At 11:51 AM 4/13/01 -0400, Tony Eros wrote:
>Here's my collection of vintage computing equipment:
>...
>Wang Labs had an integrated desktop system that ran BASIC and had a
>cassette tape for storage. I don't recall the model number and I haven't
>seen even a reference to one on the web, but I remember it from high
>school and I want one!
It was probably a Wang 2200 PCS. The PCS-II was similar, except that it
didn't have the integral cassette drive and instead had a pair of 5.25"
floppies on top that were really ugly. It might have been one of the WCS
models (WCS/10 or WCS/20) but I'm not very familiar with those to know how
they were different from the PCS.
I learned to program on a PCS with 8KB of RAM. It is my #1 wish list, and
I've actively been looking for a couple of years.
You can find some links on my nascent Wang web site at:
http://www.thebattles.net/wang/wang.html
In particular, there is a picture of a PCS-II here:
http://www.gaby.de/ewang.htm
Check out the two subordinate pages that I've written that compare Wang
BASIC to MS BASIC and that lists which CPU models had which BASIC
statements. I hope it brings back some memories for you -- it did for me!
I have a fantasy of writing an emulator for the 2200, but I don't know if
it will be practical without schematics, as the 2200 used a microcoded TTL CPU.
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Jim Battle == frustum_at_pacbell.net
Received on Fri Apr 13 2001 - 12:12:39 BST