13 Mar
2001
13 Mar
'01
3:37 a.m.
On Mon, 12 Mar 2001, Marvin wrote:
One thing I would really love to have for the
collection is one of the first
working IBM PC computers running on DOS 1.0 on a SS drive (160K?)! If these
files include the boot files, I would be most interested! I *think* the IBM
PCs I have here all have the 360K disk drives but isn't much trouble to
change them out.
Around here, they are at least as common as copies of DOS 1.00. Where are
you?
Be sure that you get the 16-64K motherboard, NOT the 64-256K!
And the 63 W power supply. The first PC that I bought from IBM had a
BLACK power supply! I've only seen a few of those.
The drive is a Tandon TM100-1. Some LATER drives had IBM embossed on the
front panel; the early ones did not.
IBM did not sell a cable for the cassette port, but the pinout matches RS,
so their cable will do.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com