Actually, I have a 64k cassette port IBM PC in my collection. It was
given to me by an older gentleman, a doctor who had purchased it new,
but was scared of it. The original MDA display that has to be plugged
into the pass thru on the power suppy and an oroginal IBM keyboard that
sound and feels like a Selectric typewriter was included. It has spent
the first 20 years of it's life sitting on a table, covered with a heavy
vinyl cover. It's as dust free as new inside. I estimate it's probably
only had a few minutes run time in it's entire existance. I fire it up
for a couple of hours each year at our office as part of an exhibition
of our medical software, from beginning to present day.
Erik S. Klein wrote:
>I contacted the email listed but haven't yet heard back about this
>historical old machine.
>
>I, for one (and maybe the only one, it seems) have a lot of respect for
>PCs (PeeCees) and what they mean to the industry as a whole. I can
>sympathize with some of those that might have some contempt for the
>"typical" PC user or who may not appreciate the role of the PC today,
>but I recognize the power that they have helped disseminate and their
>place in history, at least.
>
>I'll always add another old orphan to my collection.
>
> Erik
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
>[mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Joe
>Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 11:47 AM
>To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
>Subject: Re: Questions about a donation
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>At 03:12 AM 4/27/02 -0700, Sellam wrote:
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>>Anyone want an IBM PC?
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> Thanks but I'm trying to quite! :-)
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> Joe
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>>Reply-to: joan-keith_at_attbi.com
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>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 12:57:08 -0400
>>From: Joan Keith <joan-keith_at_attbi.com>
>>Subject: Questions about a donation
>>
>>Hi,
>>I have one of the earliest IBM PCs. I don't know if this is something
>>you would be interested or not. As I recall, it was upgraded from 64k
>>of memory to 192 and it has a single-sided 5 1/4 disk drive. It is in
>>my mother's attic in Baltimore.
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