paul@vixie.UUCP (Paul Vixie Esq) (08/26/86)
WARNING: this machine is *not* IBM compatible. It has dual CPUs (88/85), an S100 bus, 768K on the motherboard, built-in 8-inch disk controller (this one will come with dual 8-inch drives), built-in color support, all schematics and ROM listings, and it runs/has CPM-85. It runs MSDOS, not PCDOS. It can be made to run PCDOS and support IBM graphics for an additional $600, but as it comes, this one WILL NOT RUN PC-DEPENDANT SOFTWARE. There are versions of all major Lotus, Microsoft, MicroPro and Borland products available for it; however, your PC versions will NOT run on this machine. Okay, with the disclaimer out of the way, let's list the good points: most of the above. I dislike IBM's micro architechture, so S100, dual CPUs, more memory, faster processor, 8-inch support, and fantastic hardware/software documentation are all pluses. The software compatibility issue is the only real problem, and is not my reason for selling this machine. The trouble is, I only wanted a terminal... this box works fine for that, but I'd rather have something without a fan. Software included: MSDOS 3.11 MSDOS Programmer's Utility Pack CPM/85 ZSTEM (VT100/VT52 terminal emulator) WordStar lots of public domain stuff like MicroEmacs Hardware included: Z100, factory 8MHz/768K version 2 SSDD 8in drives in cabinet w/ power supply & cables Zenith 1220 monitor: flat screen, monochrome amber 1 64K word-wide memory card (MSDOS can use all 832K) Documentation: MSDOS, Utility Pack, ZSTEM, CPM-85 manuals User's Guide (actually quite useful) TM100 Technical Manuals (new version) Price: Negotiable, as is shipping. I really don't know what these things are worth used; I know what I owe on it. If you're interested, make an offer -- I'd like $1500. I really must mention the documentation. The TM100 has schematics & photos for every board or circuit in the thing. Also data sheets for nearly every chip, though only the 8088, 8085, UARTs & disk controllers are at all interesting. Contact me if interested: Paul Vixie {crash,winfree,ptsfa,qantel}!vixie!paul (415) 343-3092 San Mateo, California
dmimi@ecsvax.UUCP (Miriam Clifford) (08/30/86)
> WARNING: this machine is *not* IBM compatible. > . . . The software compatibility issue is the only > real problem, and is not my reason for selling this machine. The trouble is, > I only wanted a terminal... this box works fine for that, but I'd rather have > something without a fan. > Software compatibility is available at ~$42 in software form with that much memory. Take a look at ZPC from the Heath User's Group.