IBM PC 5150 with no drives?

From: Jason Willgruber <roblwill_at_usaor.net>
Date: Sat May 15 18:12:04 1999

Wasn't a 5 or 10 MB FH HD available for the PC?

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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 Sat May 15 1999 - 18:12:04 BST