So, while I was out and about with my older friend fixing my CRT, he mentions that he has an old IBM that he doesn't need and was planning on throwing out. He asks if I want it (which I of course say yes to) and he brings out a rather dirty IBM PC Convertible and two extra screens. HE says he used it daily for quite some time but then stored it in the garage until just then, so it's been sitting for quite some time. He said the two screens he gave me were internal prototypes from IBM during the development that he got from a friend who worked there while it was being made. I cleaned it up from the attached photos, but haven't done anything else to it yet without the proper power supply. He says he probably has one or two somewhere, so I'm waiting on that.
In the meantime, I could use some advice on this. What should I be checking on the internals before powering it up? Is there any way to very that the other two screens are indeed prototypes (they only have one slider, not two, as the attached one has). It's a super nice amchine I want to get running, I'm just not sure of what steps I should be taking. Any advice would be appreciated.
https://i.imgur.com/9FPLho6.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/h1cGK9b.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/S6rvF8U.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/O2FG9j4.jpg
In the meantime, I could use some advice on this. What should I be checking on the internals before powering it up? Is there any way to very that the other two screens are indeed prototypes (they only have one slider, not two, as the attached one has). It's a super nice amchine I want to get running, I'm just not sure of what steps I should be taking. Any advice would be appreciated.
https://i.imgur.com/9FPLho6.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/h1cGK9b.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/S6rvF8U.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/O2FG9j4.jpg