Project Dandelion

Project Dandelion is the restoration of a Xerox Star 8010 (Dandelion) machine I have into working condition.

Project Status

A detailed Work Log is being kept as I work on this project.
Cosmetic: Basic cleanup work done, loose foam vacuumed out. Much work still to be done.
Documentation: Initial internal photos of chassis taken.
Power Supply/Distribution: Power distribution board reversed into a schematic. Lots more wire tracing needs to be done.
Fans: Not started.
Backplane/Cabling: Not started.
Maintenance Panel/RTC/etc.: Not started.
Central Processor Card (CP): Not started.
Memory Storage Card (MSC): Not started.
Memory Control Card (MCC): Not started.
High Speed I/O Card (HSIO): Not started.
Low Speed I/O Processor Card (IOP): Not started.
Raven/Ethernet Option Card (OPT): Not started.
Monitor: Not started.
Keyboard: Not started.
Flexible Disk: Not started.
Rigid Disk: Not started.
Full bootup: Not started.

Exterior case in good condition, interior has some rust damage and mice have stolen bits of foam/paper to make a nest elsewhere.
Loose/crumbling foam vacuumed out.
Next step is to clean out loose bits of paper and cobwebs that can be accessed without removing any wires/boards.

Initial photos of chassis taken with panels taken off, no parts removed/disconnected yet.

Schematic created of power distribution board, will be put into Hackstrich SVN shortly.