R-6500 mb

From: Jeff Kaneko <Jeff.Kaneko_at_ifrsys.com>
Date: Tue Feb 24 15:19:40 1998

John:

Would you entertain parting with one or two of those R6500 mb's? (I'd
settle for even one of the non-functioning ones).

jeff

> R6500 are Rockwell Advance computers like the Kim-1 or Sym-1's. It's just a
> motherboard that had 1k to 4k of memory and sold from 375 to 599 for the 4k
> model. They started production in 1979. John
> At 02:07 PM 2/23/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 22:10:45 -0600
> >> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
> >> From: "John R. Keys Jr." <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
> >> To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
> <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> >> Subject: Slow But OK
> >
> >> Again things have slowed down but a few goodies were found: A Rockwell
> >> AIM65 4k computer inside what looks like a large calculator case that is
> >> black and grey in color, has a onboard thermal printer using calculator
> >> size paper, not tested yet, free; also got 6 R6500 mb's some are marked as
> >> being bad all free; a Mac IIcx missing HD and memory simms for free; a
> >> working Mac SE/30 without KB and mouse for $15; a Victor 386sx/20 laptop
> >> broken screen with power adapter for free. Other manuals gotten at thrift
> >> stores and some software that's been the week. Keep Computing - John
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Pardon my ignorance, but what's an R6500? That wouldn't be an IBM
> >RISC machine, would it?
> >
> >
> >Jeff
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Tue Feb 24 1998 - 15:19:40 GMT