Cent.Mbeck%OZ.AI.MIT.EDU@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU (Mark Becker) (01/18/87)
Hello All -
I find myself in need of a luggable or semi-portable CP/M system.
After looking through a bunch of ads in various magazines, it seems
the ENTIRE world has pulled the insides out of their old CP/M boxes
and substituted 8088-based electronics instead. Nothing against
8088-based stuff; I've got software which is not available for that
series of processor.
I would appreciate receiving pointers to firms which carry CP/M
(Z80-based, please) integrated systems (something slightly smaller
than the old Kaypro 2). Requirements are:
o Display built in. (80 x 24 on a 4" to 5" display is okay.)
o Serial port is a MUST (need to wire a modem to this thing).
o Sufficient documentation to port some specialized com-
munications software into it (need hardware docs, schematics
would be a real plus).
o Battery-powered units not necessary - commercial power is
available for this thing.
o 5.25" or 3.5" disk drives are a must.
Your comments/pointers are appreciated.
Regards,
Mark Becker
CENT.MBECK%OZ.AI.MIT.EDU@AI.AI.MIT.EDU
-------W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.arpa (Keith Petersen) (01/18/87)
I've seen a lot of messages with glowing reports on the Bondwell 2 portable. There are two files on SIMTEL20 which give move details: Filename Type Bytes CRC Directory PD:<CPM.GENDOC> BONDWEL2.MQR.1 BINARY 1408 EB12H BONDWEL2.RQV.1 BINARY 8320 4F29H --Keith
msmiley@nosc.arpa (01/20/87)
Try a Bondwell 12 if you can find one. It's built like a Compaq, and is a bit smaller and lighter than a Kaypro. Or call Kaypro here in San Diego (Solana Beach, actually) and ask if they have any Kaypro 1's for sale. The Kaypro 1 is essentially an effort to get rid of surplus parts, so direct from Kaypro the brand new machine would only cost you $595 or thereabouts. I used one for over a year with no problems and sold it for almost as much as I paid for it. They are outfitted with DSDD drives and a hi-res screen, and some even come with K-10 motherboards which come in handy should you want to install a hard disk later on.