31 Jan
1999
31 Jan
'99
3:34 a.m.
On 30 Jan 99, at 23:01, Sam Ismail wrote:
Yes, I like this one. I've had a bunch of carts for it for a long time
and finally found a system to play them on.
Yes the printer came in there too. I always got a kick out of the
fact that the printer was the PSU for the computer. I had a friend
bring this back from a trip so I didn't have to pay for shipping. That
would have been a bear.
Yes. 10MB. Mine is still running strong after 14+
years of usage (well,
it hasn't really seen much action in the past 5, but it did use to run on
a 24/7 BBS back in the 80s).
I hope you got the Xebex controller card with it. Its probably inside the
Apple //e that the drive was donated to the thrift store with.
Nope, there wasn't a //e there. Someone else either picked it up or
more likely for this place, they never had it. There was a //gs there
but no cards inside and since I have 2 already I left it for someone
else. It was also missing the keyboard, mouse and monitor.
I do have an unknown card for the A2 which I've been told was a
Sider controller. I may give them a try together but of course I don't
have any drivers Sam, hint, hint?
I believe its an ST-225 (or whatever the 10MB Seagate
model is). I just
opened up my Sider ][ and its some sort of NEC half-height 5.25" drive.
One note, the labels don't call it a Sider ][, just a The Sider. Was
the Sider A2 only or did they sell it for other systems too?
$40? At a thift store? Sheesh. $15 tops.
Actually that wasn't at a thrift, it was a pawn shop. Though at the
thrift I picked up the Sider at they had a complete Mac LC which
made me laugh. They wanted $120.00 for it, complete with
cracked monitor case. I passed on it.
Is the LK-3000 truly handheld
or is it a portable like a Tandy M100?
It is a small handheld type system like the Tandy Pocket
Computer but not as long. A calculator type QWERTY keyboard
and small display. I need to go back and look at it a little more
closely.
Other things I grabbed:
Odyssey2 in box
Cool. Coleco Adam in box (damn big box for a home
console system)
Cool. I passed on the chance to get two of these in the box for $20 about
5 years ago but balked at the shipping. Its not like they're Altairs but
people these days would want ebay dollars for something like that. The
printer came in the box too, right? That explains the size.
I forgot all about that. Were you in voice contact with them or e-mail?
I was in email with them. They were local and called me once but I
don't have a number for them. After not receiving a reply to several
emails over the last couple of months and not getting any bounce
messages, I've given up on them and the recorders.
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