Visual 1050 computer

From: John R. Keys Jr. <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
Date: Sat Jun 17 08:57:35 2000

If he does not want them I will gladly take the doc's and software as I
have one of these machines also.
John Keys
----- Original Message -----
From: mike mcmanus <mmcmanus_at_direct.ca>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 3:56 AM
Subject: Re: Visual 1050 computer


> I have doc's & software for it. There yours for the asking.
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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.
> > -----
> > Jim Battle == frustum_at_pacbell.net
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Sat Jun 17 2000 - 08:57:35 BST