Looking for Information on Computer

[rangerkip]

This is a Decision Data computer, with Wyse Technology hardware made in 1987, I was looking for more data on this computer so I could source some repair information.

 

Has anyone used or worked on these computers?

[Mark Kaine]

hmm, nope I've never seen this, but looks fairly standard.

 

what isn't working? does it power on?

 

the card looks definitely strange though... do you know what it is? 

 

 

edit: welp, i didn't find out much, except this computer is possibly pretty rare.  for example there are no known photos of the ibm compatible  "WYSEpc"... and yours seems even more niche.

[emosun]

Looks like a backpane system and the card is probably the computer with the other cards just being the drive controllers/gpu/serial,ect...

More than likely the parts are generic/common and only the case itself along with the badging and perhaps software are unique. Post about it on Vogons and somebody probably will know enough about it to get you started on diagnostics.

[rangerkip]

That wierd card is actually the mainboard and network card in one. The second image is the PSU, there is corrosion in several places, and one bad resistor. (The yellow stuff is adhesive and designed to absorb acid from caps).

 

I was trying to find some schematics of the PSU side of the expansion board, the psu is built into it.

 

I haven't powered it on because there is PSU damage (probably from age), would prob catch fire, I would rather do a complete teardown and rebuild of the PSU side of the board first.

 

Problem is I can't even find images of a Decision Data computer, just keyboards and stuff prior to 1975, they went out of business in 1990 after being bought in 1988. I don't reckon it's been turned on since the 90s.

[rangerkip]

I did find this, so damn, this was expensive back in the day.