Is a PS/1 machine considered to be in 'family one'? My school had a PS/1
486-25 (processor speed, not model#) Consultatnt (I think), that when the
HD died, it booted to IBM BASIC. It was also able to access the drives,
but was in ROM BASIC.
-Jason
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> From: SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: PCjr with no disk drive?
> Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 10:09 PM
>
> the pcjr is like any other IBM family one machine in that it will boot to
> basic unless it has a disk device or in the case of the pcjr, a cartridge
> inthe slot.
>
>
> In a message dated 10/29/98 9:08:03 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
> ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk writes:
>
Received on Thu Oct 29 1998 - 22:11:41 GMT