3 Feb
2004
3 Feb
'04
11:25 a.m.
On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Bruce Lane wrote:
I thought for sure I'd left my computer
collecting days far behind
when my interest in amateur radio re-flared a few years back. Then I
came across one heck of a piece of history that I could not resist.
... you try to leave, and they suck you back in, ...
Specifically: An original Compaq 'Luggable.'
Green-screen, 8-bit
motherboard, two full-height 360K FDD's, the works. Found at a local
thrift store, in pretty good shape (if a bit dirty) and still
functional, for the stunning price of $18 with tax.
That's all that it takes to get you back?
<sigh> I couldn't say no. The sight of the
thing sitting on the
floor, gathering dust and negligent kicks from other customers, was too
much. God only knows what I'm going to do with it... Although I do have
a nice IBM 8-bit MFM drive controller I'm going to stick in there, along
with a hard drive.
Careful of the power rating. Mine was NOT happy with a 4096.
BTW, the thing had a fully-loaded AST SixPack Plus
board in it. If
this requires any drivers to work, I would appreciate knowing about it
(and knowing where to find said drivers).
ASTCLOCK.COM, SETCLOCK.COM
Google?
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com