"Woz" IIgs, & Dynabyte computers...

From: R. D. Davis <rdd_at_rddavis.org>
Date: Wed Nov 5 13:44:57 2003

Quothe Vintage Computer Festival, from writings of Mon, Nov 03, 2003 at 09:09:03PM -0800:
> Well, you can educate them and tell them that if they work, come with
> system software and complete hardware manuals, then $300 is reasonable.
> Otherwise, pfeh...

If that's a Dynabyte 5100, there should be three separate units
(chasis): CPU, floppy drives and hard drive. Also, the documentation
should be fairly substantial: a few thickish three-ring binders (white
covers with orange and black lettering) for hardware and software
documentation.

Of course, if this is a Dynabyte 5200, then it should all be in one
chassis, unless some sort of expansion chasis is being used. I seem
to recall that the smaller 5200 system, which I think was a single
chasis, about the same size as a single 5100 chasis. The 5100, used
two 5-1/4" floppy drives and weird formatting, and the one I saw in a
manual had a wood veneer covering part of the chasis... probably ran
CP/M instead of MP/M-II. My 5100, alas, is just the insides placed
in an aftermarket chasis.

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