22 Jun
2013
22 Jun
'13
7:48 a.m.
All your 1984 desktop computing and telephony needs could be met by the
Telecom Computerphone (aka ICL One Per Desk).
See if you agree. (-:
My next classic collection video at http://youtu.be/hZDVHi3UywM
22 Jun
22 Jun
8:21 a.m.
On 22/06/2013 12:48, Terry Stewart wrote:
All your 1984 desktop computing and telephony needs
could be met by the
Telecom Computerphone (aka ICL One Per Desk).
See if you agree. (-:
My next classic collection video at http://youtu.be/hZDVHi3UywM
I think i have a
spare BT merlin rompack with psion exchange if you want it!
Roger
5:23 p.m.
Roger,
I'd love it! I'll drop you a note off-list about it.
Terry (Tez)
On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 12:21 AM, Roger Pugh <rogpugh at mac.com> wrote:
On 22/06/2013 12:48, Terry Stewart wrote:
All your 1984 desktop computing and telephony
needs could be met by the
Telecom Computerphone (aka ICL One Per Desk).
See if you agree. (-:
My next classic collection video at http://youtu.be/hZDVHi3UywM
I think i have a spare BT merlin rompack with psion exchange if you want
it!
Roger
26 Jun
26 Jun
3:26 a.m.
On 6/22/13 5:48 AM, Terry Stewart wrote:
All your 1984 desktop computing and telephony needs
could be met by the
Telecom Computerphone (aka ICL One Per Desk).
See if you agree. (-:
My next classic collection video at http://youtu.be/hZDVHi3UywM
Very cool machine! Too bad they didn't move quick enough to keep up with
the IBM PC invasion. Seems like they could have added a 5 1/4" drive (or
an external interface for a standalone and got it to talk to them) A
'lease to own' option would have probably been beneficial too,
considering how much they were charging to lease those things. :p
Left a comment on it too (the video). :)
--
Dave Land
Land Computer Service
Check out my site at http://www.landcomp.net
4:49 p.m.
Very cool machine! Too bad they didn't move quick enough to keep up with
the IBM PC invasion. Seems like they could have added
a 5 1/4" drive (or an
external interface for a standalone and got it to talk to them) A 'lease to
own' option would have probably been beneficial too, considering how much
they were charging to lease those things. :p
Left a comment on it too (the video). :)
Thanks Dave. The rental arrangements at corporate prices certainly didn't
help, but of all the issues, PC-incompatibility was the main one in my
opinion. In 1984-85, to introduce a non-PC compatible into a strictly
business environment with media (microdrive carts) that didn't even allow
for file conversion to a PC compatible form was never likely to succeed.
Terry (Tez)
7:05 p.m.
On 26/06/2013 21:49, Terry Stewart wrote:
Very cool machine! Too bad they didn't move quick
enough to keep up with
There were 3.5 inch drives available, but must as rare as rocking horse
excrete..
http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk/oneperdesk/opd_storage.html
Rog
the IBM PC invasion. Seems like they could have
added a 5 1/4" drive (or an
external interface for a standalone and got it to talk to them) A 'lease to
own' option would have probably been beneficial too, considering how much
they were charging to lease those things. :p
Left a comment on it too (the video). :)
Thanks Dave. The rental arrangements at corporate prices certainly didn't
help, but of all the issues, PC-incompatibility was the main one in my
opinion. In 1984-85, to introduce a non-PC compatible into a strictly
business environment with media (microdrive carts) that didn't even allow
for file conversion to a PC compatible form was never likely to succeed.
Terry (Tez)
27 Jun
27 Jun
7:20 p.m.
There were 3.5 inch drives available, but must as rare
as rocking horse
excrete..
http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk/**oneperdesk/opd_storage.html<http://www.r…
Rog
Interesting. I've been the rwaps site before but had somehow missed this
section. Thanks for posting.
Terry (Tez)
6:54 p.m.
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 6:48 AM, Terry Stewart <terry at webweavers.co.nz> wrote:
All your 1984 desktop computing and telephony needs
could be met by the
Telecom Computerphone (aka ICL One Per Desk).
See if you agree. (-:
My next classic collection video at http://youtu.be/hZDVHi3UywM
Great video - I'm interested in the "convergence" devices that bridged
computing and telephony but have never seen that one.
That printer looks a whole lot like an Okimate 20 with a paint job :)
-j
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