24 Nov
1997
24 Nov
'97
10:22 a.m.
On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Charles E. Fox wrote:
I have just had an IBM 5100 "Portable"
computer (circa 1976) donated,
along with a 5103 printer and a 5106 tape drive. No documentation or
software, so could anyone tell me what I have, what operating system it
used, and what kind of tapes?
Well, according to all the hype on the 5100 in recent months, you've
stumbled on a treasure and you should be stoked beyond imagination.
The 5100 was the first portable computer built by IBM, and quite possibly
the first ever (I don't think any claim has been made so far to the
contrary).
Does it boot?
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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