Msg: 6131 *Conference*

11-19-95 09:31:43

From: RICHARD HANSON

To : WILLIAM MCWEENY

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #6130 (M100 AVAILABILITY)

Bill ... in response to your questions ... good ones, I may add:

 > What is the current going rate for M100s and M102s?

 Reconditioned Model 100's are $250
 Reconditioned Model 102's are $450

Reconditioning includes: Dissassembly, compenant-level testing, repair or
replace, cleaning, reassembly, application testing.

Why the big price difference?  Model 100's cost me far less than Model 102's to
initially purchase.

 > Will Memory chips from M100s work in M102s?

Nope, sorry.  Model 100 add-on RAM are chips on a special, little circuit
board.  Model 102 expansion is simply a plug in chip.  The two are not
interchangeable.

 > It appears that the keyboard on the M100 I came by several months 
 > ago is down for the count.  Otherwise it appears OK, and it has a 
 > full complement of memory chips.

Yeah ... I hear you.  The keyboard gets the workout and is the only moving
parts on the units.  Key's can be replaced, however.  If only a few keys are
down for the count, I'd suggest desolding them and resldering replacements.
The biggest trick is desolding the keys, both the old one and a replacements
from a doner keyboard.

I can recondition your old Model 100 for $35/hour if you wish.  Besides the
keyboard, what else is wrong with it?