REPAIR OF PORTABLE MISSION CONTROL MAIN COMPUTER
CONCLUSION
The repair team is assessing options. One option is to obtain a ribbon cable and try to 'remote' the connection, i.e., making a hole in the case and moving the power supply board outside the machine (this bulky repair has its aesthetic appeal, and is the most marketable of the solutions tabled). Another idea is to find a use for the computer which would not necessitate its being on all the time or reliably, such as in prop situations, interior decoration, or various scam scenarios involving the original source for the machine (an interweb marketplace for used or Chinese commodities). All agree that the pain in the ass about the situation is that the machine 'almost' works fine and there is a reluctance to retire it. Expensive options involve acquiring a duplicate machine, with supposedly better parts, to double the price and volume of and for an ever - growing mound at BPL of nearly - useful, once - excellent, in need of some adjustment or cleaning, technological appurtenances.
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