Latest Haul: TRS-80/Apple/Commodore

From: geoffr <geoffr_at_zipcon.net>
Date: Mon Jul 23 15:26:17 2001

The Network III controllers allow diskless model III/IV's to interface to
a master model III or IV with a HardDisk or floppy disk to load and save
files to...


On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Rich Beaudry wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> On Saturday, I took a pleasant road trip to Coventry, RI (about 1.25 hours
> South of me) to a school that was closing down to get some old computers. I
> knew they had some interesting stuff, but had no idea what awaited....
>
> None of this is rare (as far as I know) or anything, but it was a nice find
> for me... Also, some more stuff is there, but I will not make it down for
> another trip before they close on 07/31. I will post more information in a
> separate message.
>
> The haul was:
>
> - 1 Apple IIc+ with external 5.25" floppy drive
> - 1 Apple IIc composite monitor (the small green one on a stand)
> - 1 Laser 128EX, with monitor, and external 5.25" and 3.5" drives
> - 1 Apple color composite monitor
> - Many disks of Apple II software, including DOS 3.3 and ProDOS disks, and
> the "Introducing the IIc" series of disks
> - Apple Assembly Language book by Don Lancaster (forgot the name)
> - Apple IIe SAMS Photofacts
> - Applesoft manuals
>
> - 2 TRS-80 Model 4P (in nice shape, and working condition!)
> - 7 TRS-80s, mixture of Model III and 4, some with no floppies, some with 1
> 5.25" and some with 2 5.25". Varying amounts of RAM. All appear to be in
> working condition, though not great cosmetically
> - 2 TRS-80 Network 3 Controllers (NO clue what these are... Anybody?)
> - One device (I forget the name), with a "TRS-80" in the name, that has 16
> connectors on the back, 16 LEDs on the front, and a rotary dial on the front
> to select one of the 16 inputs. NO clue what it does... I'll get the
> details and post later.
> - MANY TRS-80 disks, including some original boot disks, SCRIPSIT originals,
> and others.
> - Some Nice condition TRS-80 manuals
>
> - 13 Commodore 64 "breadbox" computers, many with power supplies and TV
> switches
> - 2 MSD "Super Disk" units (one w/ broken latch on one of the drives)
> - 2 VIC-20s in original boxes (one with a brown computer cover in the box)
> - Many original C64 and VIC-20 Educational Software disks
> - C64 and VIC-20 manuals, Programmer's reference guides, books, etc.
>
> Some of this stuff will not be staying with me. I rescued it to keep it
> from the dumpster. I also told the principal that I would try to sell it,
> and any monies would go to the school (my incentive for doing it is the
> stuff I keep, plus I actually think this is fun!). I will post a separate
> list of available stuff, and anything that doesn't sell will go to eBay....
> But I'll give you all first cut at it... The format will be sealed bids,
> accepted for some number of days, with the stuff going to high bidder.
>
> Rich B.
>
>
Received on Mon Jul 23 2001 - 15:26:17 BST