Identify old PC

jim stephens jwsmail at jwsss.com
Fri Oct 19 00:53:24 CDT 2018



On 10/18/2018 10:37 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> On 10/18/18 9:56 PM, jim stephens via cctalk wrote:
>
>> The sides are not square like any Imsai I saw, and there is a monitor on
>> top, which is also in a slope case.  I don't recognize it, but as I said
>> the Altos look like one of the 58x (I think) looks similar.
> Don't think so---the trapezoidal monitor case is wrong for an ACS586, as
> well as the case being too tall--the 586 FH drive faceplates came right
> up to the top of the system cover.
I was saying more reminded of Altos.  Maybe early versions, not sure.  I 
agree it doesn't match it at all.

All the Altos boxes I have are 8" floppy boxes w/o that nonsense, so 
haven't got a lot of experience with those.

And you're right the Commodore thing is going on there too.
thanks
Jim
> In a way, it resembles a Commodore PET but for the shape of the system
> unit, which looks like a CBM 4040 drive box.  Did such a box ever have
> the option for a 5.25" hard disk drive?
>
> --Chuck
>
>



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