Dependant upon the controller, all sorts of drives would ork, including IDE
later - as long as the controller was an 8 bit with it's own bios.
Jason Willgruber wrote:
> Wasn't a 5 or 10 MB FH HD available for the PC?
> --
> -Jason Willgruber
> (roblwill_at_usaor.net)
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 7:11 AM
> Subject: Re: IBM PC 5150 with no drives?
>
> >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 - 17:11:45 GMT