On Sat, 04 Nov 2000, Mike Kenzie wrote:
> ...got her to buy me an Amstrad PC1640 it was only the second
> one I'd seen and this one was complete except for the
> joystick. The main power comes through the monitor and
> there is a slot for batteries on top of the case.
I've got the 1512, also without a joystick. I think the joystick was
optional, anyway. I've stuck a 10Mb hard disk outside it, so when I last used
it (a couple of years ago), it was running DOS 5 and GEM Dekstop 1. Good
machines for their time, except I didn't like the keyboard. And the batteries
didn't last very long, even with alkalines.
Seeing as it's now stuck in a box in my loft, I'm going to be looking to
off-load it to whoever wants to have it, along with a couple of IBM ATs (one
without a keyboard), a couple of Epson PC+ (with 3 monitors each), a Sanyo
almost-PC compatible (don't know the model number as it's sitting at home),
and *possibly* (haven't decided yet) an Epson AX/2 (286). Pick-up in the UK
only (I live off M40 Jn. 3 for a rough idea). Ideally would like to swap
any/all of it for a DEC RA70 or RA71 drive. And also a ribbon for a DECWriter
IV. I'll be starting to get rid of it when I come back from Uni, so after the
2nd December.
Dan
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