[dba-Tech] Web RTC built in

Hi Helmut

You are a lucky man. I had two of those machines and still recall the
marvelous keyboard. The feeling and sound of this no other brand has ever
matched.

/gustav

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Helmut Kotsch
Sendt: 6. februar 2013 20:23
Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
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I not only remember them but have a complete set of the IBM model 5150 in my
basement. It is hardly used and by this in mint condition. We got it when I
went into retirement in 1992. It has been used in our demo center for the
employees and I paid 50 $ for the whole enchilada. One of these days I will
have to go down and test whether it still works or if some capacitors have
given up. I actually bought my first one of these in 1981 while in the US.
In 1982/3 we have been building our own extension cards with 512 kB of
memory which was a memory size the big /360 systems did have in the late
sixties. Everybody shook their heads.

Helmut


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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von Jim Lawrence
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 6. Februar 2013 19:49
An: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
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Hi Gustav:

OMG you remember those things... Sold IBMs for a while at $8,000 to $10,000
a piece, two floppy drives, the IBM boot disk, a box of 10 floppy disks
(cost $100 per box, 360K per floppy) and included half a days training. The
government systems came with a version of DbaseII, direct from Aston Tate.
Made a 15 percent margin. Also most of the government machines needed an
Attachmate above board ISA card (about $1000.00) so the PC could also work
as a dumb terminal.

Jim

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 8:40 AM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Web RTC built in

Hi Jim

Sorry, I was joking ... it was just that RTC.
Am I really the only one remembering the original IBM PC XT and its ISA
add-in boards for just about anything: RAM, floppy controller, harddisk
controller (MFM), RTC, I/O, and graphics (monochrome or CGA)?

/gustav