14 Dec
2003
14 Dec
'03
12:14 p.m.
All,
I was recently given an Olivetti luggable.
http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/gallante/olivetti.html links to a page on the
same model machine.
With a bit of work the system is running well, it has cleaned up really
well and looks to have been lightly used at best. The insides were VERY
clean considering its age and the conditions it had been stored in. There is
no burn on the CRT and the display is clear and crisp. :)
The motherboard is labeled 'Corona Data Systems' and is serial number
0160. Various dates indicate the system was built in 1983. I find several
references to 'Corona Data System', it appears they were sued by IBM and
lost over copyright infringement. I'd be curious to find out if this system
is one of the ones that infringed on IBM's copyrights.
At boot it POSTs the following:
ROM Version 1.53
Testing Complete
512K Memory Installed
512K Memory available to DOS
I've been able to boot several versions of DOS, and have formatted a set
of working disks. :)
I'm looking for more info on it, searching the web only provides the one
link listed above.
-Neil
14 Dec
14 Dec
5:03 p.m.
From: "Neil Breeden" <nbreeden2(a)comcast.net>
I was recently given an Olivetti luggable.
http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/gallante/olivetti.html links to a page on the
same model machine.
It could be interesting to know, that Philips carried the same model, i.e.
also a relabelled Corona. I cant remember the model number though ( P3100
? )
Nico
15 Dec
15 Dec
10:02 a.m.
It could be interesting to know, that Philips carried
the same model, i.e.
also a relabelled Corona. I cant remember the model number though ( P3100
? )
As an aside, I have a 'Philips' PC/XT clone (a desktop machine) that's a
rebadged Corona Data Systems machine (or at least the mainboard is.
-tony
11:04 a.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
Hmmm, was the motherboard the same for both the desktop and the luggable
machine? A friend of mine who used to work for Corona/Cordata was
getting rid of a bunch of stuff, and gave me a box of motherboards
including the service manual/schematics for IIRC the PC400. The luggable
was my first MSDOS machine.
It could be interesting to know, that Philips
carried the same model, i.e.
also a relabelled Corona. I cant remember the model number though ( P3100
? )
As an aside, I have a 'Philips' PC/XT clone (a desktop machine) that's a
rebadged Corona Data Systems machine (or at least the mainboard is.
4:58 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
>
> > It could be interesting to know, that Philips carried the same model,
i.e.
> > also a relabelled Corona. I cant remember
the model number though (
P3100
? )
As an aside, I have a 'Philips' PC/XT clone (a desktop machine) that's a
rebadged Corona Data Systems machine (or at least the mainboard is. 
14 Dec
14 Dec
7:02 p.m.
I was recently given an Olivetti luggable.
http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/gallante/olivetti.html links to a page on the
same model machine.
With a bit of work the system is running well, it has cleaned up really
well and looks to have been lightly used at best. The insides were VERY
clean considering its age and the conditions it had been stored
in. There is
no burn on the CRT and the display is clear and crisp. :)
What is the name of this machine ? And what is the exact model number ? (on
the rear, like XP xxxx
I have some friends that have worked in Olivetti for years, can ask more
information.
Alberto
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