IBM PC 5150 with no drives?

Wasn't a 5 or 10 MB FH HD available for the PC? -- -Jason Willgruber (roblwill(a)usaor.net) ICQ#: 1730318 <http://members.tripod.com/general_1> -----Original Message----- From: Joe &lt;rigdonj(a)intellistar.net&gt; To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers &lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt; Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 7:11 AM Subject: Re: IBM PC 5150 with no drives? >No, The PC and XT both came with FH drives. The XT also came with a FH hard >drive. > > Joe > >At 08:35 AM 3/15/99 -0500, you wrote: >>Was the 5150 the only one delivered with full-height drives? I've seen >>both on the 5160, but don't know which is original. >> >>On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Lawrence Walker wrote: >> >>> On 14 Mar 99 at 23:19, Merle K. Peirce wrote: >>> >>> > There wasa also a 5162 PC. We've got a couple of them. Does anyone >know >>> > how they were set up? full height or half height floppies? Any hard >drives? >>> > >>> > On Sun, 14 Mar 1999, Tony Duell wrote: >>> > >>> > > > >>> > > > >My understanding is that some of the very first 5150s did ship >with no >>> > > > >>> > > > I have heard people talk about a 5150 a few times, where are some >good pics >>> > > > and specs so I can appear less dumb in the future? >>> > > >>> > > It's the original (1981-ish) IBM Personal Computer. The other common >(for >>> > > this group) numbers are : >>> > > >>> > > 5150 PC >>> > > 5151 MDA monitor >>> > > 5152 Graphics printer >>> > > 5153 CGA monitor >>> > > 5154 EGA monitor >>> > > 5155 Portable PC (sewing machine style case) >>> > > >>> > > 5160 PC/XT >>> > > 5161 Expansion Chassis >>> > > >>> > > 5170 PC/AT >>> > > >>> > > 5140 PC convertable (laptop) ? >>> > > >>> > > Now why do I remeber the above? >>> > > >>> > > -tony >>> > > >>> > >>> >>> That one set me searching my books and files. >>> It's an XT 286 Scott Mueller's book has full system architecture specs. >>> >>> 80286 cpu at 6mhz w/0 wait states >>> 640k mem >>> 1.2M 1/2 ht fdd and 20m hdd came standard but it will >>> support an additional 1/2 ht. Either 5 1/4, or 3 1/2 >>> 720/1440. >>> Damn ! Another to add to my "stuff" >>> >>> To Tony's list could also be added >>> 3270 PC an XT with 3270 connectivity >>> 5279 ? it's monitor (have one but it's buried) >>> >>> XT 370 giving connectivity to and emulation of the S/370 >>> >>> AT 3270 like the XT model but based on an AT >>> >>> 5144 PC Convertable mono monitor >>> 5145 PC Convertable colour monitor >>> >>> And then at the height of his power the Big Blue God created >>> the mighty PS/2 8580, MCA , and VGA >>> >>> ciao larry >>> lwalker(a)interlog.com >>> >> >>M. K. Peirce >>Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc. >>215 Shady Lea Road, >>North Kingstown, RI 02852 >> >>"Casta est qui nemo rogavit." >> >> - Ovid >> >> > >