Vintage Hardware
Lance F. Squire
lance-5ZoueyuiTZhBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org
Tue Sep 25 15:16:18 UTC 2007
James Knott wrote:
> Lennart Sorensen wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 08:11:41AM -0400, Kareem Shehata wrote:
>>
>>> Just when I thought the old CRT was the worst I'd have to deal with, the
>>> archeological site known as "The Cottage" unearthed a true relic: An ancient
>>> IBM XT complete with amber CRT! Yup, this powerhouse boasts an Intel 8088
>>> and not one, but TWO of the incredible 5.25" floppy drives, and the GIGANTIC
>>> 20 MiB hard drive! I haven't tried firing it up yet and didn't end up
>>> bringing it back to the city (have to check that my car is certified to
>>> carry such a load), so I have no idea if it actually still works. While it
>>> is an item from my childhood, I simply can't keep it any longer. Any ideas
>>> on what to do with such a beast?
>>>
Actually, I might be interested in such a beast.
Lance F. Squire
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