Date   : Fri, 18 Oct 1991 18:13:17 GMT
From   : att!cbnewsh!hos1cad!billc@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Bill Carpenter)
Subject: forsale: Osborne I CP/M computer (and books)

For sale: Osborne I CP/M computer, software, and books.  [[This is a
sort of a repost with a couple changes.  A few of the items from my
previous post were sold; I thought I had a deal for the rest, but it
fell through.]]

I won't describe the basic Osborne I configuration; if you don't
already know what an O-1 is, then you probably shouldn't go after this
offer.  It ain't no "compatible" PC!  On the other hand, if you're
interested and have questions, feel free to get in touch.

I got this machine in (probably) '82 and used it regularly for a few
years.  It's been closed up since '86, but I fired it up today and it
still works great.  I'd like to sell it to someone who knows what
they're getting into.  I need the space more than I need the money, so
make a fair offer and feel free to embellish in the hope that I'll go
for some low sucker price (but I do have my pride: it cost me $1300
[at the time a "fire sale" price] for the machine, plus all the extras
I accumulated along the way; naturally, that's a fantasy price these
days).  If you're part of some nonprofit organization that's already
using Osbornes (or at least CP/M machines), I would consider donating
this in exchange for a tax receipt.

FEATURES:
       blue case
       ROM version 1.44
       clean (really clean, not junky, not even dusty)
       external video jack [see VIDEO NOTE]
       double density disk upgrade
       all the original s/w and docs, even the original carton the
            thing came in
       rear-vent fan thingy (I forget the official name of this)
       parallel printer adaptor cable
       joystick adaptor (this works with a couple of the games I
            have, but today I can't find the adaptor itself; if I
            find it later, it's yours)

VIDEO NOTE: The external video output is part of the 52/80/100 board
(Osborne ScreenPac), but the rest of the board never worked right.
Still the external video jack works, and you can have both the
built-in monitor and an external monitor working at the same time; no
funny plug to play around with.  I also have the "exmon" adaptor (the
funny plug that is used to switch between internal and external
monitors); I don't recall if it works.  I have an amber monitor that I
used to use with this.  It's a USI PS3.  It used to be considered
hi-res, but certainly wouldn't be today.  If you want the monitor,
make an offer.

SOFTWARE:  In addition to the stuff that all Osborne I's came with
(WordStar 2.26, SuperCalc, CBASIC, MBASIC) and a lot of mid-80's
vintage public domain stuff, here's some other (mostly commercial)
software that I got over the years.  This is all legally acquired and
I still have complete original documentation for most of it.

       The Micro Link (v 1.1) [comm program]
       Personal Pearl [relational database program, 7 disks!]
       Media Master (v 3.00s) [foreign disk reader/writer]
       Small MAC [macro assembler]
       Z80ASM (SLR Systems)
       Nevada FORTRAN
       Z80 Cross Assembler (2500AD Software)
       MIX Editor
       MIX ASM Utility
       SCG22 [source code generator for CP/M 2.2]

Besides all this, you get to stroll down memory lane and relive early
microcomputer history as you look at the odd collection of disks and
sleeves in the 50-100 other disks that come with it.

I also have a ton of documentation for the Osborne and for CP/M in
general:

       Osborne I Technical Manual (includes ROM/BIOS listings)
       Osdex (index to O1 user's manual)
       Sams Computerfacts: OCC1, OCC1A (schematics, etc)
       Don't (Or How to Care for Your Computer)
       Microprocessor Interfacing Techniques

       More TRS-80 Assembly Language
       8080A-8085 Assembly Language Programming
       Programming the Z80

       The Programmer's CP/M Handbook
       The CP/M Plus Handbook
       Osborne CP/M User Guide
       Mastering CP/M
       CP/M Operating System Manual (official Digital Research version)

       C Primer Plus (this book sucks)
       CBASIC User Guide
       Payroll with Cost Accounting (includes CBASIC source listing)
       Best of Interface Age, Volume I, Software in BASIC
       Understanding FORTH
       Pocket Guide to FORTH

       Quick and Easy WordStar
       Proportional Spacing on WordStar
       The Small C Handbook
       SuperCalc Primer


I'd prefer to get rid of it in a big heap, but I'd consider doing it
in pieces.  So, like, make me an offer for some or all of this.  Email
preferred, but my daytime phone number is below.
-- 
  Bill
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