whats a TANDEM computer?

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Wed Dec 17 18:02:27 1997

At 04:35 PM 12/17/97 EST, you wrote:
>i saw a complete tandem computer system for sale for $8 today. it has the
>usual desktop case, a monitor and two external 5.25 floppy drives with what
>appears to be a seagate mfm drive with each floppy drive! the system is
>complete, and everything is connected together, but was unable to test it. is
>this thing worth getting, or is it just another pc compatible? i have plenty
>of xt and 286 variants to keep me going for a long time. if its something
>else, or has significant historical value, i'll go get it.
>
>david
>

  Dave,

   FWIW There is one here in a surplus store. If the Tandem turns out to
be anything of significance, you might wnat to see about picking it up for
spares. I haven't looked at it close and I don't know it's exact condition
or price.

   Joe
Received on Wed Dec 17 1997 - 18:02:27 GMT