Hmm, while we're HPing, how bout HP-125?

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Sat May 13 13:47:17 2000

On Sat, 13 May 2000 Innfogra_at_aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 5/12/2000 11:45:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time, donm_at_cts.com
> writes:
>
> > > I have a pair of HP-125's, but no software or manuals or the external
> > floppy
> > > drives they seem to come with.. have the printer though, and some HP-IB
> > > cables.. Anyone have stuff for em? PS, those are some of the WEIRDEST
> > > looking machines I've ever seen!!!
> >
> > That is the CP/M model, is it not Will? If so, I have the following:
> >
> > Name Format Description
> > 12x-SYS DSDD HP 12x series (120/125) CP/M 2.2 system disk
> > 12x-UTIL DSDD HP 12x series utilities
> > 12x-TUT DSDD HP 12x series Computer Tutor
> > 12x-WS DSDD HP 12x series Wordstar 3.0
> > 12x-WORD DSDD HP 12x series The Word+
> > 12x-COND DSDD HP 12x series Condor 20 dbms
> > 12x-VISI DSDD HP 12x series Visicalc
> > 12x-GRPH DSDD HP 12x series Graphics
> > 12x-DLNK DSDD HP 12x series to host comm programs
> >
 
> Are these 8" disks, 5 1/4" disks or 3 1/2" disks? I think I have some 5 1/4"
> HP HPIB disk drives that I think work on the 125s & 120s. I also have a 120
> somewhere.

These are DSDD 5.25". It may well be possible to 'build' 3.5" disks
from them, though.
                                                 - don
 
> I used to have a 125 and it is the CPM machine on a strange pedestal. They
> came in two heights. IIRC the 125 had a larger parallel Centronics type
> connector to hook up to 5 1/4" & 8" drives. Some of my disk drives have a
> dual plug set up, HPIB and this larger Centronics type connector. I am sure I
> don't have the large cable though. I have lots of HPIB cables.
>
> Paxton
>
Received on Sat May 13 2000 - 13:47:17 BST