Sol-10 - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

17 Jun 1999

Sol-PC: $475 kit (Sol single board computer only)
Sol-10: $795 kit (Includes case, power supply and 70-key keyboard)
Sol-20: $995 kit (Including case, power supply, 5-slot S-100 backplane, fan,
large power supply, and 85-key keyboard)

Kai

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Sellam Ismail [mailto:dastar@ncal.verio.com] 
Sent:	Thursday, June 17, 1999 9:18 AM
To:	Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject:	Re: Sol-10

On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Marvin wrote:

...
  As I recall, Bob Marsh at VCF 1.0 indicated that the
SOL-20 had only been
 advertised and not produced. I am confused now. Last night, I pulled out the
...
  SOL to fire it up and see if it worked or not. In
looking at the nameplate,
...
  it says "SOL Terminal Computer Model No.
10". 
No, there was never really a Sol-10.  The Sol-10 was just a Sol-20 without
the disk controller or something like that.  If yours says Model 10 then
that's interesting, and Bob Marsh lied :)  Maybe it was the one that
didn't originally come with a disk controller?

Sellam                                    Alternate e-mail:
dastar(a)siconic.com
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