On Sat, 12 Sep 1998, Doug Yowza wrote:
> An Osborne Vixen followed me home today. Can somebody familiar with these
> things tell me if I have a *RARE* *VALUABLE* prototype? It doesn't look
> exactly like the one in the brochure:
> http://www.ncsc.dni.us/fun/user/tcc/cmuseum/vixen.htm
> For one thing, it doesn't actually say Vixen on it anywhere (except on the
They were officially known as the Osborne 4.
> floppy in the drive), for another the floppy drives are arranged
> horizontally rather than vertically, and for yet another the serial number
> starts off with EXP.
The drives orientation is nonstandard. Can't comment on the S/N.
> Does anybody know if the production version included a GPIB port (mine has
I think that is nonstandard also.
- don
> one). I don't suppose anybody would like to offer me Vixen manuals, eh?
>
> -- Doug
>
Received on Sat Sep 12 1998 - 16:43:25 BST