On Tue, 8 Nov 2016, Brent Hilpert wrote:
On 2016-Nov-07, at 10:06 PM, Jason Howe wrote:
Are there any Wang people on this list?
I came across a Wang 2243, which is an enclosure w/ 3 8-inch floppy drives in
it for $75 in the local surplus shop.
Is there a demand for something like this whole or is the value in the drives?
I've been wanting to mess around with some 8-inch drives, but it seems a crime
to break this unit apart.
There's also a smaller Wang enclosure with dual 5-inch floppies in it, but I
wasn't able to get a model number off it. Also $75
There big to store, and cut into my retro computing budget a bit -- but I'm
tempted to grab them.. Is there any potential interest here in these units
before I go back for them?
I'd be interested, if I had the Wang 2200 to go with it.
Yeah that's kind of where I am -- there don't seem to be too many of them
around. I'm trying to reach out to some Wang 2200 people I've found.
A few years ago I figured a nice collection set / museum display would be an HP
9830, Wang 2200 and IBM 5100 - three 'personal computers' from the
early/mid-70s that predate the 'personal computer era'.
I have an HP 9830, but Wang 2200s seem to be rare and IBM 5100s are now in the
multi-K$ range.
Would be good if it found a home with someone who has a 2200.
--Jason
