Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: so_real

Seattle Computer Products developed SCP1 DOS on their 8086 S100 BUS Boards before there was an IBM PC. I bought my first S100 BUS computer in 1983 from the company. I drove from Nebraska to Seattle and spent several days at Seattle Computer being trained. Each board was shipped with manuals that gave enough information you could have built your own boards. It had 128k of ram on two boards and two eight inch floppy disks.

As I recall it was about a year later Seattle made a deal to let MS market the OS.

It was very enjoyable then to be in the computer business. Every one was sharing information and experience.

The Seattle Gazelle had a large RED button too. I learned quickly not to allow children to observe it as it was a well lighted button.

My first computers were Trash 80’s.

I installed a faster Ziglog processor in one off them and 64k of ram. All in the keyboard. It made a monkey out of a PC, but would get hot and hang. I was able to solve that problem by drilling quart inch holes all over the keyboard case and soldering large loops of #10 copper wire to various device mounting bolts and heat sinks.


108 posted on 09/26/2013 6:42:43 PM PDT by Walt Griffith
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 47 | View Replies ]


To: Walt Griffith

Your years are off somewhere. Probably by about 3.

The IBM PC came out in late 81. I bought one as an engineering student on a university discount deal in May of 82. I financed it like you would a car (my car was paid for). It was a good investment.


131 posted on 09/27/2013 5:16:47 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 108 | View Replies ]

To: Walt Griffith

Now *that* is "hacking" !


132 posted on 09/27/2013 10:26:49 AM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 108 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson