13 Dec
2009
13 Dec
'09
10:26 a.m.
Steven Hirsch wrote:
All,
In my ongoing effort at clearing space, I must part with my beloved IBM
RT-PC. This is a desktop form-factor with the "enhanced advanced CPU"
(don't you love 80s marketing-speak) running at a stunning 16Mhz. with
8MB of memory on-board.
Wow! I was working at IBM when the RT-PC was launched (1986?) I
actually have (acquired much later) a 6150 - the desk-side RT-PC. I
like the system, and I wish I could spare more time to work on it (well,
that's true of most of my systems, I suppose).
I have upgraded it with a 1GB ATA drive and an Adaptec
SCSI adapter and
it's currently loaded with AOS / BSD 4.4. Has ethernet adapter and was
in-use on my own network.
Wow again!
Other items:
- A bookshelf or two of documentation
On those weird square-page manuals in ring binders?
- One or two of every expansion card ever made for the
unit
- Extra mouse and keyboard (non-standard connectors)
Since I lack a mouse for mine, can I put in a plea that whoever does
adopt this system consider selling / trading me the mouse? 10 years ago
IBM told me the 6150 mouse was no longer available, but there was a
replacement, for which quoted me 150 pounds. They wouldn't tell me the
part number of the replacement, but I am pretty sure it was just a
Logitech PC mouse and an adaptor to plug it into the 6150. I tried
making my own connector (from a Compaq laptop power supply connector,
iirc), but had little success.
[snip]
I'm located in Burlington, VT. Please, someone
give this a nice home?
And that really is the kicker. Wrong side of the Atlantic, as usual.
:-( :-( :-(
I haven't a hope of picking this up, even if I had space for it, but I
really think someone should save it!
Philip (strongly enough moved to emerge briefly from lurkdom).