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by OffensiveJerk
Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:40 am
Forum: PCjr General Discussion
Topic: PCjr. Serial Numbers
Replies: 2
Views: 6100

Re: PCjr. Serial Numbers

Mine seems to be an earlier model, but I can't confirm.
It has a socket 8088, and a shrouded RAM expansion.

My serial is 0267-0537791. It's below the bar code.
by OffensiveJerk
Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:32 am
Forum: PCjr General Discussion
Topic: Did the GTO have a slip cover?
Replies: 0
Views: 6023

Did the GTO have a slip cover?

Seems that the Guide to Operations is a little smaller than the other GTO's from IBM.

Thing is, I've never seen a slipcover for it, but the other machine's GTOs have them (ie, 5150, 5160, etc.)
by OffensiveJerk
Thu Jun 13, 2013 11:13 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: I understand these are elusive?
Replies: 8
Views: 8295

Re: I understand these are elusive?

There was a cable in the Commodore lot that said "Big Blue" on it. I assumed it allowed for IBM printer use, but didn't know it was official product.
Wow, didn't know they marketed these to Commodore users! Guess after the PCjr flopped they needed to find a market somewhere.
by OffensiveJerk
Thu Jun 13, 2013 2:52 am
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: Monitor Acting Funny
Replies: 12
Views: 9410

Re: Monitor Acting Funny

I'm still having a bit of strangeness with my monitor. The picture seems to want to slowly roll at times. I can get it back to the right spot with judicious use of the vertical hold knob, but it seems to want to go back to slowly scrolling up or down the screen after a while. I'm assuming this is b...
by OffensiveJerk
Thu Jun 13, 2013 12:43 am
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: I understand these are elusive?
Replies: 8
Views: 8295

I understand these are elusive?

Got this in a lot of Commodore 64/128 stuff for $50 total.
The IBM PC Compact Printer
Haven't tested it yet.

printer.jpg
(89.43 KiB) Not downloaded yet
by OffensiveJerk
Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:36 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: First Jr.
Replies: 1
Views: 5270

First Jr.

software.jpg software.jpg So I normally don't post in the intro forums, but I figured this is a fairly specialized forum dedicated to one machine, so why not? Anyway, I have been hankering a jr for a while, just because it seemed so odd. Also, the graphics and sound are way better than my other IBM...