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I’ve wired an appropriate size DIN connector to an ATX motherboard power extender, and soldered the PSON line on the extender to a ground wire so that it will run. Plug it in, and my Compact XT does power on. I don’t get any video display. I’m unsure if my modern(ish) TV is incompatible with…
So, when I was in middle school/high school, my parents bought me my own PC. It was a Laser Compact XT. 8088@8mhz, 512k ram, 1x 360k floppy. I eventually got a second floppy for it. Having watched an 8 Bit Guy video(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa0B0hiVqxA) detailing his efforts to restore a one of these machines, I was eventually…