new find: an Intel MDS 800

[Dave Mabry]

Joe R. wrote:

> 
>   AFIK all of the MDS2xxs (including the blue ones) are series II machines.
> I've never heard of anything that Intel designated as a Series I. Most of
> the Series II machines have blue cases but some of them have white cases.
> The white ones are thought to be later machines but no one knows for sure.
> Just to further confuse the issue, ANY of the MDS2xxs can be upgraded to
> series III by adding a 8086 Resident Processor Card. I believe the MDS800s
> can also be upgraded to Series III the same way.
> 
>    Joe
> 

I know!  The white ones WERE the later ones.  :)

Also, you are correct that the 800 can be a "series III".  I've used an 
RPC in my former :(  mds 800.  Just had to make sure it was in an odd 
numbered slot.

And I don't know what a "series I" would be either.