<html><body><div dir="ltr">I too need one more memory module if anyone is selling.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-t</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:medium;margin-top:0px"><div style="margin-top:0px;font-weight:bold"><div style="margin-top:0px"><div style="margin-top:0px"><div style="margin-top:0px"><font style="font-size:14px">Todd Vernon</font></div><div style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px"><font style="font-size:13px">Entrepreneur | Investor</font></div><div style="font-weight:400;font-size:13px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(80,0,80)">Email: <a href="mailto:todd@toddvernon.com" target="_blank">todd@toddvernon.com</a></div><div style="font-weight:400;font-size:13px;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(80,0,80)">LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/" target="_blank">toddvernon</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>
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<br> I have thought about cloning that memory module.<br><br> LSSM has a color Voyager, but with a physically broken display. :-(<br><br> -Dave<br><br>On 5/6/26 17:32, Peter Stokes via rescue wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite"> I have sort of got two working ones, the problem is finding memory as I <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> only have one memory module and never seen another for sale.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> Peter<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> Sent from my iPad<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> On 6 May 2026, at 22:05, Todd Vernon via rescue <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>> <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> \ufeff<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> I would say that it true. There are two kinds of Color Voyagers. <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> Those that are broken, and those about to break \U0001f642. The machine is <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> solid, the screen is a nightmare. Some dude has been trying to sell <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> the same one \u201cworking\u201d but no screen image posted on eBay for over 2-3 <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> years.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> -t<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> Todd Vernon<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> Entrepreneur | Investor<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> Email: <a href="mailto:todd@toddvernon.com">todd@toddvernon.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:todd@toddvernon.com">todd@toddvernon.com</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> LinkedIn: toddvernon <<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> On May 6, 2026 at 2:59:41\u202fPM, Steve Hatle via rescue <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>>> wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> I guess I got lucky when I sold my Voyager last year when everything <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> still worked!<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> Steve<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> ------ Original Message ------<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> From "Todd Vernon via rescue" <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a> <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> To "Dan Moisa" <<a href="mailto:dmoisa@gmail.com">dmoisa@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dmoisa@gmail.com">dmoisa@gmail.com</a>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> Cc "Todd Vernon" <<a href="mailto:todd@toddvernon.com">todd@toddvernon.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:todd@toddvernon.com">todd@toddvernon.com</a>>>; <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> "The Rescue List" <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> Date 5/6/2026 3:43:02\u202fPM<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> Subject Re: [rescue] Q about Voyager screen repair; bonus: pictures <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> of T-SPARCstation 2<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>> Point me to it. I looked and looked for one with a parallel output.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>> -t<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>> Todd Vernon<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>> Entrepreneur | Investor<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>> Email: <a href="mailto:todd@toddvernon.com">todd@toddvernon.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:todd@toddvernon.com">todd@toddvernon.com</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>> LinkedIn: toddvernon <<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>> On May 6, 2026 at 2:17:12\u202fPM, Dan Moisa <<a href="mailto:dmoisa@gmail.com">dmoisa@gmail.com</a> <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dmoisa@gmail.com">dmoisa@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> Before you guys drill more irreversible holes in that aging <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> plastic, wait up. You can plug into the RGB stream from the <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> connector inside the screen housing and have a fully enclosed panel <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> that externally looks OEM. It's all off the shelf components as <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> well, though if more ppl have this problem a PCB can be easily built.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> I've also tried resurrecting dead screens by replacing caps, and no <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> dice. Voyagers on the whole are unreliable though, I've had every <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> single component fail on me - the regulator, the graphics card, <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> Ethernet, you name it.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> Dan<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> On Wed, May 6, 2026, 12:48 Todd Vernon via rescue <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>>> wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> Yeah, I replaced the caps. I ultimately went with the new<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> option as you simply never see old voyagers with screens that<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> work. Went with the slightly<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> Less elegant but more future proof option.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> I was actually surprised the problem wasn\u2019t pixel streaks<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> problem, but there way go.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> -t<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> Todd Vernon<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> Entrepreneur | Investor<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> Email: <a href="mailto:todd@toddvernon.com">todd@toddvernon.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:todd@toddvernon.com">todd@toddvernon.com</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> LinkedIn: toddvernon <<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> On May 6, 2026 at 12:42:05\u202fPM, Andy Piercy<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> <<a href="mailto:andy.piercy@gmail.com">andy.piercy@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:andy.piercy@gmail.com">andy.piercy@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> On the Voyager, have you checked the inverter module and its<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> output, as the surface mount caps go bad.