IBM 5051 ????

From: Sellam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Fri Jul 16 19:34:54 1999

On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, James Willing wrote:

> Hmmm... ok, based on the various pictures I think I'll concede that its
> likely not a 'Datamaster'. One observation off to the side however...
> Aside from the screen size and bezel, the rest of the chassis/keyboard
> unit looks the same and I noted when I had the unit in my collection apart
> that the monitor/bezel assembly is a removable module, so there may be
> some common lineage between these two machines. (different option sets?)

Look at http://www.vintage.org for a shot of a DataMaster. The keyboard
tapers down to an acute angle. Note that the picture is reversed (the
drives actually go on the right size...don't know how that happened).

> (have we officially become 'computer archeologists' yet?)

Come to my warehouse and you will be :)

Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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