The IBM PCjr thread which became the exoDOS Thread

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

It pulled the same shit after 30 minutes.

[Jizaboz]

It pulled the same shit after 30 minutes.

This is aggravating me just reading about it. Sounds very frustrating

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

There was a tested working PCjr monitor listed two states over on eBay for $199. I put it on "watch" and the seller offered me $10 off. I bought it. I am kind of mad at myself, but I can't get a tech to come out here and help me with the two that I have.

If a third monitor fails in the same way as the other two then I don't know what to think or say. There is NO WAY that three of them could be bad in the same manner. And if this one works then I will free cycle the other two so that someone can benefit from them.

I am the worst.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

Ok, the monitor arrived. It has a beautiful picture. I fired it up at 9:20AM and have the GOLD STANDARD PC game Lode Runner running on it.

The other monitors would start crackling around 12-15 minutes. The last one made it 30 minutes. There is no way this monitor, the third one I am trying, could also have this issue, but honestly, I pretty much expect it to.

I will try to get the other ones fixed if this one does work fine, but it has been absolutely killing me not being able to have the PCjr running while I work and have it do the demo modes for games.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

17 minutes. I really need a win here but I still feel it is going to start crackling any second now. I am staring at Lode Runner. Just hoping to get a victory here in life.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

It has been an hour. I think I can call it and say that the monitor just works. I needed this so badly.

I am going to recycle the one that had the dangerous chatter and then keep the one that works for a half hour as something to investigate and repair at some point. Oh dear I needed this.

GOLD STANDARD!

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

78 minutes. I think it is okay. It is insane to me that two previous monitors had the exact same issue, but thankfully it does not appear to be a third.

[Jizaboz]

Oh wow!

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

So, this is funny. I have had four monitors since trying to get a PCjr going again.

#1 Did a thing where if it was left on for a while and I did a reboot, it would distort the graphics signal. It would not do it on its own, only after a warm boot. This one fell a year ago and conked out and never worked again. I took it to an electronics recycler.

#2 Didn't do that. But it had the cracking. The cracking is really bad. I am going to try to give this one away for free to someone who can fix it.

#3 Had the cracking. I am going to try to fix this one.

#4 Does not have the cracking, but it's doing the same thing that #1 did, in terms of distorting the graphics on a warm boot.

I can live with it, but man, I really want the perfect PCjr monitor in my house!

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

These are down to $10 each. I gotta get 2 more.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256706941952

[Jizaboz]

These are down to $10 each. I gotta get 2 more.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256706941952

Dude, I want that exact same style stick but for Commodore and Atari 2600.

When I was about 12 (lol too many stories from that time) I had a Jehovah Witness friend who was the only one I knew that owned an Amiga. David Good from King, NC. I offered to trade him my Nintendo Gameboy for his Sega Master system so that I could FINALLY play Phantasy Star after beating Phantasy Star II for Genesis and both our parents agreed. When my mom took me to his place and I entered his house the very first thing I noticed was an Amiga on the floor of the living room connected to the TV and joysticks just like that style connected to it and wanted some ever since.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

These are down to $10 each. I gotta get 2 more.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256706941952

Down to $8.99 each!

I bought two more at 9.99 each.

If they hit 4.99 each I'll buy two more.

[Ice Cream Jonsey]

Bruce Lee for the Jr fucking SLAPS, and now you all know this as well.