Date   : Thu, 26 Jul 1990 06:26:05 PDT (Thursday)
From   : Sprague.WBST311@Xerox.COM
Subject: Old XEROX system needs help...

>From: att!cbnewsm!wabit@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU  (david.w.mundhenk)
>Subject: Old XEROX system needs help...
>Message-ID: <1990Jul9.150653.14988@cbnewsm.att.com>

>A friend is trying to make use of an old CP/M XEROX
>word processing system.  I can't seem to find the model
>number at the moment, but it was an alphanumeric; the
>system doesn't seem to have a model name. It has 2
>8" floppy drives.

>when powered on, the system comes up with 3 choices:
>typewriter, wordprocessor, or host terminal (or similar
>descriptions). Maybe this will help identify the system.

My original reply did not go through for some reason.

Others have spoken up about this, but I thought I would still add my 2
cents.  As was said, the Xerox 820 computer (820, 820-II, or 16/8) do NOT
have an option on power up for "wordprocessor".  The Xerox 820 gives you
two options; "typewriter" and "load".  The Xerox 820-II (and 16/8) give you
those two options, plus "terminal".

In addition, as someone pointed out, this could be an 860, which was a CP/M
based word processing "work station".  Because this system has two drives
(and three power up options), I suspect it is an 820-II.  It's been a while
since I have seen one (and I never used one), but I think the Xerox 860 had
only one drive.

David, get in touch with me.  I can get you a system disk for any one of
the Xerox 820 computers.

In additon, I receintly got some software and the users manuals for the
Xerox 860 (I bought an old 820-II, and this stuff was included with it).
If anyone needs information on them, maybe I can now help.

                               ~ Mike

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