On Jul 18, 2016, at 10:06 PM, tony duell <a...@p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> Probably a question for Tony's encyclopedic knowledge. I just >> scored two HP 9825, one a later "T" option and one "B" version >> with all the fixings (i.e ROM packs). They both seem to work >> save the usual tape drive which I have not gotten to yet. Both >> have the flexible disc ROM. What kind of discs can I hook up? > > Which flexible disk ROM? There are 2. The older one, AFAIK > supports the HP9885 8" drive which has a 16 bit parallel interface > and needs the right version of the 98032 to hook it up. The later > disk ROM supports the HP9895 on HPIB.
I didn't look at the back to see what interface it has, but there was an HP 9885M that looked pretty decent at Weird Stuff on Sunday ($75). It was atop an HP 9000/236 ($150). There were a couple other HP PA-RISC systems there, as well as a couple IBM RS/6000 desktops and what looked like a PS/2 Model 80, an Epson of some sort, and a Panasonic Sr. Partner. And a nice looking Macintosh LC III for which they were asking too much, though I still considered it seriously since it was an LC III with an included 10Base-T card… -- Chris
