Me too :) I'd love to add one of these to the collection.
Dan
BTW -- never start your message to the list with Add, it gets angry. ;)
On Thu, 2 Apr 1998, Cord Coslor wrote:
> Joe:
>
> Let me know if you have an extra one for sale, ok?
>
> CORD COSLOR
> Archive_at_navix.net
>
> Joe wrote:
>
> > Phillip,
> >
> > Thanks for the info. I'll try to get the whole box full (about 8 or 9
> > machines). If I do, I'll let you know. $50 for one sounds fine to me.
> > I've never used a RS 102 and it's been years since I used a RS 100 so I
> > don't know what the differences are but I assume the 102 has everything
> > that a 100 does.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > At 05:15 PM 4/1/98 GMT, you wrote:
> > >David wrote:
> > >
> > >> In a message dated 4/1/98 9:57:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > >> rigdonj_at_intellistar.net writes:
> > >>
> > >> << I have a chance to buy a box full of Radio Shack model 102 portable
> > >> computers. None have been tested and there are no power supplies with
> > them.
> > >> Does anyone know what voltage and polarity the external power connector
> > >> uses? And if there is any kind of self-test built-in? Can anyone give
> > me an
> > >> idea of what these are worth? >>
> > >>
> > >> shoot, i'd love to have another tandy 102! my ac adaptor for my 102 says
> > 6v dc
> > >> at 400 ma
> > >
> > >I'd love to have one at all!
> > >
> > >Seriously, Joe, if you get a box full, will you be putting some up for
> > >sale?
> > >
> > >> according to the little drawing on the adaptor, the inner part of the
> > plug is
> > >> negative. outer part is positive. not sure what they're worth, but i
> > bought
> > >
> > >That's all I'd need to know. I am quite used to building PSUs on such a
> > >spec. Or less. (Actually I'd look inside to see whether it needs to be
> > >regulated, but 6V seldom does).
> > >
> > >> mine with the accompanying battery operated cassette recorder and owner's
> > >> manual for $25. would love to find the external floppy for it.
> > >
> > >The model 100 I've seen for 100 or more UK pounds over here. I don't
> > >know what additional features were in the 102; I also don't think I
> > >could afford L100. But I'd probably pay $50 US including shipping for a
> > >model 102 without power supply.
> > >
> > >Philip.
> > >
> > >PS I'm back from Taiwan at last. Taiwan really is the most unhackish
> > >place I've been on my travels... But more to the point, I've missed
> > >most of the last 3 weeks on Classiccmp, so I may be ignorant of the
> > >context on some longer-running threads. Please forgive any silly
> > >questions that may arise...
> > >
> > >
>
>
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Received on Thu Apr 02 1998 - 09:57:00 BST