Alto II

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Mon Jan 25 11:54:52 1999

If you can give me some guidance as to numbers, etc of the devices you're
after, or for that matter, what you don't want, I'll make sure you don't
end up with something you don't want.

I have to go back there because my better half likes to visit the place and
hasn't finished her search.

Dick
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> From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: Alto II
> Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 10:42 AM
>
> On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> > I was at a local thrift store yesterday and spotted a couple of oddly
> > shaped boxes with a designation indicating them to be ALTOS boxes. One
has
> > a tape drive of some sort and the other has a floppy disk drive. Does
this
> > mean anything to anyone? IF someone wants them, I could snag them and
> > ship. I doubt they will cost much more than $10 each.
>
> They are multi-user CP/M (or MP/M) machines circa 1982-1986, mentioned
> here from time to time (we really need a comprehensive database that
> describes these machines so that people can reference the database before
> posting about the same stuff over and over). Having nothing to do with
an
> Alto, they are worth anywhere from free to whatever someone would be
> willing to pay (which may surprise/shock you).
>
> Sellam Alternate e-mail:
dastar_at_siconic.com
>
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