dna@dsd.UUCP (02/25/84)
TO: CHEAP HAM'S EVERYWHERE FROM: A EVEN CHEAPER HAM MANY OF YOU HAVE PROBRABLY BEEN FOLLOWING RALPH AND THE GANG IN IOWA EFFORTS TO DEVELOPE A LOW COST PACKET BBS AROUND THE SINGLE BOARD CP/M COMPUTER CALLED THE BIG BOARD. MANY MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THE ORIGINAL XEROX 820 WAS ALSO DESIGNED AROUND THIS SAME UNIT. XEROX WAS NEVER SUCCESSFUL WITH THIS PRODUCT (I.E. THEY LOST THERE SHIRT) AND FOR SOME TIME HAVE BEEN WHOLESALE'N THE REMAINING STOCK AND "PULL-OUTS" AT LOW PRICES. THE XEROX SURPLUS OUTLET IN DALLAS HAS GOTTON DESPARATE (SP) ANYWAY THEY ARE SELLING THE XEROX 820 BOARD FOR $50 !! THESE UNITS WERE PULLED FROM SERVICE IN WORKING CONDITION AND REPALACE WITH THE 820 BOARD. THE BOARDS CONTAIN 64K RAM SERIAL AND PARRALLEL, CTC, 24 X 80 TERMINAL, FLOPPY CONTROLLER FOR 5.25 AND OR 8" DRIVES. ADD POWER A KEYBOARD MONITOR AND DRIVES AND YOU ARE UP AND RUNNING. THE PACKET GROUP HAS GOTTON A BUNCH OF THESE BOARDS IN LITTLE ROCK AND ALL HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEMS THEY HAVE EVEN GOT BYE (A REMOTE CP/M PROGRAM) RUNNING ON PACKET. THE BOARDS ARE MULTILAYER WITH GROUND PLANE AND POWER "SANDWICH#" IN THE MIDDLE RFI IS AT A MINIMUMN. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING ONE THEY WILL ACCEPT PHONE ORDERS AND UR VISA/ MC . THE XEROX OUTET STORES NO. IS (214) 960-3367