20 Aug
2002
20 Aug
'02
6:22 a.m.
Looks a bit like the Grundy-Superbrain (UK) systems
I once had. Those were from the beginning of the '80
rather than the 71-period.
Still got one though but it's now housed in a
DEC-case ...... The desk-assembly was a
bit to cumbersome..........
The Z80 saw the light around '76 IIRC so
'71 is impossible .............
Sipke de Wal
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: Gnarly Z80 based desk/computer on eBay
On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Steven M. Jones wrote:
Noval 760 desk/computer on eBay. Like something
out of Our Man Flynt,
half the desk tilts up to expose the CRT and cassette drive! Z80 based
and still working, somewhere in Kansas.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2047467277
Wow! It's from 1971! This is a rare find that will change the history of
microcomputers as we know it.
I don't know, maybe it's because it is my business to know dates and
timelines with regards to computer history, but why do people tend to
think their old computers are older than they actually are?
I always run into people who say something like "Oh yeah, I have a TRS-80
from 1974!"
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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