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by RetroBard
Wed Sep 11, 2024 10:43 am
Forum: General Laser 2001 and Salora Manager Forum
Topic: Space bar in Manager/2001 keyboard
Replies: 6
Views: 1401

Re: Space bar in Manager/2001 keyboard

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Final version, bent out of 1.4 mm rod.

This one makes the space bar really stable and possible to press from anywhere.
by RetroBard
Sat Sep 07, 2024 12:06 pm
Forum: General Laser 2001 and Salora Manager Forum
Topic: Space bar in Manager/2001 keyboard
Replies: 6
Views: 1401

Re: Space bar in Manager/2001 keyboard

I bent a temporary rod out of wire. Thanks for providing the measures, Toohex! https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g57eezfpfwmxqqp903hzh/Photo-7.9.2024-15.02.37-1.jpg?rlkey=hnqnj1jrw624rfsibdps9zknw&raw=1 It’s not perfect as the wire isn’t stiff enough but definitely more stable and will do until I can g...
by RetroBard
Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:45 am
Forum: General Laser 2001 and Salora Manager Forum
Topic: Space bar in Manager/2001 keyboard
Replies: 6
Views: 1401

Re: Space bar in Manager/2001 keyboard

I pulled out the space bar and the stabilizing rod is indeed missing.
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by RetroBard
Thu Sep 05, 2024 10:30 pm
Forum: General Laser 2001 and Salora Manager Forum
Topic: Space bar in Manager/2001 keyboard
Replies: 6
Views: 1401

Re: Space bar in Manager/2001 keyboard

Thanks for the response! I gather the stabilizing rod must be missing in mine.

Does the space bar come off easily? What is the thickness of the rod?
by RetroBard
Wed Sep 04, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: General Laser 2001 and Salora Manager Forum
Topic: Space bar in Manager/2001 keyboard
Replies: 6
Views: 1401

Space bar in Manager/2001 keyboard

I’ve one question regarding the Manager/2001 space bar. Mine rocks like a see-saw when press the space bar from one end or the other. Should there be a stabilizing rod under the space bar or is it just missing in mine?
by RetroBard
Tue Sep 03, 2024 11:51 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself!
Topic: Hello from North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Replies: 6
Views: 2564

Re: Hello from North Ostrobothnia, Finland

I got the Manager today. It was slightly scuffed but otherwise in okay nick. I connected it to my TV, only to find that it wasn’t powering up or at least not outputting a video signal. The PSU was outputting the correct voltages, so I opened the main unit up and saw that one of the power LED leads w...
by RetroBard
Fri Aug 30, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself!
Topic: Hello from North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Replies: 6
Views: 2564

Re: Hello from North Ostrobothnia, Finland

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Here’s my own 3TT.

Btw, I should be getting my Salora Manager next Monday.
by RetroBard
Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself!
Topic: Hello from North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Replies: 6
Views: 2564

Re: Hello from North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Mikromikko is a series of PC compatible computers made by Nokia back in the 80s. Here’s a link to a brochure: https://www.net.fujitsu.fi/fi/historia/ ... inos89.pdf
by RetroBard
Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself!
Topic: Hello from North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Replies: 6
Views: 2564

Hello from North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Another Salora Manager owner to be chimes in from Oulu region. I’m a long time vintage computer collector/hobbyist. My first computer was a Vic-20 back in the day, and I’ve gone through a Commodore 64 and various iterations of PC computers. I got into vintage computer collecting in 2002 and have acc...