17 Jun
2000
17 Jun
'00
9:57 a.m.
If he does not want them I will gladly take the doc's and software as I
have one of these machines also.
John Keys
----- Original Message -----
From: mike mcmanus <mmcmanus(a)direct.ca>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 3:56 AM
Subject: Re: Visual 1050 computer
I have doc's & software for it. There yours
for the asking.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Battle <frustum(a)pacbell.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 9:15 PM
Subject: Visual 1050 computer
> While at a thrift shop today, I came across a "Visual 1050"
computer.
> It didn't look like a PC, so of course I was
intrigued. It has
video out,
> a parallel port, and port for a winchester (yes,
that's the label, I
guess
> before everybody settled on "hard
disk"), and two 5.25" floppies in
> front. It isn't a complete system, no monitor, no docs, no software,
> just the box itself, not even the keyboard (I think).
>
> I did a little web searching and found it is a CP/M machine, Z80
based.
> It also appears to have 640x240 graphics display
as well as text.
>
> Does anybody know more about this -- is there anything particularly
> interesting about it, or is it just another CP/M machine? Will I
get
$15 worth of
entertainment out of it? Is there someone on the list
who is dying to get their hands on a Visual 1050?
Thanks for any info.
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Jim Battle == frustum(a)pacbell.net