25 Nov
1997
25 Nov
'97
2 a.m.
At 06:23 11/25/97 -0500, you wrote:
Yes, it boots! I cleaned it up, it had been in a barn.
PORTABLE?? It feels
like lifting a 3/4" vcr!
I have a cousin whose brother in law is an IBM type, so I will have to
open diplomatic negotiations to try to get some info.
If you think a 5100 ISN'T portable, you should try adding the dual 8"
floppy drive, which is almost the size of a rollaround dishwasher -- it
literally has casters.
The 5100 was really quite the computer -- it cost $10,000 new for the base
unit. It speaks BASIC or APL in ROM and you could have it with one or the
other or, for quite a bit extra, both.
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