1 Feb
2001
1 Feb
'01
3:18 p.m.
Hi all,
I got today an EPSON HX-40. it looks exactly like the HC-41 that I've been
wondering about.
It seems like the hc-41 is a OEM'd version of the HX-40 with a different
keyboard.
The HC-41 I have was used to control a CNC machine of some sort.
Pretty cool....
Francois
PS: I also scored a TRS80 100, a pair of COCO joystics a lisa mouse new in
the box and a bunch of magazines: popular electronics Nov 1975 with an
article about the Altair 680 and a bunch of Remark (one with the
introduction of the hero 2000)
Oh and a diagnostic cart for the COCO too.
1 Feb
1 Feb
1:52 p.m.
Sounds like a great haul, will have come out for a look. John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue & Francois" <fauradon(a)mn.mediaone.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 11:18 PM
Subject: EPSON HC-41 mystery solved...
Hi all,
I got today an EPSON HX-40. it looks exactly like the HC-41 that I've
been
wondering about.
It seems like the hc-41 is a OEM'd version of the HX-40 with a
different
keyboard.
The HC-41 I have was used to control a CNC machine of some sort.
Pretty cool....
Francois
PS: I also scored a TRS80 100, a pair of COCO joystics a lisa mouse
new in
the box and a bunch of magazines: popular electronics
Nov 1975 with an
article about the Altair 680 and a bunch of Remark (one with the
introduction of the hero 2000)
Oh and a diagnostic cart for the COCO too.
2:09 p.m.
On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Sue & Francois wrote:
I got today an EPSON HX-40. it looks exactly like the
HC-41 that I've
been wondering about. It seems like the hc-41 is a OEM'd version of
the HX-40 with a different keyboard. The HC-41 I have was used to
control a CNC machine of some sort.
The only time I've ever seen an HC-41 was as the contoller for a CNC
lathe. I asked the proprietor of the surplus shop if I could buy the
HC-41 separately, and he said sure, buy it for $(whatever the price of the
lathe was) and I could get a free lathe with it.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
11:36 p.m.
Do you remember if it was coupled with a PF-10 floppy disk drive? I got mine
at the same time but I don't know if it was part of the original CNC
package. The PF is not full of metal burrs like the HC-41.
Francois
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: EPSON HC-41 mystery solved...
On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Sue & Francois wrote:
Festival
I got today an EPSON HX-40. it looks exactly like
the HC-41 that I've
been wondering about. It seems like the hc-41 is a OEM'd version of
the HX-40 with a different keyboard. The HC-41 I have was used to
control a CNC machine of some sort.
The only time I've ever seen an HC-41 was as the contoller for a CNC
lathe. I asked the proprietor of the surplus shop if I could buy the
HC-41 separately, and he said sure, buy it for $(whatever the price of the
lathe was) and I could get a free lathe with it.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
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International Man of Intrigue and Danger
http://www.vintage.org
2 Feb
2 Feb
3:20 a.m.
If necessary, Sellam could use his free lathe to manufacture any needed
metal burrs for the PF.
On the -20 Epsons (and presumably the -40?), the HC-20 was the original
Japanese model, and the HX-20 was the model that was downgraded for the US
market (ROMs, Keyboard, and case color)
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Sue & Francois wrote:
Do you remember if it was coupled with a PF-10 floppy
disk drive? I got mine
at the same time but I don't know if it was part of the original CNC
package. The PF is not full of metal burrs like the HC-41.
Francois
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: EPSON HC-41 mystery solved...
On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Sue & Francois wrote:
Festival
I got today an EPSON HX-40. it looks exactly like
the HC-41 that I've
been wondering about. It seems like the hc-41 is a OEM'd version of
the HX-40 with a different keyboard. The HC-41 I have was used to
control a CNC machine of some sort.
The only time I've ever seen an HC-41 was as the contoller for a CNC
lathe. I asked the proprietor of the surplus shop if I could buy the
HC-41 separately, and he said sure, buy it for $(whatever the price of the
lathe was) and I could get a free lathe with it.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
International Man of Intrigue and Danger
http://www.vintage.org
8:13 a.m.
On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Sue & Francois wrote:
Do you remember if it was coupled with a PF-10 floppy
disk drive? I got mine
at the same time but I don't know if it was part of the original CNC
package. The PF is not full of metal burrs like the HC-41.
I don't think it did. It was probably 3 years ago that I saw it. That
surplus store has since gone out of business (couldn't maintain their
Silicon Valley address with their over-priced crap).
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
3 Feb
3 Feb
2:04 a.m.
The PF must have been added by the person who salvaged the HC-41 then. Now
if I could find a serial cable for this beast....
Francois
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: EPSON HC-41 mystery solved...
Festival
On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Sue & Francois wrote:
> Do you remember if it was coupled with a PF-10 floppy disk drive? I got
mine
at the same
time but I don't know if it was part of the original CNC
package. The PF is not full of metal burrs like the HC-41.
I don't think it did. It was probably 3 years ago that I saw it. That
surplus store has since gone out of business (couldn't maintain their
Silicon Valley address with their over-priced crap).
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
International Man of Intrigue and Danger
http://www.vintage.org
8:49 a.m.
On Sat, 3 Feb 2001, Sue & Francois wrote:
The PF must have been added by the person who salvaged
the HC-41 then. Now
if I could find a serial cable for this beast....
Francois
Does your PF-10 have the 8-pin mini-DIN or the 6-pin DIN? I cannot
locate my wiring diagram for the mini-DIN at the moment and may need
to ring it out.
- don
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