13 Mar
2001
13 Mar
'01
3:58 a.m.
"Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" wrote:
Be sure that you get the 16-64K motherboard, NOT the
64-256K!
And the 63 W power supply. The first PC that I bought from IBM had a
BLACK power supply! I've only seen a few of those.
The drive is a Tandon TM100-1. Some LATER drives had IBM embossed on the
front panel; the early ones did not.
IBM did not sell a cable for the cassette port, but the pinout matches RS,
so their cable will do.
Thanks for the info (!) and I am in Santa Barbara. I have several 16-64K
motherboards including (I think) one actually installed in the IBM PC. I
have at least one of the black IBM Power Supplies, and was wondering where
they fit in the general scheme of the PC; sounds like they were one of the
first releases.
I've been curious for many years but haven't received any info; did IBM ever
release a cassette with the IBM name on it?
This thread is the first I've heard of anyone actually having PC-DOS 1.0,
and just goes to show there are a lot of knowledgeable people here!