IBM System 23

From: Wayne M. Smith <wmsmith_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sat May 11 19:00:34 2002

> > > I have 3 or 4 of the "all in one" units (screen, keyboard, dual 8"
> > > floppies all in one box), and I have one "tower" unit (dual drives in a
> > > tower box, screen and keyboard are seperate parts). I also have 3 or 4
> > > printers.
> > >
> > > Beyond the above descriptions, I know almost nothing about these things,
> > > and almost as little about how to operate them... so they aren't
> > > something I really care to "collect".
> >
> > Well, they are interesting in that they are arguably predecessors to the
> > IBM PC, and are in the same product line. I would like to have one but
> > the shipping costs would be too much. Unfortunately, I missed one locally
> > by a few months as the person who had it pitched the machine, but at least
> > kept the manuals for me.
>
> How heavy/large are they? Considering the 8" floppy drives, they're
> pretty large I'm sure, but does someone have a guestimate? 50lbs? 100lbs?
> 200lbs? (specifically the all-in-one units)
>

I just looked through my system and maintenance manuals, and promo materials, for the System 23 and there isn't one mention of the
weight. This may be because the weight would vary a great deal based on whether it was a one or two disk drive system. From
personal experience in lifting my S/23, I would say a two drive unit weighs in the 70-80 lbs. range. They are not light, and they
are awkward to carry.

For those that are interested, the "all in one" unit is model 5322, and the tower unit is model 5324. You don't see the tower units
too often. About a year ago I salvaged a CRT from a tower unit display to replace a bad CRT in my all-in-one.

-W
Received on Sat May 11 2002 - 19:00:34 BST