The Data General Nova 1210 Lives!

As we chase down VCF SouthWest, I’m starting to get nervous, because the two systems I want to display are both currently not working. Notably, the Data General Nova is in a completely unknown state. So, let’s fix that today! It’s time to pull this thing apart, make sure it’s all looking good, and then throw some electrons at it! Come join us at VCF SoCal, East and SouthWest: https://www.vcfsw.org/ Also, check out Forgotten Machines and CommodoreZ: https://www.youtube.com/@ForgottenMachines https://commodorez.com/ If you want to support the channel please hop over to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/usagielectric Also, we now have some epic shirts for sale! https://my-store-11554688.creator-spring.com Come join us on Discord: Discord: https://discord.gg/p7UsfHD Intro Music adapted from: Artist: The Runaway Five Title: The Shinra Shuffle https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01847 Thanks for watching! Chapters 0:00 None of my junk works… 2:31 The road to getting some of my junk to work 5:05 Double checking the PSU 5:44 Preparing the memory cards 7:14 First power on in decades 9:15 Replacing a bunch of bad light bulbs 12:22 Second power on in 10s of minutes 13:40 Replacing a bad switch 15:38 The full monty 16:54 A little ASCII belch program *CM 20:54 Hunting down an RS232 signal 23:53 A complete and total victory 24:59 Happy bunny is happy!