Hp85a

From: bill claussen <elecdata_at_kcinter.net>
Date: Mon Mar 19 15:47:29 2001

Thanks Guys,

I don't remember if the machine had any carriages installed in it, I'll have
to check, the machine was brought home and plugged in, and it appears to be
working. I'll take a close look at it later tonight.and let all know what it
actually has. I certainly do appreciate the info and help.

Thanks

Bill
elecdata1

Joe wrote:

> Hi Bill,
>
> The HP 85 was/is very popular. I have about a dozen of them and i'm sure
> that a LOT of the list members also have them. The 85A has 16k of ram and
> the B has 32k. There is a 16k ram cartridge that can be plugged into the
> back of the A to bring it up to 32k. There are four expansion slots in the
> back of the 85. There are a lot of interfaces, special devices and ROMs
> that can be plugged into any of the slots. A quick E-bay search should show
> a good sample of them. The interfaces include HP-IB, HP-IL, seriel (RS-232)
> and GPIO (16 bit parallel bus). Devices include a CPM module, MODEM and a
> speech synthesizer. Expansion ROMs are slightly larger than a postage stamp
> and have to plugged into a "ROM drawer". The drawer can hold up to six
> ROMs. There is a HP 85 web site at www.ebbsoft.com. Check it for more info
> or ask here if you have any specific questions.
>
> Joe
>
> PS check the feed roller in your tape drive and see if it's sticky
> BEFORE you try to use a tape in it. Virtually all of the rollers get soft
> and sticky with age. You should find LOTS more about that problem if you
> search the archives of this list.
>
> At 07:30 AM 3/19/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >Does anyone have info on an hp85a, I found one in excellent condition
> >and works, but I lack paperwork and basic info.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Bill
> >elecdata1
> >
> >
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