XT Server

SouperComputer

check this out!

http://firstpc.no-ip.com/

runs on a whopping 640KB RAM and .00477Ghz CPU!

SouperComputer

surly someone thinks this is a little interesting?

an_taoiseach

Donno .......

Seems like only yesterday that putting a coax NIC in an XT clone was state of the art

I still have a 4.77 MHz clone. Use it almost every day. It controls a test system.

The ( Huge 20 Mb ) HDD gave up a couple of years ago. Couldnt find a replacement ( ST ? interface ) but just managed to get the software onto a 5.25 inch floppy so it lives but only boots from the floppy now.

Stable platform - DOS & character mode display


An T

SouperComputer

electronic recycling in Finglas somtime have ESDI & RLL etc drives.

you'll have to be willing to dig around a bit, but you will prbably find what you need.

www.electronic-recycling.ie

an_taoiseach

Thanks for the link

BTW I also have a CP/M 8080 system ( pre HDD ) and an Intel 4040 SDK

How old & sad is that ?


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Capt'n Midnight

There must be loadsa Amstrad 1512's n'1640's floating out there somewhere...

But seriously the original IBM were built to last - the keyboards were "clicky" and seemed to be built with a base of quarter inch steel plating.. - the early ones were overclockable to 0.008 GHz by the swapping the crystal. - can you imagine trying to get another 66% of EVERY component in any modern system..

And the floppies - 0.00036GB in a Full height drive - took up two 3.5" bays.. - and you'd fit Dos and Wordstar and your project on one...

Capt'n Midnight

Intel 4040 SDK

Well at least the code is still compatible ..

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Who needed HDD's

In those days you just stuck Dos and wordstar and your project and norton on a 0.000036GB floppy and stuck it into the full height drive (twice the size of a CD rom)

SouperComputer

There must be loadsa Amstrad 1512's n'1640's floating out there somewhere...

there was on of those babies lying about in EE when I was workin there.

I did dig up a couple of old controllers, but that was almost a year ago now. you'll almost definatly pick up a HD though.

an_taoiseach

"Controllers" ?

Any interest in some multifunction cards ( 384k RAM, second serial port second parallel port - you know the sort of thing )

Think I have about 20 of them boxed new in the shed out back

Nothing much wrong with the old kit ( load up WordPerfect 5 if you are a prof. type ) but I am glad that the daisy wheel ( "Diablo" - The Devil ) printers died.

With all respect due to Mr Sugar, the Amstrad stuff was very poor quality compared to your actual IBM PC of the time


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SouperComputer

controllers: HD controllers

you might be able to flog your stuff on ebay.

Capt'n Midnight

Amstrad daisywheely with a hammer that don't work...

brings back memories - we used to fix 9 pin print heads - remember having to replace the solenoides on some of them - fiddley..

Ah the days when you had Dos, Wordperfect 5.1 , Lotus 123 and dBase - and no crashes , no conflicts and reinstalling consisted of copying files back out of the folder you made earlier..

an_taoiseach

LOL @ SouperC

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SouperComputer

Originally posted by an_taoiseach
LOL @ SouperC

An T

indeed

Capt'n Midnight

Originally posted by an_taoiseach
With all respect due to Mr Sugar, the Amstrad stuff was very poor quality compared to your actual IBM PC of the time

yeah but they were only 1/3 - 1/2 the price.. remember having to fix one - kept crashing till I noticed a little jumper on the mother board 100ns-250ns....
Yes it's possible to underclock an XT !