10 May
2005
10 May
'05
11:04 a.m.
Rumor has it that Patrick Finnegan may have mentioned these words:
On Tuesday 10 May 2005 11:41, der Mouse wrote:
DEC Rainbow. (got one at home) 8088(?) and Z80. It ran a somewhat
modified version of DOS IIRC, but isn't really what I'd call a PC.
Off the top of my head:
Zenith(Heathkit) Z100 -- 8085 and 8086, IIRC. Ran both CP/M and a
specialized MS-DOS.
Tandy 600 "laptop" -- ran Microsoft's HH/OS (Hand Held OS) - don't
remember
if it was an 8088 or 8086; I'll have to look next chance I get, tho it'll
be a little while.
CompuGraphic PowerView 5 & 10. Computerized typesetting machines;
monochrome grafix. Very specialized; runs only the built-in OS. Haven't
touched one in *years* so the memory's a little rusty. IIRC, 1Meg Max RAM,
80186 CPU. Somewhat "macro" programmable; I did some *weird* things with
the colon character and the macro loops to make "screened areas" on forms.
Only good for *small* areas -- else the computer would run out of memory
(if you're lucky) or totally crash.
;-)
Laterz,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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