8 Jan
2003
8 Jan
'03
6:12 p.m.
On Mon, 6 Jan 2003, Wayne M. Smith wrote:
The hard drive for the System 23 was the IBM 5247. I
have one (in the
garage) it's a large cabinet-style drive that weighs about 120 lbs., and
I have never seen another (although I'm sure Sellam has one in storage).
It came in two varieties, as I recall, 17 or 33 MB. There was no hard
drive option for the 5110 (or for that matter the 5100 or 5120).
Actually, I am quite lacking in the 5100 series line. I have only a
System/23 (or it might be a DataMaster, haven't looked closely enough)
that I got recently.
I am working on a couple deals for a 5110, but the 5100 has been elusive
thus far. The closest I've come is a 5100 manual that I happened across
at some scumbag indoor flea market I used to frequent when I was doing
work in Raleigh, North Carolina.
So far, the Bait Theory has not held up in this instance :(
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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