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by Nick
Tue May 23, 2023 12:42 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: I'm happy to be here!
Replies: 5
Views: 1421

Re: I'm happy to be here!

Thanks DJ. Really great to hear what Ron did after NABU. I thought he had gone over to International Datacasting for a while post-NABU. But really, I lost contact with everyone after moving to Toronto, other than running into John Kelly at a couple of events over the years. I am really enjoying this...
by Nick
Mon May 22, 2023 3:25 pm
Forum: Leo's Core Dump
Topic: Nick's NABU History Hijack 'A'
Replies: 3
Views: 1280

Nick's NABU History Hijack 'A'

I'm pulling a DJ here, and for the same reasons. I have just a few tales to add a little to the already colourful NABU narrative. With the appearance of the stash of NABU PCs and Adaptors on eBay, I am reminded of their early origins. The original (what I would call Beta) units (both PCs and Adaptor...
by Nick
Mon May 22, 2023 2:54 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: I'm happy to be here!
Replies: 5
Views: 1421

Re: I'm happy to be here!

Hi DJ, I worked with your father at Richmond Road and certainly remember him as a dynamic and exuberant member of the NABU team - and totally committed to the dream that was NABU! Sorry to hear of his passing, and really at such an early age. Indeed, the original ranks are beginning to thin out at t...
by Nick
Thu May 18, 2023 11:42 am
Forum: NABU Repair, Operations and Hacks
Topic: Nabu video
Replies: 32
Views: 5883

Re: Nabu video

An issue with DC bias on the composite video output has been reported by several Nabuers, but it really wasn't a nefarious attempt at copy protection or cost cutting as speculated. Rather, the standard approach of the day was to capacitively couple the composite video signals between devices, conven...
by Nick
Thu May 18, 2023 10:33 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: New to NABU and have a technical question
Replies: 3
Views: 1177

Re: New to NABU and have a technical question

Hi,

I've addressed your question re NABU video output in the "Nabu video" post on the NABU Repair, Operations and Hacks forum (viewforum.php?f=32).

Hope this helps.

- Nick
by Nick
Sun May 14, 2023 11:21 pm
Forum: Leo's Core Dump
Topic: The possible missing link of the ebay computers from NABU
Replies: 10
Views: 3025

Re: The possible missing link of the ebay computers from NABU

Hey, still sporting the moustache and watching Magnum PI (with new cast, of course)... a bit less hair and a lot more grey though! :)