6 Mar
2013
6 Mar
'13
5:07 a.m.
Another of my vintage computers on YouTube. This time that lesser
known sibling of the TRS-80 Model 100, the NEC PC-8201a.
http://youtu.be/d6z6nzzXlUQ
It was the second computer I owned!
Terry (Tez)
6 Mar
6 Mar
2:41 p.m.
Tez:
Like the video. This is also a favorite of mine. I had an 8201A, long after
the fact, but I had the additional external VDP adapter, and an external
floppy disk drive for mine. I never did figure out how to get the disk
system to work on the system I had since it was second hand and came with
no software, and that was in the early days on online/internet where I
could have asked someone for assistance. I remember calling up NEC for help
and they were not much good then.
A thrift store here locally had a PC-8500, which looks a bit like a Tandy
Model 200. I passed on it and regretted it later, but someone had beat me
to the punch when I went back to retrieve it. ;)
On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 4:07 AM, Terry Stewart <terry at webweavers.co.nz>wrote:
Another of my vintage computers on YouTube. This time
that lesser
known sibling of the TRS-80 Model 100, the NEC PC-8201a.
http://youtu.be/d6z6nzzXlUQ
It was the second computer I owned!
Terry (Tez)
3:30 p.m.
Geoff,
A thrift store here locally had a PC-8500, which looks
a bit like a Tandy
Model 200. I passed on it and regretted it later, but someone had beat me
to the punch when I went back to retrieve it. ;)
Pity, The NEC PC-8500 is a rare and beautiful machine.
I had the additional external VDP adapter, and an
external
floppy disk drive for mine.
Wow, those are uber-rare also. I've never seen one in the wild myself.
Terry (Tez)
3:56 p.m.
IIRC, the video display adapter used a TI 9918/28 VDP in it. I was able to
get that to work, and plugged into the expansion port on the side. You had
to supply power to it via a wall wart for it to work, wouldn't work on the
internal battery for obvious reasons. Only 40 columns but did do color as
well.
On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Terry Stewart <terry at webweavers.co.nz>wrote:
Geoff,
A thrift store here locally had a PC-8500, which
looks a bit like a Tandy
Model 200. I passed on it and regretted it later, but someone had beat me
to the punch when I went back to retrieve it. ;)
Pity, The NEC PC-8500 is a rare and beautiful machine.
I had the additional external VDP adapter, and an
external
floppy disk drive for mine.
Wow, those are uber-rare also. I've never seen one in the wild myself.
Terry (Tez)
4:33 p.m.
On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Terry Stewart <terry at webweavers.co.nz>wrote:
Geoff,
There were two complete sets (in original boxes) of PC-8500 systems (main
machine, VDP, dual floppy drive, modem) at Aladdin's Lamp Antiques in
Bellingham, WA (USA) about 4 months ago. I picked up one of the sets for
$85 and poste hered about the other. No idea if it's still there as I
haven't been back since.
One annoying thing to note about the PC-8500 is that thee screen hinge is
of an extremely poor design -- it has a hinge lock (a button on the side
that pushes in to lock) and if that lock is engaged (hint: it will be) and
you try to open the screen you WILL break the hinge
- Josh
A thrift store here locally had a PC-8500, which
looks a bit like a Tandy
Model 200. I passed on it and regretted it later, but someone had beat me
to the punch when I went back to retrieve it. ;)
Pity, The NEC PC-8500 is a rare and beautiful machine.
I had the additional external VDP adapter, and an
external
floppy disk drive for mine.
Wow, those are uber-rare also. I've never seen one in the wild myself.
Terry (Tez)
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