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If you do a power supply conversion, do you still have to use power sidecars, or will the new power supply be enough?

Was LHARC released in a PC compatible format?

I would start with the cheaper and easily available add ons first if you plan to see what these machines are capable of. You'll add a lot of functionality for very little money. The exotic stuff costs a lot more and there is fierce competition for it. You'll end up losing a lot more auctions than yo...

Has anyone managed to get any version of DOS starting with a 1 to run on a Jr? I may have a source for a physical copy of PCDOS 1.1 is why I ask.

I found that instead of a warranty registration card, they included a card with an offer to purchase a backup copy of the game for $20, so I need one of those
I am thinking that obtaining that or one of the keyboard overlays separately is going to be close to impossible.

Have you tried brushing lemon juice on the original hint book? Invisible ink that could be revealed with lemon juice was a popular thing when I was a kid. Finding original marker pens that haven't dried out by now is probably impossible.

...now need the keyboard overlay and warranty registration card, if there was one. Not sure there was either in the original version. Collectively we brought back 6-7 IBM copies from CRW all shrink wrapped. The only thing in the one I kept was the red label floppy and user manual. I was giving away...

Chuckphd53 wrote:Is this the Original First Version?

Yes. The IBM gray clamshell case and red label floppy version. I'm not paying $300 for it complete, that's for sure.

Just curious what would it require to make an HDMI adapter for the Jr to run it on modern TV's and monitors? I've seen homebrew HDMI adapters come out in recent years for other retro computers and consoles. Does anyone know if it would even be possible to convert the video signal of the Jr to someth...

Would any version of Wildcat! run on the Jr?