[GreenKeys] Fwd: [YorkRadioClub] Free To A Good Home

[Don Robert House]

--- On Wed, 4/27/11, Chuck Hopper <k9plx.ham at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Chuck Hopper <k9plx.ham at gmail.com>
Subject: [YorkRadioClub] Free To A Good Home
To: "YRC Email Reflector" <YorkRadioClub at yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 12:55 PM

I got the following email from my brother, K9ZXO yesterday. If you're  
interested, let me know right away; the hamfest at Arthur IL is coming  
up soon and if nobody wants the stuff he'll take it there.

73,
Chuck

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I have two interesting items. They probably aren't worth hamfesting,  
but would be of interest to computer collectors / techno-history  
buffs.  Anyone in your club that would fit that description?

#1
A new, unused (except me testing it this morning), in the original box  
and plastic - probably the first XT-turbo. 8086 processor. 50meg  
blazing hard drive, 5.5" floppy and runs Dos 4.0.  Has MBasic and a  
few odds and ends software.

#2 (most interesting)
Where our S-100 frames went (evolutionarily). This Zenith/Heath has  
two different processors on a motherboard that contains an 8 slot  
S-100 frame. In the frame is the floppy controller for its dual 5.5"  
floppies.  When fired up, it asks whether you want to run the Z-DOS  
(Zenith's own DOS) or MDOS (Microsoft DOS ver 1.1).  Comes with a  
bunch of business software - WP, inventory control, etc.

Both are in mint shape.

If no one wants them, I'll probably have them in the back of the car  
for Arthur-fest, but will end up at the recycler.  If I had the space,  
I'd keep 'em for nostalgia.