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- From: C3038B@UMRVMB.UMR.EDU ("Andy Stewart, Reference Librarian")
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- Date: 2 Sep 92 03:51:44 GMT
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- May I add to the veritable flurry of CP/M systems being offered for
- sale?? I have had no mechanical/electronic problems (or, for that
- matter, modifications) with the Osborne 1 (SS/SD) I bought about ten
- years ago. Used it for relatively lightweight word processing, and,
- more recently--very lightly as a terminal to the local "BIG" computer.
-
- I don't have any idea as to the market value (but wondered if the
- Boston Computer Exchange even "lists" Osbornes any more?....), so will
- be glad to hear from Osborne enthusiasts who may need a working machine
- for spare parts, as a backup machine, or whatever with offers to
- purchase!! [Please, I'd feel badly accepting anything over $10,000 :-) ]
-
- More details:
- Grey case Osborne 1, 64K, two floppy drives
- All original copies of software which was included:
- Wordstar (v.2.26?)
- dBase II (never used!!) complete with _two_ manuals
- and a keyboard template
- SuperCalc
- Blue-cover paperback user's manual Osborne
- Townsend, Carl, _Using dBase II_, Osborne-McGraw-Hill, 1984
- Miller, Alan R, Mastering CP/M, Sybex, 1983
- IMP (communications) software "ready to go" with cable included
- 2 dozen or so floppy diskettes
-
- whatever else I can find that will fit into the original box and
- packing material. If you're not interested in buying this package, but
- have an opinion as to its value, I'd be glad to get a brief message, but
- it's too late to convince **ME** as to the relative merits of CP/M over
- DOS. I just don't have the time to dig into the guts to get CP/M to do
- what I want it to--more or less on my own.
-
- Please respond directly--there's no need to clutter up INFO-CPM
- with responses (this is too long already!)
-
- Andy Stewart
- 314-341-4007 (work)
- 314-341-2789 (home
- Internet: c3038b@umrvmb.umr.edu
- Bitnet: c3038b@umrvmb (I think this will work; I've never tried it)
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