Computers Manufactured in 1986

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Tue Apr 2 01:33:25 2002

On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Torquil MacCorkle III wrote:

> What about systems with ethernet. I'd prefer a medium between massive
> power-suckers and portables... like say, desktops :)

  Lots (OK, some) of the high-end 286 or 386 PCs at the time had
ethernet. My RT has ethernet, but in its original configuration it was
definitely a "power-sucker". Ditching ESDI in favor of IDE helped that
a lot. My MicroVAX II, introduced in '85 I think and still sold in '86,
has ethernet, but it is definitely a power-devourer.


        Doc
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