On Sun, 21 Jun 1998, Tony Duell wrote:
> All-in-one HP computers. They've got HP basic built-in in ROM, built in
> monitor, thermal printer and tape drive, etc. Option include an assembler
> in ROM, HPIB interface (with disk drives, printers, plotters, etc), other
> ROMs, RS232 interface, etc, etc, etc. Being HP they're very custom inside
> - even the CPU is custom with a non-standard instruction set.
I just realized that the HP85 is eerily similar to the IBM 5100:
integrated keyboard, display and tape drive, built-in BASIC. The only
thing it had that the 5100 didn't was a built-in printer. I wonder if
there was an APL option for the 85?
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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