19 Jul
2002
19 Jul
'02
9:46 p.m.
At 05:40 PM 7/19/02 -0400, Jerome Fine wrote:
Hey at $9.99 even I can afford to find out!
Joe
In looking at that, anyone considering bidding on this should make sure that
they're aware of the VOLUME of stuff listed here. I'm wondering if there
aren't a couple of DESK sized systems in that pile.
BTW, I really don't know anything about TRS-80 systems, but I do have some
TRS-80 manuals that sound like the ones listed, and the pictures show a BIG
computer.
Zane
Joe wrote:
A whole LOT of stuff there!
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2039902454>
Jerome Fine replies:
At $ 9.99, it is worth the price, but it sounds too good to be true.
Also, how is it that he has 134 eBay transactions? It certainly
sounds like some sort of con, but I will wait until I see the final
auction price. Maybe I am too suspicious! 
20 Jul
20 Jul
12:25 a.m.
--- "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh(a)aracnet.com> wrote:
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2039902454>
At 05:40 PM
7/19/02 -0400, Jerome Fine wrote:
>>Joe wrote:
>
>> A whole LOT of stuff there!
...snip...
In looking at that, anyone considering bidding on
this should make sure that
they're aware of the VOLUME of stuff listed here.
I'm wondering if there
aren't a couple of DESK sized systems in that pile.
BTW, I really don't know anything about TRS-80
systems, but I do have some
TRS-80 manuals that sound like the ones listed, and
the pictures show a BIG
computer.
Zane
7:36 p.m.
--- "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh(a)aracnet.com> wrote:
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2039902454>
> ...snip...
>
> In looking at that, anyone considering bidding on
> this should make sure that
> they're aware of the VOLUME of stuff listed here.
> I'm wondering if there
> aren't a couple of DESK sized systems in that pile.
At 05:40
PM 7/19/02 -0400, Jerome Fine wrote:
>>Joe wrote:
>
>> A whole LOT of stuff there!
From what I recall, the Model 12 and 16 systems were
about the size of a modern 19 or 21 inch CRT, and that
was the entire system - monitor, keybd, CPU and
floppies all built together more or less.
Hard drives
would hang off the back IO bus adapter or possibly
could be mounted internally.
How do you "hang" PC XT sized HDs off the back ?
Lawrence
The old Model 1 dual diskette system may have had
more
'sprawl' factor. It's been 20+ years since I last used
one of those. My Model 4 is a small sized box tho.
But you're right - this is a lot of stuff!
-- Frank
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10:07 p.m.
--- Lawrence Walker <lgwalker(a)mts.net> wrote:
Sorry - the Model 4 uses an external HD controller
which attaches to the IO bus output of the main system
unit with a 50 pin (or so) ribbon cable. I think the
Model 12 and 16 systems either used that same type of
interface, or the HD and controller could be put
inside the case. Since the drives are located outside
the box via the ribbon cable I describe it as
'hanging' off the back.
The Model 4 system I have will work with any ST506
interface disk, so the drives don't have to be
full-height 5.25 inch ones. But, there's only so much
storage the Model 4's LSDOS can handle - I think my
20MB St225 ended up being 4 2.25 MB partitions, for
instance. Since the original disks RS sold for these
were maybe 5MB, it wasn't a big deal. The Xenix O/S
on the Model 12 and/or 16 could probably use a larger
drive, but I don't know.
-- Frank
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Clayton Frank Helvey, President
Montvale Software Services, P. C.
P.O. Box 840
Blue Ridge, VA 24064-0840
Phone: 540.947.5364 Email: msspcva(a)yahoo.com
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...snippage...
Clayton Frank Helvey wrote:
From what I recall, the Model 12 and 16 systems
were about the size of a modern 19 or 21 inch CRT,
and that was the entire system - monitor, keybd,
CPU and floppies all built together more or less.
Hard drives
would hang off the back IO bus adapter or possibly
could be mounted internally.
How do you "hang" PC XT sized HDs off the back ?
Lawrence
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