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From: tony@jassys.UUCP (Tony Holden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: 16B Info/Tips/Resources (semi-long)
Summary: Close
Keywords: 16B, Xenix, Tandy
Message-ID: <8@jassys.UUCP>
Date: 15 Sep 90 02:47:00 GMT
References: <1990Sep12.073838.8635@coyote.uucp>
Organization: HSC CO., Ft. Worth, Tx.
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In article <1990Sep12.073838.8635@coyote.uucp>, jmh@coyote.uucp (John Hughes) writes:
> 
> Many of the older 16B systems (if not all) used single-sided
> floppies. This translates to about 600K of storage per disk. The
> newer 6000 machines used double-sided diskettes. In fact, if you

All of the 16's and mode. 12's have double sided.  Only model II's
have single sided.

> parallel port is Tandy-standard, which means a parallel cable for
> a PC will not work. I made my own cable, but I have a hunch that
> the printer cable from a Model III will also suffice.

Sorry.  The model III uses a card edge connector.  The model II,12,16
connector has a 2? pin male connector.


I started out in customer support in the "towers".  When the 16's came
out with Xenix it was fastest thing we had ever seen.  We were in hog heaven.


-- 
Tony Holden
tony@jassys