+KylJoy Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I came across a dead Osborne Executive recently. I was saddened by the demise of this wondrous creature and determined to bring it back! So,I present to you on this first day of 2019, THE RESURRECTED OSBORNE EXECUTIVE in all its new-found glory: It does still smell of smoke a bit 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towmater Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 How did you make the OS disk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KylJoy Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 That is quite a story. I had to build a PC that has a floppy drive controller and found a compatible 5 1/4 inch drive that would allow me to write one from images I found on the web and also floppy imaging software. I would make them for folks if they would pay for the floppies and shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 What all was wrong? I'm guessing an electrolytic cap or 2 on the PSU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KylJoy Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Yep. Power supply caps were shot (exploded, actually). Here's what I did: Disassemble unit Clean everything (I should have taken some "before" pics, it was filthy) Repair power supply Clean floppy drive read/write heads Test Reassemble Enjoy The hardest part of the whole process was finding media. I've got that worked out now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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