PCC2000 Rescue

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_crash.cts.com>
Date: Fri Dec 1 15:24:04 2000

On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Sellam Ismail wrote:

> On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Rich Beaudry wrote:
>
> > It's a desktop unit with 12" screen and 2 8"drives. I think its Z80 and
> > runs wordstar. It weighs over 100lbs. It's already in my truck headed for
> > the scrap heap. I don't have any software for it. Is it worth saving? It
> > has 2 key buttons missing, the bottom and side at the back is a little
> > rusty.
>
> This has the Altair in it's lineage (ok, not really :)
>
> But it was made by Pertec Computer Corporation, the same guys who bought
> out Altair. It's a huge beast: an all-in-one desktop unit with an
> integrated CRT and two 8" floppy drives. The keyboard is almost a yard
> long.

The description sounds for all the world like the Imsai VDP-80!

                                                 - don
 
> I have one of these (nicknamed "Herbie" by its original owner) along with
> a hard drive cabinet, documentation, software, etc.
>
> A typical very-late-70's, very early-80's business computer. Worth
> rescuing, as there aren't too many still around I imagine.
>
> The weight might be exaggerated a bit. I didn't weigh mine but I don't
> recall it being so heavy I couldn't lift it into my trunk. Definitely
> heavy though. It will be a bitch to ship. I recommend local pickup.
>
> Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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Received on Fri Dec 01 2000 - 15:24:04 GMT

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