New subject: Kim-1, was Re: Sorry, I need to get this to PG Manney, there was

31 Oct 1997

...
 Sorry it took so long.  I tried mailing you, but there
was an error. 
...and I thought computers never went wrong! <g>

...
  It's really
comforting to know that some people have consionace. 
 Thanks. I'm trying to raise my children with
consciences, too. We're
Christians, and we feel that treating people *right* is very important Those people
will be the future leaders of our world.
 I hope
that you're not in a hurry: A friend's giving me a new board, and they say
that it could take some time to get it, but as soon as I get it, they new
board will get shipped to you.  Don't worry, I won't give it to anyone
else. 
I always need motherboards and drives (got any old IDE drives around?),
because I buy and sell computers. We're out here in the wilds of Ohio
(USA),
where many people have older systems...I even sold a Commodore the other
day! 
...
 I have an old IDE drive, it's a Segate 41 MB.  It
says ST-251, then on a
seperate sticker it says -1 right next to the first one.  Serial number is
25534738.  It's the large kind, like they had back in the early 80's. 
It's a 40 MB hard drive (6 Heads, 820 Cylinders, 17 cylinders)

...
   If you repair computers, I have a additional 486/SX
33 that I could throw
in. 
Glad to take it!

...
  remember the XT
being the first IBM, but I might be wrong. 
The IBM PC (model 5150, IIRC was the first PC...you can tell that one from
the TX sinc the PC had a small funny keyboard (very small, oddly placed
"Enter" key), 5 slots (the XT had 8) and a Cassette plug next to the
keyboard one. Also, the case said "IBM Personal Computer" instead of "IBM
Personal Computer XT". The motherboard was redesigned in the XT (the PC,
for
example, had 2 banks of DIP switches on the motherboard, instead of one).
The XT counted out memory when it booted up, the PC just gave you a
flashing
cursor  to stare at.

Actually, the IBM 5100 was the first desktop computer. It had 8" drives, a
dedicated printer and all that...it bombed, and IBM didn't try again until
the PC.

 Lessee...I have several Commodores, a couple of
VIC-20's (one in original
box with original packaging, used once.), a couple of Apples... two or three
 PC's and an XT (I think). It would be better
to send *anything* but the
IBM's, because everything else is plastic-cased, and therefore lighter.
Still, you're the customer!   I'm new at collecting classics.  What is a
VIC-20? 
The VIC-20 was Commodore's first computer...2K of RAM (I think), did sounds
and color TV screen stuff.

...
 And what model of
Comodore, 
Commodore 64

 and Apple?

Apple II C (I think).

  I have a TV screen, I even have one in the guest
...
 bedroom that's used once in a blue moon. 
Didn't the older Apples up to the
IIGS have attached monitors? 
I don't think so. I'm no Apple expert, though.

thedm(a)sunflower.com

says he knows Apples and can answer questions.

Chuck Cokendale

ccdale(a)dcache.net

knows Commodores.

  (I remember a few Macs that had one later
...
 than that...)
 The Post Office tells me that 44 lbs will cost $89
US to send to you. If you
 have a TV screen, you can save on the cost of
shipping a monitor for an
Apple/Commodore/anything else. (The IBM will work a TV screen with the right
>card, but colors are funny). 