Mike's PCjr Page

The object here is to connect to a Commodore 1702 monitor or any similar monitor that uses 1
or 2 rca jacks for video and one for audio. Basically the standard red, yellow, and white plugs that were common back then.

Were there ever any composite video cables made for the Jr?

I personally love the grossly over-engineered adapter that converts from DB25 to IBM PCjr proprietary serial. The thing weighs more than the mouse. RF interference was a big thing back in the 80's so a lot of manufacturers went overboard with shielding their products so the neighbors television wou...

I never thought I would ever see a mouse that required a power brick. LoL.

Has anyone tried using one of these on a Jr?

Are games actually playable with this monitor on a Jr? I would think they would be a slideshow.

CIB but not sealed for $14 shipped! Trying to get more of IBM's software from that time period that used the same theme on the packaging.

I am fairly sure the battery only powers the clock and would not cause the issues he is having. Oh, OK. I thought it might have been a BIOS battery and all his BIOS settings were getting reset every time the machine was powered off or else an issue like old Macs where they won't boot if they have a...

Why is there a dime in the battery holder? Maybe you're having an issue with the wrong type of battery.

On the hardware page it says the Xetec expansion is supposed to be for dual 3" drives but I have one and it has a single 5 1/4" (untested to check for density). Was there more than one variant of this expansion chassis made? It doesn't look like mine has been hacked up to use for this purp...