"Mark Metzler wrote:
I was in WalMart last night, and I swung by the Electronics area. I was curious as to how much a replacement drive would cost me for my PC at home, which has a 17gb drive in it. They had a 80gig drive sitting on the shelf next to the surge suppressors for $70. Never mind that it comes with the software to copy everything to the new drive. So I stood there trying to do the math on what it would cost to equate that volume of storage with ST506 drives at $1995.00 a pop. My head started hurting, so I rounded the ST506 to $2000.
It would take 16,000 ST506’s to reach the memory of the drive in WalMart (again sitting on the shelf, not behind a locked cabinet).
At $2000.00 a pop, it would cost me $32,000,000.00.
Now that would have been a nice sale, but would have been stolen by Jim Scharffe or Mike Daniel.
Here is another perspective. If stacked on top of one another, they would be as tall as a 667 story building.
If from sea level, they would stack high enough to top the tallest building in Downtown Denver.
If sold with a cabinet and power supply, Josef Rabinowitz would be retired. "
"Ohmigod! I'm reminded of when I worked for Heath Kline at Priority One Electronics in Chatsworth...and before that for Galaxy Computers in Woodland Hills when the Commodore 64 was introduced! We thought it huge compared to the Timex Sinclair...."
"We both have been into computers since 1970's & currently own 6 OSBORNE's in working condition. Although we use DOS now, we miss cpm & how actually FAST it was compared to Windows. We miss dBase. Append as well instead of Access now. We still have data on 5 1/4" discs we need to put into the dos machines we use now.
Sorry to hear you are leaving the business - we certainly hope you find a buyer who will keep the collection intact!
Best to you & your wonderful efforts!"
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1979 Heathkit introduced the H89 Computer as a kit which was the same as the Zenith Data Systems Z-89(assembled). Initial systems came with 16Kb of RAM increasing to 48Kb on later models. A 16Kb expansion card was also available later for $120. Uses Z80 cpu operating at 2.048 MHz. This computer was built by longtime ACP customer Ted in Seal Beach and donated to the PC Museum. This system includes the Heathkit H14 Printer. Note: This item is no longer part of our collection as it has been sent to a new PC museum for display.
Epson HX-20 Portable also sold as the HC-20 in Japan. Considered by many as the first true portable computer.Note: This item is no longer part of our collection as it has been sent to a new PC museum for display.
Epson HX-20 Portable also sold as the HC-20 in Japan. Considered by many as the first true portable computer. This computer is now in a new museum and not part of our collection.
The Tandy 1000 TL was made in 1989. Different versions of the Tandy 1000 go back as far as 1984. When the first version of the Tandy 1000 came out, it was based on the IBM PC Jr. The PC Jr. failed to take off in the marketplace, but the Tandy 1000 series did very well. It was one of the first computers to include video and sound with support.
The Tandy 1000 TL/2 had important software built into ROM allowing software to load much faster then from disk. Information stored in ROM was kept even after the computer was turned off. MS-DOS and the main part of DeskMate were also in ROM. The computer launched into DeskMate almost immediately after startup. The Tandy 1000 TL/2 was compatible to software programs made for the IBM PC and the PC/XT.
The computer came with a diskette that contained the complete version of MS-DOS 3.3 and GW-Basic 3.2 programming language. Deskmate was an integrated program including word-processing, spreadsheet, database, paint and graphics. You could also do sound editing, and compose music.
The Tandylink adapter board would let you connect your computer to others in workgroup and share information with other members.
Intel 80286 @ 4/8 Mhz
640Kb RAM expandable to 768Kb
CGA/Monochrome/TGA
1981 Sharp PC-1500 Pocket Computer with case and AC Adapter. The PC-1500 is one of the world's most sophisticated hand held computers. Although it shares many features with its cousin, the SHARP PC-1211 Pocket Computer, the PC-1500 provides advanced capabilities as a 7x156 programmable dot-matrix LCD display, a tone generator for creating special effects, ASCII character set with upper and lower cases, scientific and mathematical functions, user-defineable function keys, n extended version of BASIC which provides 2-dimensional arrays, variable length strings, graphics commands, program chaining and many other advanced features, up to 4Kb bytes of optional RAM (Model CE-151), an optional printer/cassette Interface (Model CE-150) which allows 4 color X-Y plotting, program and data storage and printing of programs and data in one of 9 different character sizes
Includes:
CE-155 8Kb Memory Module
CE-150 Printer and Cassette Interface
C-210LP Superscope Cassette with AC Adapter 6 rolls of paper, T10 sets of color pens and Viking Case. 6.2lbs.
Year 1981 Multitech Micro-Professor Model MPF-I Plus. Amazingly, this box has never been opened.Everything in mint condition: The Multitech A/C Adapter in its own box. The computer itself, in a folding storage unit that resembles a book. 3 Books titled MPF-I User's Manual, Experiment Manual Software/Hardware and Monitor Program Source Listing, Features: Z80 cpu, 2Kb RAM (expandable to 4Kb) and has a 6 Character Display. No built in BASIC, it's all machine code and you have to convert the machine code commands into hexadecimal yourself! Primitive? You bet! When folded up it looks just like a book on the outside.
CPU Zilog Z-80
Speed 1.79 Mhz
RAM 2K
ROM 2K
Display 6-Digit, 0.5", 7-segment red LED display
Keyboard 36 keys including 19 function keys, 16 hex-decimal keys and 1 user-defined key
Sound A 2.25" speaker is built-in
I/O Tape (165 baud per second)
Z80 CPU bus
PIO CPC I/O bus
