25 Jan
1998
25 Jan
'98
6:44 a.m.
On Sun, 25 Jan 1998, Scott Ware wrote:
I recently acquired an Interact Model One computer.
It's a relatively
small unit with calculator-style keys and a built in cassette deck for
data storage. Inside, there is an 8080 CPU and 16 Kbytes of RAM. The
latest date codes on the components place its manufacture in early 1978.
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Scott, I've got one of these systems, and I've only seen two others: one
owned by Doug Coward and another that (I THINK) Marvin Johnson bought at
VCF 1.0. I got mine with some cassettes, but Marvin got a full set of
cassettes for his, and in great condition. You may want to hook up with
him to see if his tapes are working (marvin(a)rain.org).
These are not very common machines. I think they were used as training
computers for those "Become a Computer Technician" ads you see in computer
magazines for those cheezy tech schools.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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