15 Jul
1999
15 Jul
'99
8:55 a.m.
What is it? I've never heard of one before. It looks kind of like a Lisa
but has an attched keyboard and two 8" floppy drives. See
"http://205.217.140.132/pcmuseum/default_page2.htm". This is one of the
things from the guy that wants to sell his entire $25K collection.
Joe
15 Jul
15 Jul
8:26 a.m.
On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Joe wrote:
What is it? I've never heard of one before. It
looks kind of like a Lisa
but has an attched keyboard and two 8" floppy drives. See
"http://205.217.140.132/pcmuseum/default_page2.htm". This is one of the
things from the guy that wants to sell his entire $25K collection.
Its commonly referred to as the System/23 "DataMaster". A dedicated
(more or less) accounting and word processing system. I've got one in my
collection. The docs infer that it can also run some form of BASIC, but I
have not spent too much time with it to date.
Also, it weighs a TON!
-jim
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2:11 p.m.
At 10:26 AM 7/15/99 -0700, you wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Joe wrote:
Ah! OK now I know what it is.
Thanks,
Joe
What is it? I've never heard of one before.
It looks kind of like a Lisa
but has an attched keyboard and two 8" floppy drives. See
"http://205.217.140.132/pcmuseum/default_page2.htm". This is one of the
things from the guy that wants to sell his entire $25K collection.
Its commonly referred to as the System/23 "DataMaster". 
9:28 a.m.
Joe wrote:
What is it? I've never heard of one before. It
looks kind of like a Lisa
but has an attched keyboard and two 8" floppy drives. See
"http://205.217.140.132/pcmuseum/default_page2.htm". This is one of the
things from the guy that wants to sell his entire $25K collection.
Joe
It's essentially a PC/XT motherboard and gear in a luggable case, based on
the 8086/8088 processors (I'm sure it's 8086 but that group of XT class
machines). While not exactly hard to find, they tend to be in rough shape many
times when you do find them. Replacement drives and other parts are generally
directly useable from XT class desktops.
--
Russ Blakeman
Clarkson, Ky USA
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9:35 a.m.
Joe wrote:
What is it? I've never heard of one before. It
looks kind of like a Lisa
but has an attched keyboard and two 8" floppy drives. See
"http://205.217.140.132/pcmuseum/default_page2.htm". This is one of the
things from the guy that wants to sell his entire $25K collection.
Joe
Nevermind my last blurp....I had 5155 on my mind when I wrote that - my brain
turned on after I hit send. I have a unit in storage like the one shown and it
is very heavy.
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Russ Blakeman
Clarkson, Ky USA
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6:03 p.m.
5051 Try 5020:
http://www.gazetteonline.com/money/monp263.htm
http://gallery.uunet.be/Christophe.Daeninck/cc06.htm
What is it? I've never heard of one before. It
looks kind of like a Lisa
but has an attched keyboard and two 8" floppy drives. See
"http://205.217.140.132/pcmuseum/default_page2.htm". This is one of the
things from the guy that wants to sell his entire $25K collection.
Joe
Reuben Reyes
Learning Resource Center
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
University of Texas at Austin
Phone: (512) 471-6967 Fax: (512) 471-3788
E-Mail: reyes(a)orion.ae.utexas.edu
5:39 p.m.
Geez, that idiot can't even get the model numbers right!
Joe
At 08:03 PM 7/15/99 -0700, Rueben wrote:
5051 Try 5020:
http://www.gazetteonline.com/money/monp263.htm
http://gallery.uunet.be/Christophe.Daeninck/cc06.htm
What is it? I've never heard of one before.
It looks kind of like a Lisa
but has an attched keyboard and two 8" floppy drives. See
"http://205.217.140.132/pcmuseum/default_page2.htm". This is one of the
things from the guy that wants to sell his entire $25K collection.
Joe
Reuben Reyes
Learning Resource Center
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
University of Texas at Austin
Phone: (512) 471-6967 Fax: (512) 471-3788
E-Mail: reyes(a)orion.ae.utexas.edu
9:41 a.m.
I think it's actually an IBM 5110 variant.
-- Tony
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Subject: IBM 5051 ????
What is it? I've never heard of one before. It
looks kind of like a Lisa
but has an attched keyboard and two 8" floppy drives. See
"http://205.217.140.132/pcmuseum/default_page2.htm". This is one of the
things from the guy that wants to sell his entire $25K collection.
Joe
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