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SiriusHardware · 14th Apr 2021, 8:08 pm

Colin didn't say how the unit was marked with the postcode (Of Kendal College, Cumbria). Engraved? Stencilled? It would be a pity if that historic detail was lost. If it can't be preserved on the outside then maybe it could be re-inscribed or painted on the inside.

I'm wondering now if the machine was disposed of by the college in an already electronically ruinous state - the educational environment is a notoriously tough one for anything to have to survive. If so, Colin may be the first person to see it working since it last worked there. It's just a shame that the interim owner didn't keep it in a drier place.

14th Apr 2021, 8:08 pm	#1644
SiriusHardware Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 11,556	Re: Non-working Commodore PET 3016 Colin didn't say how the unit was marked with the postcode (Of Kendal College, Cumbria). Engraved? Stencilled? It would be a pity if that historic detail was lost. If it can't be preserved on the outside then maybe it could be re-inscribed or painted on the inside. I'm wondering now if the machine was disposed of by the college in an already electronically ruinous state - the educational environment is a notoriously tough one for anything to have to survive. If so, Colin may be the first person to see it working since it last worked there. It's just a shame that the interim owner didn't keep it in a drier place.