From: asc135@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 11:01:59 PM UTC-5, ano...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Hi All,    
   > I purchased a TRS-80, model 4 online a few years ago and now that I have   
   fixed my model 3's started on the model 4. This is what it does so far...    
   > I plug it in and the hard drive seeks. I see the raster on the CRT (but no   
   diskette, or cassette prompt --- even if I hold the break key down). I also   
   notice that the keyboard was trashed (several missing keys, and the reset   
   button was jammed down). I    
   pried the reset button out so it mostly resets normally now but still no text,   
   only raster. Also, I tried to open the thing up but one of the screws (yep,   
   the last one) is badly stripped. I've tried several techniques to unscrew it,   
   but it's stubbornly    
   resisted. I might use a drill soon to drill out the screw to open the thing   
   up. :-( I'm wondering if it's worth working on, or if it's become a boat   
   anchor. BTW, I also tried adjusting the pots for the brightness/   
   ontract..still no dice on the text.    
   Thanks for any tips/advice.    
   >    
   > -Jeff   
      
   I've found the keyboards are often bad these days so the  key might not   
   be registering.  Otherwise there would be no indication on the screen for some   
   verions of the ROM. Other versions *might* display "Diskette?" if a disk was   
   in the drive but    
   the door was open.   
      
   Every Model 4 is worth saving.  If it's not worth the trouble to you, please   
   find it a home where it will get the attention it needs.  Where are you   
   geographically?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)