> Hi all,

> I recently got an old apple /// from a friend.
> When first powered it up for the first time, magic smoke came out of
> the power supply. Before I start to fix the PS, I wanted to be sure
> that the rest of the machine was functioning, so I hooked it up to an
> ATX power supply.
> unfortunately, I see gibberish on the screen. But when I go in to the
> command prompt, I can recognize the flickering "^" all over the
> screen. I already tried to use an other monitor, but I get the same thing.

> There are some pics of the computer & screen op picasa
> <https://picasaweb.google.com/devaere/Apple?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgC...>

> Anyone who's got an idea / solution / comment?

> Thnks!
> Piet
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> Hi all,I recently got an old apple /// from a friend.
> When first powered it up for the first time, magic smoke came out of the
> power supply. Before I start to fix the PS, I wanted to be sure that the
> rest of the machine was functioning, so I hooked it up to an ATX power
> supply.
> unfortunately, I see gibberish on the screen. But when I go in to the
> command prompt, I can recognize the flickering "^" all over the screen. I
> already tried to use an other monitor, but I get the same thing.