In a previous life the mircomputers I used to sell werethe...

From: Eric Chomko <vze2wsvr_at_verizon.net>
Date: Thu Jan 30 20:39:00 2003

 Now THIS is a list!

"J.C.Wren" wrote:

> OK, I have worked on (but not sold):
>
> Processor Tech Sol-20
> IMSAI 8080
> IMSAI VDP-80
> Cromeco Z80 chassis
> Apple II
> Apple III
> Apple Lisa
> Poly 88
> Northstar Horizon
> Sphere (I or II, not sure)
> Televideo 806 and 816 + TS-800As
> Altair 8800
> Osbourne 1
>

Reminds me that I both worked on and sold Northstar
systems as well as Micropolis. But that was mostly on
Sol systems.

Eric

>
> These are the ones I definitely remember us having at The Byte Shop (later
> renamed to Advance Computer Technology), in Atlanta, GA.
>
> There are a lot more I have worked on, but I'll save that for another list.
>
> We also had something that I'm pretty sure was called a CDC Pegasus, but
> damned if I can find any info on these. I'm either misremembering the name
> or the mfg. It was a desk type system, dual floppies, some arcane OS that
> never made sense to me (like a lot of CDC products...)
>
> --John
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org
> > [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]On
> > Behalf Of Eric Chomko
> > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 21:06
> > To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> > Subject: Re: In a previous life the mircomputers I used to sell
> > werethe...
> >
> >
> > NO!
> >
> > Sales...
> >
> > But you can, for the great benefit of the list, list the
> > computers that you
> >
> > did work on, especially for the shop that made them money. Either way,
> > the point is to list old microcomputers.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > "J.C.Wren" wrote:
> >
> > > Does it count if you worked in the computer store, but
> > weren't directly
> > > responsible for sales?
> > >
> > > --John
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org
> > > > [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]On
> > > > Behalf Of Eric Chomko
> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 20:45
> > > > To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> > > > Subject: In a previous life the mircomputers I used to sell
> > > > were the...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > New:
> > > > Sol-20
> > > > Commodore PET
> > > > Atari 400
> > > > Atari 800
> > > >
> > > > Used:
> > > > IBM XT
> > > > IBM AT
> > > > various 286s
> > > > various 486s
> > > > Pentiums
> > > > Mac IIs
> > > >
> > > > Please add to the list your personal experience of
> > computers sales.
> > > > If you didn't sell it don't add it.
> > > >
> > > > Eric
Received on Thu Jan 30 2003 - 20:39:00 GMT