DKREBILL@USC-ISI.ARPA (12/15/85)
I recently inherited an early Osborne1. It lacks the DD option, has no feature for supporting 80 Col., etc. am looking for pointers for sources for such upgrades, preferably as cheap as possible... There are two other "non-standard" things I would like to attempt with the box: 1) Hook up an external 8" floppy drive (possibly DS/DD) 2) Hook up my trusted H19 terminal to the RS232 port I would appreciate any help with any of these things! Merry Christmas! Dan Krebill P.S. Are there any on-line Osborne1 PD info/programs out there on the net? -------
edelheit@MITRE.ARPA (Jeff Edelheit) (12/15/85)
Dan - Look in the SIMTEL20 archives. There is a fair amt. of stuff specific to the O1 and lots of generic cp/m stuff that could be used. As an ex-O1 owner, I remember getting mailings from a company in Calif. that offered upgrades to the 80 col. support, double, quad & hard drives, big ram disks, etc., but the name of the company escapes me. Anyone else remember the company? Best of Luck. Jeff Edelheit
STANLEY@USC-ISIF.ARPA (12/16/85)
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I recently inherited an early Osborne1. It lacks the DD option,
has no feature for supporting 80 Col., etc. am looking for
pointers for sources for such upgrades, preferably as cheap as
possible... There are two other "non-standard" things I would like to
attempt with the box:
1) Hook up an external 8" floppy drive (possibly DS/DD)
2) Hook up my trusted H19 terminal to the RS232 port
I would appreciate any help with any of these things!
Merry Christmas! Dan Krebill
P.S. Are there any on-line Osborne1 PD info/programs out there on the net?
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It is probably possible to hook up your H19 by redesignating the
RS-232 port to CRT: with the SETUP program, but I haven't tried
it. Because the OS-1 BIOS is in ROM, you have to fiddle it from
the system tracks if you want to make changes to facilitate
different devices, etc.
In my 3 1/2 years with two Ozzies, I have not heard of anyone
hooking up an eight-inch drive to one. It might be possible via
the parallel port and/or the video port.
Best source of poop on Osbornes is the First Osborne Group (FOG)
in San Francisco. I'll try to locate their exact addres and send
it to you. There is still quite a lot of software and new
products available for the OS-1, especially from an outfit called
Spite Software, and lots of RAM drive and interface accessories
from West Wind. I've dealt with both and had no problems.
There is PD software aplenty for the OS-1. One of the most
complete is a terminal program called OTERM. It provides MODEM
protocols, CIS protocols, ASCII transfer, etc, and is keyed to a
52-column Osborne.
Our machines have been workhorses for a long time now, and we
have had excellent luck with them. Keep it cool and clean and
you should have no trouble.
...Dick Stanley (stanley@isif)Ghenis.pasa@XEROX.ARPA (12/17/85)
You can get a full catalog of CP/M and Osborne goodies, both software and hardware, from: Spite Software 4875 SW 19th Drive Portland, Oregon 97201 800-824-7888 for orders Other helpful sources: FOG (First Osborne Group) PO Box 3474 Daly City, CA 94015-0474 (415) 755-2000 Nuevo Electronics Corporation (for Osborne hardware ugprades) PO Box 209 Richmond, TX 77496 (713) 341-6001 Disclaimer: I have no interest in or relationship with the above organizations except as a satisfied customer
hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) (12/17/85)
In article <703@brl-tgr.ARPA> DKREBILL@USC-ISI.ARPA writes: >I recently inherited an early Osborne1. It lacks the DD option, >has no feature for supporting 80 Col., etc. am looking for >pointers for sources for such upgrades, preferably as cheap as >possible... The following three addresses should get you, and anyone else interested in Osborne software, off to a good start. First Osborne Group P.O. Box 3474 Daly City, CA 94015-0474 Phone: (415) 755-2000 WestWind Computer 1690 65th Street Emeryville, CA 94608 Phone: (415) 652-3222 Spite Software 4875 SW 19th Drive Portland, OR 97201 Phone: (800) 824-7888, operator 311 There are a number of other sources. Many are listed in the Spite catalog and the Foghorn (FOG's newsletter). Disclaimer: I'm not associated with any of the above companies, but I do own an Osborne 1. (It seemed like a good idea at the time). -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe) Citicorp(+)TTI 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. Geniuses are people so lazy they Santa Monica, CA 90405 do everything right the first time. (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe