I can tell it is broken as it is cracked in half, 2GBP?) - Replace the "TV-out" as it is completely broken and rusted. - Replace the reset(?) button. - New RF shielding? (I might be able to salvage this one, but it is completely bend out of shape and rusted. 5GBP for the sheet metal) I am asking this as I don't want to waste too much time/money on it, especially since I don't know if I am able to get it into working condition again, but also if it is a "rare" machine I wouldn't want to let the machine go to waste.