I've got a 5110 (the small 5" monitor, no tape drive) w/basic and a 5120 w/Basic and APL (big 10" and 2 8" floppy drives).
The 5110 worked last time I tried (about five years ago, now) and the 5120 did not, but the CPU cards from the 5120 could be swapped
into the 5110 and I believe I tried it and that worked (giving you APL on the 5110).
-b
-----Original Message-----
From: Eros, Anthony <Anthony.Eros_at_COMPAQ.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 1:55 PM
Subject: IBM 5100 sought
<< Apologies if this was posted twice... >>
Gang -
I know they're highly sought-after, but I'd really love to snag an
APL-capable IBM 5100 and thought I'd throw the question open...
There's something about those systems I always liked (even though I
didn't use one more than a couple of times in high school.) Is there any
chance that I might be able to tempt one of you elusive 5100 owners with
some combination of the following?
> DEC PDP-8/L
> Teletype ASR-33
Apple Macintosh Portable (with case)
> NeXTstation Turbo Color (minus monitor and sound box)
> HP 85 with a variety of ROM drawers
> HP 9825A with 8" floppy drive
>
There'd be some shipping issues, but I'd even be open to parting
with an IBM 1130 (missing keyboard, power supply and drum disk.)
Any interest?
> -- Tony Eros
Mid-Atlantic Computer History Museum
Received on Wed Jun 30 1999 - 02:01:46 BST