22 Oct
2007
22 Oct
'07
12:57 p.m.
Rumor has it that William Donzelli may have mentioned these words:
Lots of new IBM things today, but all basically PC
related.
Does anyone here have a 5182 Color Printer? This was one of the
goodies today, from an ex-IBM salesman that was finally clearing out
the closet. He said it was a very unsuccessful product from the XT/AT
era, and may have never been for sale to the public. He said they were
probably internal use only.
The 5182 is a dot matrix printer with a four color ribbon. Kludge on a stick.
I can't verify that it was an actual "5182" but I did work with an IBM
branded 9-pin DM color printer (4 color bands, yellow, blue, red & black)
built like a tank (like everything from IBM of that era) on an IBM AT (512K
RAM, 20G HD) back when I was 17.... so this was 23 years ago... in the
dinky town of Sault Ste. Marie. So if we had one here, chances are IBM made
more than one!
AFAIK, the company I worked for _never_ used the color aspect of the
computer, so 3/4 of the nice expensive ribbon got wasted.
A quick google search shows that the 5182 was commercially available, if
not 'viable': ;-)
http://www.computerreset.com/images/ibm5182.jpg
Which brings another ontopic response: Wholly Crap! Computer Reset is still
in business? I remember when they sold peripherals for Tandy model 100s &
advertised in "Deforestation Monthly." ;-) The web page lists 'em for sale
for $99... but at the bottom of the page, I see this: Sale list Date 3/13/2004
Laterz,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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22 Oct
22 Oct
2:10 p.m.
So if we had one here, chances are IBM made
more than one!
Yes, I saw a few bits and pieces on the web, mostly from resellers and
such. So, no, I never thought this was the only one*. Clearly,
however, these machines were not a success.
A quick google search shows that the 5182 was
commercially available, if
not 'viable': ;-)
Perhaps - I am just going on what what this salesman said. For all I
know, he worked the U.P..
* Another interesting thing that he explicitly said was unique was his
IBM Office-on-the-Go. This neat assembly puts a PS/2 N51x laptop and a
5183 printer in a nice Italian briefcase, with a built in power unit,
and pockets for all sorts of extra things, like cables and printer
cartridges. He said he was doing the test marketing, but it did not go
anywhere.
He lost the mouse at some point in his travels. What mouse was
normally packed with the N51x?
--
Will
3:22 p.m.
William Donzelli wrote:
It was the 07G0033 PS/2 Miniature Mouse. I bet most PS/2 mice would work.
Peace... Sridhar
So if we had
one here, chances are IBM made
more than one!
Yes, I saw a few bits and pieces on the web, mostly from resellers and
such. So, no, I never thought this was the only one*. Clearly,
however, these machines were not a success.
A quick google search shows that the 5182 was
commercially available, if
not 'viable': ;-)
Perhaps - I am just going on what what this salesman said. For all I
know, he worked the U.P..
* Another interesting thing that he explicitly said was unique was his
IBM Office-on-the-Go. This neat assembly puts a PS/2 N51x laptop and a
5183 printer in a nice Italian briefcase, with a built in power unit,
and pockets for all sorts of extra things, like cables and printer
cartridges. He said he was doing the test marketing, but it did not go
anywhere.
He lost the mouse at some point in his travels. What mouse was
normally packed with the N51x?
4:18 p.m.
It was the 07G0033 PS/2 Miniature Mouse. I bet most
PS/2 mice would work.
In looking over the documentation, no mouse was included at first.
Obviously added later, especially since WIndows 3.1 is installed on
the machine.
Minor revision - it is called "Office-on-the-Road", not
"Office-on-the-Go". The set includes a plug and cable for powering
from a car cigarette lighter.
--
Will
4:42 p.m.
William Donzelli wrote:
I don't know. I bought an N51SX the second they came out. The N51SX
definitely came with a mouse. Hell, my Mod 50 came with one some years
earlier. Later on, my father bought a CL57SX, which also came with one.
Peace,,, Sridhar
It was the
07G0033 PS/2 Miniature Mouse. I bet most PS/2 mice would work.
In looking over the documentation, no mouse was included at first.
Obviously added later, especially since WIndows 3.1 is installed on
the machine.
3:27 p.m.
William Donzelli wrote:
* Another interesting thing that he explicitly said
was unique was his
IBM Office-on-the-Go. This neat assembly puts a PS/2 N51x laptop and a
5183 printer in a nice Italian briefcase, with a built in power unit,
and pockets for all sorts of extra things, like cables and printer
cartridges. He said he was doing the test marketing, but it did not go
anywhere.
BTW, if the hard drive fails, you might be in trouble. If memory
serves, the N51SX uses a 2.5" ESDI (!) drive.
Peace... Sridhar
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