27 Oct
2004
27 Oct
'04
10:01 a.m.
At 05:43 PM 10/27/04 -0400, you wrote:
I concur with Joe, there never was a series I. The
mds800 was the first
development system (not counting the Intellec 8). What Siemens
did though
was contract with Intel to produce a "Siemens" development system which was
of course just a different color Series II machine. They were off white and
carried the Siemens logo.
I've never heard of a Siemans system. The white MDSs that I've seen all
have the standard Intel markings and labels. (I've got one sitting about 3
feet from me as I type.)
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: "Joe R." <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com>
AFIK all of the MDS2xxs (including the blue ones) are series II machines.
I've never heard of anything that Intel designated as a Series I. Most of
the Series II machines have blue cases but some of them have white cases.
The white ones are thought to be later machines but no one knows for sure.
Just to further confuse the issue, ANY of the MDS2xxs can be upgraded to
series III by adding a 8086 Resident Processor Card. I believe the MDS800s
can also be upgraded to Series III the same way.
Joe