Anyone out there know (or might be persuaded to part with >:-) any source
on the Toshiba IHC-8000 (aka Pasopia Mini)?
This was a small "pocket computer" circa 1983 with 4K of RAM and a 24x1
character LCD. Let me know if anyone remembers this unit, or better still,
has one (working or not).
--
---------------------------------- personal: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ --
Cameron Kaiser, Floodgap Systems Ltd * So. Calif., USA * ckaiser(a)floodgap.com
-- His mind is like a steel trap -- full of mice. -- Foghorn Leghorn ----------
Is there a definitive document anywhere on the net on this? Or anywhere
else? This
http://www.dbit.com/pub/pdp11/info/pertec.txt
is good, but is there a formal definition document ?
I have the impression from the preamble to the above text that the answer is
negative.
Dave Brown
Christchurch, NZ
Here's a strange one... what is the difference (other than the names) between
the Sharp IQ-7000 and the Sharp OZ-7000?
I'm sitting here holding both in my hand. The IQ version has a label calling
it the "Electronic Organizer" while the OZ version has a label calling it the
more popular "Wizard." Otherwise they are identical twins (including the
instruction manuals.)
Unfortunately neither has batteries right now, so I can't boot them to check
for OS versions, etc.
Even if Sharp merely changed the name from Organizer to Wizard, why would they
bother drastically changing the model prefix from IQ- to OZ-?
Evan
I know very little about these machines, but one just turned up on the
doorstep for the museum. Power supply checks out, I get a white display
(so something useful looks to be happening in the video circuitry), but
I get no spin-up from the hard disk (A Seagate ST-157 SCSI drive) and a
steady floppy drive light.
I'm not sure if the hard disk is fixable yet - no idea if it's a head
crash or whatever. There seems to be little about these drives on the
web, but I did see one comment that they were famous for stiction - in
which case maybe I can give it a hand in spinning up...
Does anyone have install media if it comes to that though? I can always
drop a different SCSI drive in it (I think I have a spare 160MB drive
somewhere), but I don't have any floppies for this machine and I gather
they never were particularly common, sitting somewhere between the ST
and the Falcon...
cheers
Jules
Is there a company or private party in the Pacific Northwest that specializes
in liquidating computer estates? They date from the late 1970s to the mid
1990s in various conditions.
I really don't want to recycle them at scrap price if someone out there can
use them.
I figured ebay is a good place for anything unopened, but all the rest is
simply overwhelming.
Help, suggestions, ideas and warnings are welcomed.
Cathy
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Subject: Re: Computer Estate
Hi there,
I'm not sure if he does estate sales, but I strongly suggest you contact Sellam
Ismail, who owns a company in Silicon Valley called VintageTech. You may have
seen his name on this list as well as "VCF" or "Vintage Computer Festival."
Anyway, Sellam's pretty much the biggest collector in the known galaxy, and his
company, VintageTech, lets him do this hobby for a living.
You can reach Sellam at vcf(a)vintage.org.
Why you should trust my opinion: I'm the founder/editor of Computer Collector,
which is an online news magazine (with about 500 subscribers each week) serving
the hobby.
Good luck,
-- Evan Koblentz
(PS -- I personally collect handhelds and PDAs. If there are any in the
collection, I'd like to look through the list.)
--- Bogilady(a)aol.com wrote:
> Is there a company or private party in the Pacific Northwest that specializes
>
> in liquidating computer estates? They date from the late 1970s to the mid
> 1990s in various conditions.
>
> I really don't want to recycle them at scrap price if someone out there can
> use them.
> I figured ebay is a good place for anything unopened, but all the rest is
> simply overwhelming.
>
> Help, suggestions, ideas and warnings are welcomed.
> Cathy
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