was looking over your list of "old computers"...
I worked for Visual Technology/Ontel Corporation from 1983 - 1987. Visual
made two computer products. The V-1050 and the Commuter Computer.
The V-1050 was identical to the Ontel Amigo, but with a different case and
like the Amigo, it ran CP/M. The Amigo ran CP/M 2.2. The V-1050 ran
CP/M-Plus (3.3). The Visual unit, like the Amigo, could support a 5 or 10MB
HD located in an external unit. The drive was connected by a centronics to
centronics cable. The 1050 had two high density floppy drives. I don't
remember how many drives the Amigo supported.
The Commuter Computer was an IBM PC Compatible unit that came with MS-DOS
2.2. These units shipped with a maximum of 512k of ram and a 25 line LCD
display.
This is a great list. It's hard to believe how many companies have changed/
folded over the past twenty years.
John
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I found a Corona desktop computer at the scrap yard today and set it aside,
thinking somebody on the list likes Corona. All I have seen so far is the
CPU with two internal 5.25 floppies, but its in very nice condition.
Contact me directly if interested, general comments to the list. I also
found a couple CPM books, one is Rodney Zaks CPM and MPM.