Visual 1050 computer

From: mike mcmanus <mmcmanus_at_direct.ca>
Date: Sat Jun 17 03:56:11 2000

I have doc's & software for it. There yours for the asking.
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From: Jim Battle <frustum_at_pacbell.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 9:15 PM
Subject: Visual 1050 computer


> While at a thrift shop today, I came across a "Visual 1050" computer.
> It didn't look like a PC, so of course I was intrigued. It has video out,
> a parallel port, and port for a winchester (yes, that's the label, I guess
> before everybody settled on "hard disk"), and two 5.25" floppies in
> front. It isn't a complete system, no monitor, no docs, no software,
> just the box itself, not even the keyboard (I think).
>
> I did a little web searching and found it is a CP/M machine, Z80 based.
> It also appears to have 640x240 graphics display as well as text.
>
> Does anybody know more about this -- is there anything particularly
> interesting about it, or is it just another CP/M machine? Will I get
> $15 worth of entertainment out of it? Is there someone on the list
> who is dying to get their hands on a Visual 1050?
>
> Thanks for any info.
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> Jim Battle == frustum_at_pacbell.net
>
>
Received on Sat Jun 17 2000 - 03:56:11 BST