HP 64000 with 80186 emulator? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

24 Apr 2004

At 03:10 PM 4/24/04 -0700, Don wrote:
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2004, Joe R. wrote:

  At 11:05 PM 4/23/04 -0600, you wrote:
 There was a prototype of the 64000 with a 5MB
hard drive, but I don't know if it was ever
produced.

The original 64000 benchtops had a tape drive
(DC100? DC300? 
    I want to say DC300 but I'm not sure, it's been a long time. However
 it's the same tapes that are used in the HP-85s. Check the archives, they
 have been plenty of discussions about HP-85 tapes and drives. Don't waste
 your time or money on old HP tapes, they're ALL bad. Take my word for it!!! 
DC100!  DC300s were the big suckers - about 4x6x.625 inches! 

   You're right. I should realized that. That what my Tektronix and IBM
5100 used.

     Joe