14 May
2001
14 May
'01
4:25 p.m.
On Mon, 14 May 2001, George Leo Rachor Jr. wrote:
Stay of execution on this Diablo 3200.....
We have bought a bit of time as my wife has convinced them not to hack it
up until I get to see this critter.
Cool!
Obviously we have no software for the machine and
I'm assuming you don't
either.
Actually, I do. I got the original OS disks as well as a bunch of
floppies with various bits of accounting type software and useless data.
The computer recycler has agreed not to remove the
original components
until it can be determined if the box is usuable in some rudimentry
function as is. (They were going to gut the original components and
replace the guts with something more modern).
Silly. Were they planning to use the same CRT and keyboard? I don't know
how. If all they wanted was a nice desk for a computer then maybe they
should go to Office Depot?
Now the challenge is to find software that might boot
the machine up.
I can make copies for you. Mine supposedly boots.
Here is a picture of mine.
http://www.siconic.com/computers/Diablo%203200.jpg
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
11 Apr
11 Apr
3:58 p.m.
The story continues on an old Diablo 3200.
I finally got to see it last weekend and it looks like I'll be allowed to
borrow it in order to attempt some restoration.
The owners would like to run some sort of simple database on it for
registration purposes. Long shot but it sure beats their first idea of
stripping the guts out and replaceing the insides with a PC...
Should be able to pick it up (with a little help from my friends) this
weekend.
George Rachor
Hillsboro Oregon
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George L. Rachor Jr. george(a)rachors.com
Hillsboro, Oregon http://rachors.com
United States of America Amateur Radio : KD7DCX
On Mon, 14 May 2001, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
On Mon, 14 May 2001, George Leo Rachor Jr. wrote:
Stay of execution on this Diablo 3200.....
We have bought a bit of time as my wife has convinced them not to hack it
up until I get to see this critter.
Cool!
Obviously we have no software for the machine and
I'm assuming you don't
either.
Actually, I do. I got the original OS disks as well as a bunch of
floppies with various bits of accounting type software and useless data.
The computer recycler has agreed not to remove
the original components
until it can be determined if the box is usuable in some rudimentry
function as is. (They were going to gut the original components and
replace the guts with something more modern).
Silly. Were they planning to use the same CRT and keyboard? I don't know
how. If all they wanted was a nice desk for a computer then maybe they
should go to Office Depot?
Now the challenge is to find software that might
boot the machine up.
I can make copies for you. Mine supposedly boots.
Here is a picture of mine.
http://www.siconic.com/computers/Diablo%203200.jpg
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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