Donation For School Wanted

From: PG Manney <manney_at_nwohio.com>
Date: Wed Dec 10 14:37:56 1997

Sent where?

Since those are 286's, they could be outfitted with cheapo IDE's such as
ST-157's and 125's as well...IDE paddle cards are common.

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> From: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
> To: Manney
> Subject: Donation For School Wanted
> Date: Wednesday, December 10, 1997 12:01 PM
>
> Hello. After paying a visit to the only local High School; someone made
a comment about how their 286's didn't work. From an inspection of the
school; it looks like 486's are used in half the labs; 2-4 286's and 1 386
per class room; and the process of Pentiums is being integrated. Some in
the most recent wing do have one. But anyway; the 286s; as you might
guess... are DYING. These are all PCs; and the problem is in HDDs. Now; I
only have one MFM HDD handy; which I'll be installing soon; but there are 2
other malfuctioning PCs that I know of. Remember; this is for a high
school; for the Department of Defence dependants; and a few others, but
their funding is not... ideal. So if you could please just send a MFM HDD,
or; if you have them; two (probably of the 20-40MB vairety; the standard
sofware is a DOS menulite; WP51 for DOS; Qbasic; Printshop; etc. so it's
not heavy; but for DOS 5.0 (what they have) I'd guess that a 10MB would be
pushing it.); and then you'ld have elementary and high school (it's m
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