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I recently acquired a Korean MSX2 (Daewoo CPC-400) and learned pretty quickly that little non-Korean floppy disk software is compatible with this machine. As per msx.org, it has its own proprietary MSX1 backwards compatibility circuitry rather than the industry-standard MSX-Engine IC. So I went...

FYI, I was promoted to "developer" of the upstream project, and was given admin privileges of the official website. So over the last week I've been updating the website (netatalk.sourceforge.io), fixing dead URLs etc., as well as making the 2.2 manual current with the state of the software. The...

Quick note that we found an issue with the release tarball. A header file hasn't been included by the dist script. This is being addressed in https://github.com/Netatalk/Netatalk/pull/183 A workaround is to clone the git repo, check out the branch-netatalk-2-2 branch, and build the code from...

Five and a half years in the making: We finally have an official upstream Netatalk 2.2.7 release. Since 2.2.6 was completely broken on Linux, this is the first properly useful Netatalk release for 68k Macs since 2013. Note that the Github changelog isn't complete. Please see NEWS for the full...

A new bugfix release available: https://github.com/rdmark/Netatalk-2.x/releases/tag/netatalk-2-220801 It restores code changes that got lost in a previous refactor. Recommended update for all users!

A new stable release of Netatalk 2.x is now available: https://github.com/rdmark/Netatalk-2.x/releases/tag/netatalk-2-220701 The aforementioned dsi_stream_read error should have been fixed now. It seems to have been caused by a refactoring of the logging routines. Reverting those changes leaves...

Holy overvoltage, Batman! Sorry if you mentioned this earlier, but did you try to tweak the potentiometer on R29? As I mentioned over at my post, that pot caused overvoltage which triggered the overvoltage protection instantly on my PSU. You may want to drench it in contact cleaner to make sure...

Thanks for documenting your own Lisa journey! It's interesting to contrast your experience with mine. Looking forward to seeing your progress moving forward. As I'm sure you're aware, a blown fuse is never just a blown fuse, but a sign that something else is (or was) wrong in the circuit. I...

If the traces can be followed from the top of the PBC I can help out at any time! If I need to disassemble the card cage to get to the underside of the PCB, I might ask you to batch your requests since it's fairly cumbersome to pull apart. Full disclosure: After using this Lisa actively for a...

I tried running my Lisa without the I/O board. It started up (automatically, as you guessed) and soon hits error 41. But there is code executed at least, and an error displayed on screen. As for Motherboard schematics, I've also not found easy to read reference material. I think parts of the...

I didn't replace too many parts to be honest. Looking at my Mouser order history, here are the relevant components that I can note: 1x Film Capacitors 0.1uF 250volts 10% (PSU) 2x Film Capacitors 0.0022uF 250volts 5% (PSU) 2x Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors - Radial Leaded 25VDC 2200uF 16x20mm...

Yes, if you look closely at my previous comment, I linked to the specific disk image that I used, hosted over at the Mac Repository. I simply loaded this onto my FloppyEmu running in Lisa mode, and it worked without issue on my Lisa.

As an addendum, the computer passed all core LisaTest 3.0 diagnostics with flying colors! I don't have loopback cables to test the serial and parallel interfaces, however.

Despite Steve Job's best efforts in revolutionizing the UI of Apple computers, there are still occasions when you need a keyboard handy while using a Lisa. For instance, when pressing 'Y' to accept the terms and enter the Basic Lisa Utility. :) As such high up on the priority list at this point...

With the computer now powered and executing ROM code, we were no longer fumbling around in the dark messing with the arcane mysteries of mains voltage! A quick voltage check on one of the ROM chips on the I/O board while the computer was running confirmed a nice and clean 5V. Luckily, Lisa...

In part three, we will bust open that PSU to see what's going on inside. We also take a moment to look at the Video Board. Here it is worth remembering that my friend, the owner of this Lisa, said that he recalled the computer not being quite functional circa 1994: only running for a few...

Time to deal with that battery damage! Special thanks to @Elemenoh in this episode for helping me identify several replacement parts. Step one is always to neutralize the alkaline rot. Household white vinegar to the rescue. I use distilled vinegar diluted to 5% acidity. Here demonstrating my...

Earlier this year, a friend mentioned to me that he has had an Apple Lisa 2 in storage for many years, a machine that he acquired in the early 90s that had never worked properly for him. The symptoms, as he remembered them, was that the computer would turn on and run for a few minutes, and then...

You are welcome! Yes, this commit fixed the bug (which is what I referred to above as the Error -50 issue). BTW, one changed behavior that I've noticed after using this release for a while, is that copying certain files over DSI leads to afpd erroring out with dsi_stream_read: len:-1, No such...

I'm proud to present a new release from the Netatalk 2.x fork: https://github.com/rdmark/Netatalk-2.x/releases/tag/netatalk-2-220401b This version constitutes a massive refactoring, code cleanup, plus security and stability improvements. The primary functional change is that the configure...