20 Apr
2008
20 Apr
'08
7:04 a.m.
B. Degnan wrote:
I have what might be a keyboard from one of these. It's an 84-key IBM
PC keyboard with a label that says "IBM Instruments Inc."
Peace... Sridhar
I'm trying
to find one of these systems and so far I am having
absolutely no luck at all. Aside from some info and a few photos on
the Old-Computers.com website I can't find anything else relavent
to this system and so far I can't find anyone who has even heard of
the things let alone seen one. Has anyone here ever seen or used
one and does anyone here even own one? I want to use one to replace
my unreliable VT510 serial terminal as well as try out the IEEE-488
port.
Oh yeah, here is a link to that info on the system.
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1
<http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=623>
&c=623
I too have been looking for one of these. There is a detailed
article about the 9000's in the special issue of Byte, BYTE Guide to
the IBM PC, fall 1984. Page 219 there is an article titled "Number
Crunching on IBM's New S9000. "IBM joins with MIT's National Magnet
Lab to develop spectrometers for imaging systems" by David J States.
I have this as one of my "10 Most Collectible Micro Sleepers" ...
http://vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread_record.cfm?id=94&tid=1
...which was my response to PC World's article titled "The Most
Collectible PCs of All Time"
If you find two, let me know!