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> On Wed, 6 May 2026, 15:42 Todd Vernon via rescue,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>>> wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> I tried and failed. I\u2019n my opinion all the color screens<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> eventually die. Here is how I fixed mine with a new screen:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> <a href="https://www.oldsilicon.com/workstations/sparcstation-">https://www.oldsilicon.com/workstations/sparcstation-</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> voyager/ <<a href="https://www.oldsilicon.com/workstations/">https://www.oldsilicon.com/workstations/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> sparcstation-voyager/><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> If you ever want to get rid of the B/w one let me know.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> T<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> ---<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> Todd Vernon<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> Entrepreneur | Investor<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> Email: <a href="mailto:todd@toddvernon.com">todd@toddvernon.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:todd@toddvernon.com">todd@toddvernon.com</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> LinkedIn: toddvernon <<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvernon/</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> On May 6, 2026 at 8:36\u202fAM -0600, Walter Belgers via rescue<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> <<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rescue@sunhelp.org">rescue@sunhelp.org</a>>>, wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> Hi all,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> Continuing the testing of all my systems, I have found<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> that I have 3 Voyagers, one with bwtwo that works; two<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> with cgsix, both of which do not display anything on the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> screen (but do work on external monitors). Does anybody<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> have tips for repair/problem finding? Originally I had<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> one that I thought the backlight was broken and I tried<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> swapping screens to determine the defect but now I have<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> two that are not working.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> Meanwhile I have gotten my SSA100 working with the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> SS1000. I printed some hinges (see earlier mail of Steve<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> Hattle) and have ordered batteries to replace in the SSA100.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> I also powered up the T-SPARCstation 2 (4/75T) again. I<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> got this from Whitfield Diffie, whom I got to do the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> keynote at the 25-year anniversary congress of the Dutch<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> UNIX Users Group I was leading at the time (2007). It<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> took until 2010 until Joep Vesseur of Sun Netherlands<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> could physically fetch it and bring it back to me in his<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> hand luggage. I always thought the casing was riveted<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> shut (I was expecting this due to it being tempest<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> proof). But now when I looked I saw the rivets were<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> actually T8 torx screws (duh)! So after 16 years in my<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> posession I finally was able to open it and fix the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> NVRAM. The system works fine but is missing disk trays.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> It uses a 29-pin Hypertronics milspec "KA type" connector<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> for the disks. Slim chance of finding trays.. After<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> opening up I now understand that the hole in the front<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> has nothing behind it. And the weird power cable setup is<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> to route mains to the power switch on the front and then<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> back to the normal PSU.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> I put some pictures online at <a href="https://cloud.giga.nl/apps/">https://cloud.giga.nl/apps/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> photos/public/1RpIilmfnAgqfDEiSen1QgGhgRww0gYq <https://<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> <a href="http://cloud.giga.nl/apps/photos/">cloud.giga.nl/apps/photos/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> public/1RpIilmfnAgqfDEiSen1QgGhgRww0gYq><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> Walter.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> _______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> rescue list - <a href="http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/">http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> <a href="http://rescue_sunhelp.org">rescue_sunhelp.org</a> <<a href="http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/">http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>>> <a href="http://rescue_sunhelp.org">rescue_sunhelp.org</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> _______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> rescue list - <a href="http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/">http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> <a href="http://rescue_sunhelp.org">rescue_sunhelp.org</a> <<a href="http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/">http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>> <a href="http://rescue_sunhelp.org">rescue_sunhelp.org</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> _______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> rescue list - <a href="http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/">http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> <a href="http://rescue_sunhelp.org">rescue_sunhelp.org</a> <<a href="http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/">http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>> <a href="http://rescue_sunhelp.org">rescue_sunhelp.org</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>>>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> _______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> rescue list - <a href="http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue_sunhelp.org">http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue_sunhelp.org</a> <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">>> <<a href="http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue_sunhelp.org">http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue_sunhelp.org</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> _______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">> rescue list - <a href="http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue_sunhelp.org">http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue_sunhelp.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> _______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> rescue list - <a href="http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue_sunhelp.org">http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue_sunhelp.org</a><br></blockquote><br><br>-- <br>Dave McGuire, AK4HZ<br>New Kensington, PA<br><br>
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