The List!

From: Jeff Kaneko <jeff.kaneko_at_ifrsys.com>
Date: Thu Jun 5 14:51:58 1997

> Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 13:54:10 -0700 (PDT)
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
> From: Bill Whitson <bill_at_booster.bothell.washington.edu>
> To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers" <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: The List!

Bill:

Here are some long-forgotten 680x classics form the late '70's and
early 80's. I got this info from a bulletin published by a dealer
in 1980:

 ==================================================================
 MANUFACTURER
  MODEL CPU RAM OS TYPE YR
 ==================================================================
 Smoke Signal Broadcasting-----------------------------------------
 
 Chieftain 511 6800 32k SSB DOS/FLEX Micro 79
           512
           521
           522

 (all 500 series machines used 5" floppies)

 Chieftain 811 6800 32k DOS86/FLEX Micro 78
           812
           821
           822

 (all 800 series machines used 8" floppies)

 Chieftain 9811 6809 40k DOS69/FLEX/OS-9 Micro 80
           9812
           9821
           9822

  (all 9800 Series machines used 8" drives)

 Chieftain 9511 6809 40k DOS69/FLEX/OS-9 Micro 80
           9512
           9521
           9522

  (all 9500 series machines used 5" drives)


These are all SS-50 based systems. The last two digits of the model
number merely indicate the number of sides per drive, and the
density, respectively. I myself own the equivalent of a Chieftain
9522 - 5.25" DS/DD drives. It is all SSB electronics in a SwTPc
cabinet!

Their later systems had a MUCH more complicated numbering system;
I'll give it to you when I locate the table! Things got pretty
hairy when they started selling 8" and 5" Winchesters, as well as
streaming tapes! These systems mostly ran OS-9.

Later.

Jeff Kaneko
Received on Thu Jun 05 1997 - 14:51:58 BST