I added another 37 volumes to my vintage computer
library yesterday.
By far the most valuable from a historical standpoint is the book
_Computer Power for the Small Business_ from 1979. It is a buyer's guide
for microcomputers of the mid- to late -0's era. Talk about a treasure.
This book has pictures and decriptions of many computers I've never even
heard of.
It contains information on systems we know much of, such as the Atari's,
Apple, PETs, Radio Shack, etc. But it also has blurbs on systems that
I've not seen mentioned anywhere else (at least not in a way that is
looking back on these systems with a historical perspective) like the RCA
Cosmac VIP, the Sol-20, Exidy Sorcerer, Heathkit H-8 and H-11, Intecolor
8031.
The best part is the descriptions of systems I've never knew about before.
Has anyone ever heard of an Outpost computer? Its a fully integrated
^^^^^^^
The Outpost and the Outpost II were manufactured by TANO (who also
licsenced the Dragon for manufacture in the US). It was a 6800 based
system, and it ran FLEX or MUMPS. The only one I've ever seen was at
an ARCO facility in 1986. It was considered old then . . .
Jeff