[Ham-Computers] RE: windows stuff

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Dale,

That's probably correct, now that I think back.  In those days, they were 
pushing the operating speeds of the older CPU's, sometimes with gimmicks 
actually.  There was a speedup chip set for the 80286/80287.  I think that's what's 
still in my Portable II, running at 12 MC.  And the last hard drive I put in it 
was either a 64 or a 100 MB.  One of these days I'll have to bring it home 
from Storage and see whether it will still boot up.

Incidentally, my Portable I is in one of the rare (at the time) padded dark 
tan carrying bags.  If anyone is into collecting early computer stuff and has 
some green or black wrinkle stuff they don't care for.  Unfortunately, I no 
long have the Commodore stuff or the DeskPro 386.

In a message dated 8/30/2005 10:49:48 PM Central Daylight Time, 
stpatrick3 at twlakes.net writes: 
> When I got the machine it was about 1990 or maybe 1991.
> But by that time 286s or maybe 386s were being sold so it was already 
> old by puter standards.
> I found somewhere by googling that the Epson Equity Ie ran at 8 and 10 
> switchable.
> I do know that it has a turbo switch on it so I know it has 2 speeds, 
> and 8 and 10 are probably correct.

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