22 Dec
2009
22 Dec
'09
6:56 a.m.
On Dec 22, 2009, at 2:36 AM, Paxton Hoag wrote:
I used to do depot and field repairs on those machines for a
company in NJ, around 1988-1989. They're built like tanks and are
generally good machines.
So about a
month ago I purchased some Wang branded MSDOS software
off of eBay. Much to my delight, when it arrived, it was still
factory sealed. I showed my wife the date of manufacture on the
label and she suggested I wait to open it. I reluctantly agreed
to wait. So it's been about a month and today is the day.
Please enjoy some pictures of the moment.
http://gallery.me.com/irisworld/100109
Pretty rare software from Wang for the Professional Computer. I
remember that system. I had quite a few go through my hands 15 years
ago. However I never saw one with a 3 1/2 in disk drive,
althought I bet it
showed up late in the product lifecycle.
The PC/240, PC/280 and PC/380 had 3.5" drives as an option, if
memory serves. These were ISA-bus machines that followed the
physically larger (and much better-built) Professional Computer line.
Wang originally had non standard video on it but
otherwise ran MS-DOS
...but that nonstandard video was *wonderful*. I totally fell in
love with their tiny monochrome monitor, I think it was a PM-004.
They were some of the sharpest monochrome CRTs I've ever seen.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL