does anyone that Iโ€™m connected to #repair old TRS-80 Color Computers (or is connected to anyone who does) & is based even vaguely anywhere near #Canberra? (or within plausible shipping distance)

I wish to exchange $$ for goods & services to put the #MagicBlueSmoke back into my beloved old #CoCo1โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜ข

#boost4reach pls ๐Ÿ™

#RetroComputing
#RetroGaming
#TRS80
#TRS80CoCo
#ColorComputer
#Tandy
#TandyCoCo

@itgrrl I believe Mav in Melbourne might be able to help?
@sijnstra how might I find this Mav of whom you speak? ๐Ÿ™
@itgrrl haha just realised I should have included a URL of some sort. His range of stuff for sale is here http://trs-80.com.au/trs80/cocos.htm but his home page covers how he handles repairs and COC1 upgrade kits http://www.trs-80.com.au/trs80/index.htm
@sijnstra oh. yeah Iโ€™m already aware of him & wont be using his services. but ty for the rec ๐Ÿ™

@itgrrl Oh, man. Unfortunately:

a) I'm in the US and
b) it's been almost 40 years since I last put a soldering iron to one of those. I learned *so* much on mine.

@lerxst ๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿค›โ€ฌ

#CoCo4lyf ๐Ÿคช

@itgrrl my old (in pieces) coco _might_ be in my parent's shed still (Bungendore). Happy to donate it for parts

(edit. it was there at christmas, but they're "cleaning up" Will check)

@ajft ooh! ๐Ÿ‘€ thatโ€™s so generous, thank you ๐Ÿ™
@itgrrl sorry to get your hopes up. Just phoned dad, it went to the bungendore tip about a week ago! Has sat in the shed, untouched, since mid 1993, and you missed it by a week. Apparently it had a large ant nest inside it when he moved it off the shelf, so it may not have been good for much more than a few chips

@ajft oh no! #RIPpoorCoCo ๐Ÿ˜ข make sure you rescue anything else they have! (Iโ€™m sure we could find a good home for anything you donโ€™t want / donโ€™t have space to store)

and thanks so much for chasing that up for me, I really appreciate it

@itgrrl I can't help being on the other side of the world, but if it is any reassurance CoCos and Dragons are usually quite easy to repair.
@kelpana yeah, Iโ€™ll dig into it myself if I have to but I was hoping to avoid climbing that particular knowledge mountain right now ๐Ÿคž
@itgrrl Suggestion? Might there still be a CoCo user group around that could help?
@dancingtreefrog theyโ€™re pretty much all on Fb & Iโ€™ve already asked there ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ
@itgrrl Bummer. Well, it was worth a try.
@itgrrl
There's a guy on YouTube that does this (he repairs/mods all kinds of old computers) on his channel. You want the link?
@Jaypee if heโ€™s based somewhere near Canberra (or at least in Australia), sure