whats a TANDEM computer?

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_wco.com>
Date: Fri Dec 19 15:18:33 1997

On Wed, 17 Dec 1997, SUPRDAVE 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

Does it have a blank face-plate on the front of the case as opposed to
internal disk drives? If so, I've got one of these. I haven't been able
to play with it yet, or even get inside it yet, but I do know it is fairly
uncommon. Supposedly it is MS-DOS compatible and runs an 8088 or
something. I'd say for $8, grab it.

Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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