[SunRescue] Re: First Computers
Ken Hansen
rescue at sunhelp.org
Sun Mar 11 22:44:42 CST 2001
Ahh, I remember the Xerox 820 - Ionly saw it as a surplus board for $50-100, took 2x floppy drives and a serial terminal IIRC. Used a Z80 CPU?
I also remember the Ampro SBC - 5 1/4" drive form factor, you could actually attach it to a drive and have a stand-alone system...
Never got into CP/M though - too deep in TRS-80s at school...
Ken
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Subject: [SunRescue] Re: First Computers
My first was a Litton 1251 with 400K of Drum memory. It consisted of 5
cabinets 2' X 3' in size, a CPU, Drum, Drum, paper tape IO and printer. It
took up half the living room. I bought it from the State of Oregon in 1980
for $25. Was much fun to play with.
Paul Pierce has a Litton 1231 for his museum. He just beat me out of the
local community college's IBM 1130 a few years later.
My second was a Xerox 820-II and then a DEC Rainbow.
Paxton
Portland, OR
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