IBM System 23

From: Wayne M. Smith <wmsmith_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Sat May 11 19:49:25 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
>

Sorry about the lack of wrap on that last message, for some unknown
reason my wrap was set at 132 instead of the usual 72.

-W
Received on Sat May 11 2002 - 19:49:25 BST

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