Anybody interested in an Intel Series II MDS?

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Thu Feb 7 15:03:18 2002

        A friend of mine has a chance to pick up several of Intel Series II MDSs,
these are the big blue boxs that many people are familar with. But there's
one codition, it's a package deal and he has to take ALL or none. A quick
check indicated that they all power up but nothing else. There are no docs
or software included but he and I both have docs and software for these and
are willing to make copies available at cost. I don't know what sapecific
model these are but the Series II machines have AT LEAST an 8080 CPU, an
integrated CRT monitor, a detachable keyboard, a built-in single density 8"
floppy drive, 32k of RAM and a monitor program in ROM. Again this is the
minimal machine but they typically have a lot more memory and frequently
have been upgraded to double density drives. BTW the original DRI
distribution disk for CPM is the same format and it should ran with no
modifications on a MDS with SD drives. If the drives have been upgraded to
DD then you be able to get CPM in that format and it should run without
modification. It's safe to say that no developement system can run on 32k,
so it's a good bet that they'll have more RAM. Hell, even ISIS needs more
RAM than that! Also all the ones that I've seen have been upgraded to an
8085 CPU and many also have an 8086 co-procesor card so there's a good
chance of getting one that's been upgraded.

   Anyway, I want to know if anyone else is interested in buying one of
these. The price should be less than $100 plus shipping. I believe that
they're located in the Detroit area. E-mail me directly ASAP and let me
know if you're interested.

   Joe
Received on Thu Feb 07 2002 - 15:03:18 GMT