11 Apr
2006
11 Apr
'06
2:42 p.m.
Anybody know what this is? I found three boxs of new 5 1/4" disks for one
today. I picked them up becuase they're 96TPI DS DD (aka DS QD) and I can
use them in my SB-180 puters and Nicolet DSO. I'm just wondeering about
the computer that they're supposed to go with.
Joe
11 Apr
11 Apr
7 p.m.
"Joe R." wrote:
Anybody know what this is? I found three boxs of new
5 1/4" disks for one
today. I picked them up becuase they're 96TPI DS DD (aka DS QD) and I can
use them in my SB-180 puters and Nicolet DSO. I'm just wondeering about
the computer that they're supposed to go with.
I'm having some sort of flashback to something like "Exxon Data Systems"
and... mmm.. very fuzzy... a small development group in... PA?... maybe
it was some sort of CP/M computer?
I seem to recall having used one of these and bumping into some odd
story about how Exxon got into the minicomputer business. There's
something else else significant attached to those nurons but I don't
recall right now. For some reason I needed to use one of those machines
long ago.
-brad
8:35 p.m.
The Exxon 500s were dedicated word processing systems that ran a Z80 I
seem to remember. I think they could be multiplexed, several to one
printer, daisy wheel printers. 5 1/4 half height DDQD drives. Separate
monitor and keyboard. The pizza box had a dimple in the center for the
monitor. I think there was a CPM option.
I had several about 1990 and never found a use for one. The printers
were extremely heavy.
Paxton
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Paxton Hoag
Astoria, OR
USA
11 Apr
11 Apr
9:10 p.m.
On 4/11/2006 at 9:42 PM Joe R. wrote:
Anybody know what this is? I found three boxs of new 5
1/4" disks for one
today. I picked them up becuase they're 96TPI DS DD (aka DS QD) and I can
use them in my SB-180 puters and Nicolet DSO. I'm just wondeering about
the computer that they're supposed to go with.
Didn't Exxon have an office products division during the early 80's? I
think Qyx and Qwip were two of the brands--and Vydec seems to ring a bell.
IIRC, mostly word processing and the like.
Cheers,
Chuck
30 May
30 May
5:45 p.m.
better late then never. There was this bizarro box on
Ebay sometime ago, maybe like 1.5 - 2 years ago. I
actually e-mailed the winner and asked him what he was
going to do with it. The answer was typical one I
guess, play w/it or whatever. Some kind of dedicated
word processor in search of a hack. Was cheap enough,
but I didn't feel like paying the shipping, so I
didn't bid.
Needless to say, the disks are worth imaging if
possible. Someone's gonna want the stuph.
--- "Joe R." <rigdonj at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
Anybody know what this is? I found three boxs of
new 5 1/4" disks for one
today. I picked them up becuase they're 96TPI DS DD
(aka DS QD) and I can
use them in my SB-180 puters and Nicolet DSO. I'm
just wondeering about
the computer that they're supposed to go with.
Joe
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