28 Oct
2002
28 Oct
'02
10:56 p.m.
On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Tony Duell wrote:
I've heard of an IBM 5M
(ST506?), but the normal drive for an XT was 10.
I don't think that ANY statement made about that machine was correct.
It was NOT "original", as the only parts from IBM were the case (from two
different models).
It was NOT "IBM", as the only parts from IBM were the case (from two
different models).
It was arguably an "XT", as that's what kind of generic motherboard was in
it.
But it was in a nice white painted wooden cart.
OTOH, earlier
today, I saw a computer that was labeled as being "Original
IBM XT in great condition"
It also said that it originally had a 2MB drive, but now had 21MB.
Err, there
never was a 2Mbyte hard drive. IIRC, the smallest one IBM ever
shipped was 10Mbytes (and was an ST412 in disguise). It also said
that it originally had been 2 MHz, now 10 MHz.
Again, as we all know, the original
PC/XT motherboard clocked the
processor at 4.77MHz.