Just an observation, but I think Elliam Associates sells new CF-2's.
On Sat, 6 Mar 1999, John Amirault wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have had two people respond to my inquiry on the CF-2 floppy disks.
> These people are Sellam Ismail and Don Maslin. I have decided I want to
> keep one blank disk for display, as I have never seen disks like these
> before. This leaves five disks that are blank and one disk with CP/M
> Programming Utilities on one side and Dr. Logo & Help on the other
> side. Don and Sellam, I leave it between you two to discuss who gets
> what. I will abide by your decision on this. I do think that the disk
> with Dr. logo on it is worth more than the blank ones at fifty cents
> each plus actual shipping, though I do not know what it should be.
>
> John Amirault
>
> Don Maslin wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, John Amirault wrote:
> >
> > > Can you use the disks? Just what is Amstrad "PCW" ?
> >
> > Yes, I probably can, John, unless someone else has a more urgent
> > requirement. Once in a while I get a request for a system disk for
> > one of those machines.
> >
> > The PCW is a Z-80 based machine by Amstrad of the UK that started out
> > as a word processor. They were initially sold in the US by Sears IIRC.
> > Fairly early on, someone took note that with a CP/M system disk it was
> > a pretty fair microcomputer. The two models that I am familiar with are
> > the PCW-8256 and the 8512. The last three digits of the model number are
> > a reflection of the amount of memory installed when built. (Actually,
> > upgrading an 8256 to be an 8512 is a matter of installing a bank of RAM
> > and moving a jumper so it is recognized.
> >
> > They had some frailties such as a serial port being an optional - and
> > pricey - extra, and a Centronix looking printer port that is not
> > Centronix. But running CP/M-3.0, they are not a bad machine.
> >
> > - don
> > >
> > > Don Maslin wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, John Amirault wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Sounds like Amstrad PCW stuff, John.
> > > > - don
> > > >
> > > > > Hi All,
> > > > >
> > > > > I came across a floppy disk that says it is DR. Logo & Help on one side
> > > > > and Programming Utilities on the other side. The disk is 31/8" wide and
> > > > > 4" long. It also says CP/M PLUS SERIAL # 1006/5000-1232-2732254. Another
> > > > > on the disk is programs copyright DIGITAL RESEARCH INC. & AMSTRAD
> > > > > CONSUMER ELECTRONICS. I HAVE NO USE FOR THIS DISK. DOES ANYONE OUT
> > > > > THERE HAVE A NEED FOR IT? I also came across six CF-2 disks, double
> > > > > sided, for single sided floppy disk drive. These disks are still
> > > > > sealed. Can anyone use these disks?
> > > > >
> > > > > TIA,
> > > > > John Amirault
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > donm_at_cts.com
> > > > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
> > > > Don Maslin - Keeper of the Dina-SIG CP/M System Disk Archives
> > > > Chairman, Dina-SIG of the San Diego Computer Society
> > > > Clinging tenaciously to the trailing edge of technology.
> > > > Sysop - Elephant's Graveyard (CP/M) Z-Node 9 - 619-454-8412
> > > > *--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*
> > > > see old system support at http://www.psyber.com/~tcj/
> > > > visit the "Unofficial" CP/M Web site at http://www.devili.iki.fi/cpm/
> > > > with Mirror at http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~cfs/cpm/
> > >
> >
> > donm_at_cts.com
> > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
> > Don Maslin - Keeper of the Dina-SIG CP/M System Disk Archives
> > Chairman, Dina-SIG of the San Diego Computer Society
> > Clinging tenaciously to the trailing edge of technology.
> > Sysop - Elephant's Graveyard (CP/M) Z-Node 9 - 619-454-8412
> > *--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*
> > see old system support at http://www.psyber.com/~tcj/
> > visit the "Unofficial" CP/M Web site at http://www.devili.iki.fi/cpm/
> > with Mirror at http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~cfs/cpm/
>
M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
215 Shady Lea Road,
North Kingstown, RI 02852
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