Cipher model 540 tape drive anyone?

From: jpero_at_cgo.wave.ca <(jpero_at_cgo.wave.ca)>
Date: Tue Dec 16 16:48:50 1997

> At 11:49 PM 12/13/97 +0000, you wrote:
> >recently saw a Osborne
> >that uses coiled keyboard cable with that dinky teesy monitor at $24.
> >Passed it for that stupid price (pirate!) (How can I tell
> >without powering it or open the shells up for custom internal
>
> Is that canadian $? Osbornes seem to regularly sell on ebay for US$100+;
> $24 doesn't seem like such a bad investment. (You could get that much for
> it even if it didn't work.

Yes, canadian dollars.

Any tips to find out if this already does have or not:
hardware upgrades, etc? Because I can not open it up on site and
does not have anything, no boot disk, no power cord. Just that.

This store is more of rummage junk store with old parts in bins.
Lot of vague useful parts (GOOD THING I can identify most of them
from my experience), oddball heatsinks (some of them are subaverage
type or bit pricey), lots of old and new motors, transformers, old
capacitors (not fresh enough), batch of new junk parts comes usually
once a month.

All I do is letting you know if anyone is interested in this Osborne.

Jason D.

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Received on Tue Dec 16 1997 - 16:48:50 GMT

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