IBM PC 5150 with no drives?

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Mon Mar 15 10:14:17 1999

No, The PC and XT both came with FH drives. The XT also came with a FH hard
drive.

    Joe

At 08:35 AM 3/15/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Was the 5150 the only one delivered with full-height drives? I've seen
>both on the 5160, but don't know which is original.
>
>On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Lawrence Walker wrote:
>
>> On 14 Mar 99 at 23:19, Merle K. Peirce wrote:
>>
>> > There wasa also a 5162 PC. We've got a couple of them. Does anyone
know
>> > how they were set up? full height or half height floppies? Any hard
drives?
>> >
>> > On Sun, 14 Mar 1999, Tony Duell wrote:
>> >
>> > > >
>> > > > >My understanding is that some of the very first 5150s did ship
with no
>> > > >
>> > > > I have heard people talk about a 5150 a few times, where are some
good pics
>> > > > and specs so I can appear less dumb in the future?
>> > >
>> > > It's the original (1981-ish) IBM Personal Computer. The other common
(for
>> > > this group) numbers are :
>> > >
>> > > 5150 PC
>> > > 5151 MDA monitor
>> > > 5152 Graphics printer
>> > > 5153 CGA monitor
>> > > 5154 EGA monitor
>> > > 5155 Portable PC (sewing machine style case)
>> > >
>> > > 5160 PC/XT
>> > > 5161 Expansion Chassis
>> > >
>> > > 5170 PC/AT
>> > >
>> > > 5140 PC convertable (laptop) ?
>> > >
>> > > Now why do I remeber the above?
>> > >
>> > > -tony
>> > >
>> >
>>
>> That one set me searching my books and files.
>> It's an XT 286 Scott Mueller's book has full system architecture specs.
>>
>> 80286 cpu at 6mhz w/0 wait states
>> 640k mem
>> 1.2M 1/2 ht fdd and 20m hdd came standard but it will
>> support an additional 1/2 ht. Either 5 1/4, or 3 1/2
>> 720/1440.
>> Damn ! Another to add to my "stuff"
>>
>> To Tony's list could also be added
>> 3270 PC an XT with 3270 connectivity
>> 5279 ? it's monitor (have one but it's buried)
>>
>> XT 370 giving connectivity to and emulation of the S/370
>>
>> AT 3270 like the XT model but based on an AT
>>
>> 5144 PC Convertable mono monitor
>> 5145 PC Convertable colour monitor
>>
>> And then at the height of his power the Big Blue God created
>> the mighty PS/2 8580, MCA , and VGA
>>
>> ciao larry
>> lwalker_at_interlog.com
>>
>
>M. K. Peirce
>Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
>215 Shady Lea Road,
>North Kingstown, RI 02852
>
>"Casta est qui nemo rogavit."
>
> - Ovid
>
>
Received on Mon Mar 15 1999 - 10:14:17 GMT