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    Default A NEC 8201a. A new resident at the rest home

    Hi,

    Just thought I'd show off my latest acquisition. This is a real nostalgia blast as I used to own one of these back in the mid-eighties and it served me well.


    I've written a blog entry on it, making some comparisons with its more famous cousin, the TRS-80 Model 100.

    Anyone used one of these and have similar nostalgic memories?

    Tez
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    My vintage collection: http://classic-computers.org.nz/collection/index.htm

    Want: Apple Lisa, Compucolor, Jupiter Ace, Exidy Sorcerer and TRS-80 III or IV.

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    Tezza,

    I have one of these in my collection too. I especially like the cursor key arrangement, superior to the Tandy 100/102 layout.

    Also in my collection is the slightly newer NEC PC-8300.

    I (briefly) owned a Tandy 100 back in the late eighties (or maybe it was a 102, I can't remember for sure). A complete 100/102/200 series now graces my 'favourites' shelf.

    Fantastic programmable machines with great keyboards and a long battery life! Where did it all go wrong?

    Paul.
    My vintage Computer Museum. Please visit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paul.brett View Post
    Fantastic programmable machines with great keyboards and a long battery life! Where did it all go wrong?

    Paul.
    Where indeed!

    I just looked up some info on the 8300. I didn't realise an upgraded model to the 8201a existed. The Xmodem protocol in the terminal program would have been useful for binary uploads/downloads.

    back in 1985 insipred by my machine, a work colleague bought a NEC 8401a. I could never warm to it, probably because it didn't have BASIC built in, so you were limited the CP/M business apps it came with.

    Tez
    Last edited by tezza; November 5th, 2009 at 08:41 AM.
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    My own vintage site: http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/
    My vintage collection: http://classic-computers.org.nz/collection/index.htm

    Want: Apple Lisa, Compucolor, Jupiter Ace, Exidy Sorcerer and TRS-80 III or IV.

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    4201?

    Or are you in need of more coffee and meant 8401?
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    I had one of those a while back too. A really neat machine. For mine I also had a big honkin' 3.5" disk drive expansion (which I never was able to get work), and the video display adapter (TMS9918 based).

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    Quote Originally Posted by curtis View Post
    4201?

    Or are you in need of more coffee and meant 8401?
    Opps, that's the one. . Now corrected for the sake of the search engines.

    Tez
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    My own vintage site: http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/
    My vintage collection: http://classic-computers.org.nz/collection/index.htm

    Want: Apple Lisa, Compucolor, Jupiter Ace, Exidy Sorcerer and TRS-80 III or IV.

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