weekend additions

From: Cord Coslor <coslor_at_pscosf.peru.edu>
Date: Sat Oct 18 11:47:07 1997

All TRS-80s Model 4's were white. The Model 1,2,3, etc., were had the grey
case.

CORD

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On Sat, 18 Oct 1997 SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com wrote:

> i enjoy reading what others have acquired, so i'd add what i just found.
>
> apple //e and a franklin 5.25 drive $5
> ibm dictionary of computer terms on disk (never opened) for $1
>
> also, an old IBMer at work gave me some interesting things.
> i got the usual 286 boards and some mfm drives and controllers.
> i also got some kind of interface board that prompts for a password before
> booting. made by sdi incorporated. i tried it in a 486 i built, but it wont
> accept the passwoid.
> also got something called a corvus systems ibm interface. it has a 34pin
> header in some kind of funky mounting bracket. anyone know what it is?
> also got something called a videotrax in its original but ragged box. its a
> card that lets one use a vcr for backup. i think 80 meg per tape. i wont plan
> to archive important data, but would be useful to image one old xt drive to
> another.
> i also got the host/client cards for the old pc expansion case. i have
> extras, so if anyone needs them, make a deal.
> i also saw a trs80 model 4? it looked like my trs80 model 3 except it had no
> disk drives and was white! i never saw a white trs80. i might go back and get
> it.
> also found a tandy trs80 model ? which was similar in a way to the model 4
> except it had a vertical 8 inch drive, but someone had gone into it and the
> keyboard was missing. not bad for finishing out the week.
>
> david
>
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