Lear Siegler ADM-5 service manual

John Wilson wilson at dbit.com
Thu Mar 5 11:56:39 CST 2015


On Thu, Mar 05, 2015 at 05:35:57PM +0000, Peter Coghlan wrote:
>I wonder was the ADM-3A more common though? In the college where I came across
>them, there was row after row of ADM-5 terminals but only a single ADM-3A which
>nobody liked using, mainly because there were difficulties clearing the screen.
>But 25 years later, there is much discussion of the ADM-3A and everyone seems
>to want one while the ADM-5 barely gets a mention.

I wonder if it's because it's 25 years?  It makes sense that the later
model would be selling then.  During the 1980s we had tons of "blue pigs"
(ADM-3As) around but I don't think I've ever even seen an ADM-5.

John Wilson
D Bit


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