11 Dec
1998
11 Dec
'98
9:43 a.m.
On Thu, 10 Dec 1998, Tony Duell wrote:
I can safely say I have *no* idea! :) I have a bit of Transdata headed
paper, which mentions their supplying "Data Terminals And Microcomputer
Systems", so it's possible. You're not thinking of Tandata though, are you?
Sounds like it's probably a tad earlier than the machine I was thinking
about! Does it still live?
It may be a case of mistaken identity, I suppose. I'm not even sure what
else they manufactured! As I said earlier, I know they were into Data
Terminals and Micro's...
Simon.
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Simon Coombs simon(a)nenevr.demon.co.uk
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What I *do*
have, though, is a Transdata Cx500. 2xDSDD 8", 64mb ram, Z80
CPU with a second Z80 on the floppy controller board doing who knows
what. I have yet to meet anyone else who has even *heard* of a Transdata
computer. [1]
Now, the name 'transdata' seems familiar for some reason. Did they make
Prestel sets at some point as well? Was the
Philips P850 the machine with 8" hard sectored disks? If so, I've
got some spare for any interested parties in the UK. [2]
Not AFAIK. It's a minicomputer (it says so on the panel) with 2K of core
(maximum!). Standard I/O was a teletype and possibly a 'high speed' paper
tape punch and reader.
I can find no mention of a disk of any kind for it. There were SMD
interfaces for its larger brothers, and maybe a 8" floppy system, but
nothing for the P850. [1] I believe
they might have made terminals and paper-tape stuff too...
You're not confusing them with Trend Data are you? They certainly made
terminals, paper tape units (very nice ones) and comms stuff