16 Dec
2002
16 Dec
'02
2:09 p.m.
Hi,
I'm rather new inhere.
I've got into my garage an IBM 5120 machine with his printer and an external
diskette unit with 8 inch flops.
I've got also all documentation and technical documentation of it together
with all operation disks.
It's running on APL (A Program Language) and it is working.
Does someone know if this is a machine that is worth something?
Please advise... it's rather huge and heavy and it is standing now in my
garage which is rather moisty and cold..., mayby I have to move it somewhere
else if it's worth it...
Michel Wouters
16 Dec
16 Dec
2:24 p.m.
On Sunday 15 December 2002 17:18, Computermuseum wrote:
Hi,
I'm rather new inhere.
I've got into my garage an IBM 5120 machine with his printer and an
external diskette unit with 8 inch flops.
I've got also all documentation and technical documentation of it
together with all operation disks.
It's running on APL (A Program Language) and it is working.
Does someone know if this is a machine that is worth something?
Anything that can run APL is a treasure! It should be displayed in a
place of prominence, and guarded like the Rosetta stone.
17 Dec
17 Dec
11:44 a.m.
Hi Mike
I will move it to my heated house and will clean it up and will treasure
it....
Thank you for the advise.
Michel
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Onderwerp: Re: IBM 5120
On Sunday 15 December 2002 17:18, Computermuseum wrote:
Hi,
I'm rather new inhere.
I've got into my garage an IBM 5120 machine with his printer and an
external diskette unit with 8 inch flops.
I've got also all documentation and technical documentation of it
together with all operation disks.
It's running on APL (A Program Language) and it is working.
Does someone know if this is a machine that is worth something?
Anything that can run APL is a treasure! It should be displayed in a
place of prominence, and guarded like the Rosetta stone.
16 Dec
16 Dec
4:26 p.m.
Hi,
I'm rather new inhere.
I've got into my garage an IBM 5120 machine with his printer and an external
diskette unit with 8 inch flops.
I've got also all documentation and technical documentation of it together
with all operation disks.
It's running on APL (A Program Language) and it is working.
Does someone know if this is a machine that is worth something?
Yes. (Credit to Eric Smith for this succinct response.)
4:57 p.m.
In message <NEBBIIKKPJIBINKJOILLEENACHAA.computermuseum(a)pandora.be>be>,
"Computerm
useum" writes:
I've got into my garage an IBM 5120 machine with
his printer and an external
diskette unit with 8 inch flops.
I've got also all documentation and technical documentation of it together
with all operation disks.
It's running on APL (A Program Language) and it is working.
Does someone know if this is a machine that is worth something?
Is this another name for the 5100 with APL option? If so, my
experience is that they're made of unobtanium. If it's something
else altogether, I've never even heard of it and would thing it
at least as interesting. Bottom line: it sounds quit cool and
if you don't have room for it, I'll be glad to take it off your
hands. Just send it to...
Brian L. Stuart
7:16 p.m.
In message
<NEBBIIKKPJIBINKJOILLEENACHAA.computermuseum(a)pandora.be>be>,
"Computerm
useum" writes:
It's close to a 5100 -- it's a 5110 model 3 (aka 5120) which looks a lot
like a
System 23/Datamaster.
The last one on Ebay went for around $1,200, but it's clearly *not* worth that.
Nadeau's book says $90 to $300.
-W
I've got into my garage an IBM 5120 machine
with his printer and an external
diskette unit with 8 inch flops.
I've got also all documentation and technical documentation of it together
with all operation disks.
It's running on APL (A Program Language) and it is working.
Does someone know if this is a machine that is worth something?
Is this another name for the 5100 with APL option? If so, my
experience is that they're made of unobtanium. If it's something
else altogether, I've never even heard of it and would thing it
at least as interesting. Bottom line: it sounds quit cool and
if you don't have room for it, I'll be glad to take it off your
hands. Just send it to...
Brian L. Stuart
17 Dec
17 Dec
2:14 a.m.
On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 01:18, Wayne M. Smith wrote:
It's close to a 5100 -- it's a 5110 model 3
(aka 5120) which looks a lot like a
System 23/Datamaster.
I saw an IBM 5120 in person once. AJ Rose gave a presentation and demo
on it at a meeting of the NMSU ACM sometime in the late seventies. I've
wanted one ever since.
--
Christopher L McNabb
Operating Systems Analyst Email: cmcnabb(a)4mcnabb.net
Virginia Tech ICBM: 37.1356N 80.4272N
GMRS: WPSR255 ARS: N2UX Grid Sq: EM97SD
18 Dec
18 Dec
4:17 p.m.
computermuseum(a)pandora.be wrote:
I've got into my garage an IBM 5120 machine with
his printer and an
bstuart(a)bellsouth.net wrote:
Is this another name for the 5100 with APL option?
No, though it is related.
The 5100 was available with APL, Basic, or both, had an internal tape
drive, and could support one external tape drive (or two external tape
drives as an RPQ option).
The 5110 was an improved 5100, which was also available with APL, Basic,
or both. The internal tape drive became optional, and it could support
external disk drives. The APL and BASIC interpreters were somewhat
improved over those of the 5100.
The 5120 is a 5110 packaged in a larger case with built-in disk drives.
It's also known as a 5110 Model 3 (or was it Model 2?).
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