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		Comment on Repairing Gas Plasma Displays by herman vertongen		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[herman vertongen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hello,
Many thanks for the quick and comprehensive answer. I had written the question in Dutch, but had forgotten to translate it into English.
I still have a lot of equipment from the years 1980-1996. Can I ask you questions about this in the future ?
Just got a dot matrix printer Taxan KP-850 with power cable and printed original manual. What is the value of this?
By the way, do you know anyone who buys such equipment from the 80s-90s? (various Toshiba, Olivetti, Brother large matrix printer, etc..
With kind regards,
Herman Vertongen
Belgium]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello,<br />
Many thanks for the quick and comprehensive answer. I had written the question in Dutch, but had forgotten to translate it into English.<br />
I still have a lot of equipment from the years 1980-1996. Can I ask you questions about this in the future ?<br />
Just got a dot matrix printer Taxan KP-850 with power cable and printed original manual. What is the value of this?<br />
By the way, do you know anyone who buys such equipment from the 80s-90s? (various Toshiba, Olivetti, Brother large matrix printer, etc..<br />
With kind regards,<br />
Herman Vertongen<br />
Belgium</p>
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		Comment on Repairing Gas Plasma Displays by Retropaq		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://retropaq.com/repairing-gas-plasma-displays/#comment-13982&quot;&gt;herman vertongen&lt;/a&gt;.

Hello, 

If you can get the screen working, I would say you could get probably 200-300 euros for it. Not working screen probably 100-150 Euro. If you are good with electronics you may be able to revive the computer by replacing the capacitors on the screen and the system board. However, it is also worth noting that your hard drive may not be working, along with the floppy drive (when you turn on the computer does the floppy drive make a constant buzz noise? If yes, then the internal rubber belt needs to be replaced) If that is the case these will need a suitable replacement as well before you can boot into MS-DOS, Windows etc.,]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://retropaq.com/repairing-gas-plasma-displays/#comment-13982">herman vertongen</a>.</p>
<p>Hello, </p>
<p>If you can get the screen working, I would say you could get probably 200-300 euros for it. Not working screen probably 100-150 Euro. If you are good with electronics you may be able to revive the computer by replacing the capacitors on the screen and the system board. However, it is also worth noting that your hard drive may not be working, along with the floppy drive (when you turn on the computer does the floppy drive make a constant buzz noise? If yes, then the internal rubber belt needs to be replaced) If that is the case these will need a suitable replacement as well before you can boot into MS-DOS, Windows etc.,</p>
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		Comment on Repairing Gas Plasma Displays by herman vertongen		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[herman vertongen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wat is de waarde van een Toshiba 6400 SXC in goede staat maar met een defect scherm (scherm blijft wit blank) . Bij laatste gebruik in 1994-95 was nog alles in orde
PS. Text in Dutch]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wat is de waarde van een Toshiba 6400 SXC in goede staat maar met een defect scherm (scherm blijft wit blank) . Bij laatste gebruik in 1994-95 was nog alles in orde<br />
PS. Text in Dutch</p>
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		Comment on Installing Compaq or Regular MS-DOS 6.22 by Retropaq		</title>
		<link>https://retropaq.com/installing-msdos/#comment-13909</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Retropaq]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://retropaq.com/installing-msdos/#comment-13828&quot;&gt;Bryant Poston&lt;/a&gt;.

Sounds like you might have a PSU issue or a short somewhere - the gotek draws much much less power than a traditional floppy drive, I&#039;m surprised it&#039;s blowing fuses. Did you maybe connect it in backwards?  I would try to identify the cause of the blown fuse instead of just replacing it. Maybe disassemble and check the power lines on the board with a meter, and check your PSU is outputting the correct 5V &amp; 12 V rails. For fuse replacements you can use any fuse with the same amp rating, you don&#039;t need any particular brand. 5A indicates 5 Amps fuse.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://retropaq.com/installing-msdos/#comment-13828">Bryant Poston</a>.</p>
<p>Sounds like you might have a PSU issue or a short somewhere &#8211; the gotek draws much much less power than a traditional floppy drive, I&#8217;m surprised it&#8217;s blowing fuses. Did you maybe connect it in backwards?  I would try to identify the cause of the blown fuse instead of just replacing it. Maybe disassemble and check the power lines on the board with a meter, and check your PSU is outputting the correct 5V &#038; 12 V rails. For fuse replacements you can use any fuse with the same amp rating, you don&#8217;t need any particular brand. 5A indicates 5 Amps fuse.</p>
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		Comment on Using the Macintosh Portable by Retropaq		</title>
		<link>https://retropaq.com/using-the-macintosh-portable/#comment-13908</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Retropaq]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://retropaq.com/using-the-macintosh-portable/#comment-13837&quot;&gt;James Wages&lt;/a&gt;.

oh, yes you are right! It is Polycarbonate - probably explains why these don&#039;t suffer too much from age related brittleness]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://retropaq.com/using-the-macintosh-portable/#comment-13837">James Wages</a>.</p>
<p>oh, yes you are right! It is Polycarbonate &#8211; probably explains why these don&#8217;t suffer too much from age related brittleness</p>
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