Wanted: MicroBee computer

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Mon Oct 4 00:18:36 1999

On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Olminkhof wrote:

> I'm confused. I thought they were the same.
> What do you mean by Beehive? If this is related to the Beehive section of
> the Walnut Creek CDRom, then I see the file \beehive\text\member.txt has an
> Australian address in it.

I have never seen either machine that I can recall. It may be that I
am blinded by the name "Beehive" who built terminals way back when -
one of which was named the Microbee. Also, the fact that MicroSolutions
Uniform lists a Beehive Microbee and also a Microbee and that Sydex 22Disk
lists a Beehive Microbee whose disk definitions do not match the formats
for the Microbee by Applied Technology has lead me to surmise that there
were two separate machines.

My reasoning was that Beehive had added some smarts and disk capability
to their machine, and that the Australian machine was developed
separately.

                                                 - don
 
> "Australian" Microbees are quite common here (because I'm in Sydney !) but
> not in going condition. The consoles are easy but the power supply, disk
> drives and software are difficult, probably because many were in schools
> where they were networked. All I've seen were CP/M. I've never seen one with
> basic but that doesn't mean they don't exist.
>
> Hans
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Date: Monday, 4 October 1999 8:35
> Subject: Re: Wanted: MicroBee computer
>
>
> >
> >
> >On Sun, 3 Oct 1999, Roberto Waltman wrote:
> >
> >> I would like to buy a MicroBee machine, preferably
> >> one running CP/M, but one of the earlier/smaller
> >> BASIC ROM based models would be considered
> >> also.
> >>
> >> Roberto Waltman
> >> rwaltman_at_bellatlantic.net
> >>
> >
> >Don't forget that there are U.S. Microbees (Beehive) and Australian
> >Microbees. I think (?) they are related in name only.
> >
> > - don
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Mon Oct 04 1999 - 00:18:36 BST