AVL Road Runner computer????

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Thu Oct 30 20:01:31 2003

No, I didn't buy it. Just wondering if I should.

  Joe

At 08:12 PM 10/30/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Any photos?
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>Curt
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joe" <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
>To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 4:53 PM
>Subject: AVL Road Runner computer????
>
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>> I stopped at a scrap place today and spotted an AVL Road Runner computer
>> there. It looks similar to a Commie 64 but is slightely smaller and marked
>> Road Runner on the top hump. There was also an external monitor with about
>> a 5" screen marked AVL with it. Also has two external floppy disk drives,
>> both marked AVL. Each drive is full height 5 1/4". Also has an AVL marked
>> "expander" box that's made of metal and about 14" x 12" x 2". The expander
>> box had sockets for the floppy drives, two video sockets and a couple of
>> others that I don't remember. IIRC one video socket with a RCA type and
>the
>> other was a PL-259. There was also a separate AVL keyboard there. It had a
>> metal back and ends and was similar to the ones used for Kaypros and other
>> early portable computers. It seaparate from the rest of the sysstem so it
>> MAY NOT be part of it but what's the chances of finding parts for two
>> different AVL ssystems in the same location? Everything painted a dark
>grey
>> color. Does anyone here know what this is?
>>
>> Joe
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