PC/Apple/etc. Cards Worth Keeping/Storing

Joe R. rigdonj at cfl.rr.com
Thu Apr 28 07:16:08 CDT 2005


At 09:33 PM 4/27/05 -0500, you wrote:
>On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:13:08 -0400
>"Joe R." <rigdonj at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>>    Original IBM PC cards are probably worth saving since the PC is
>>    starting
>> to become collectible.
>> 
>
>The other reason to keep original IBM PC cards is that the schematics
>and tech info are published, so they're easy to modify and/or use for
>special purposes, like the disk conversion devices and functions people
>are always talking about here.  It's pretty easy to make an original IBM
>Floppy Controller work with anything that the 765 controller will talk
>to.
>
>I hope I'm not the only person with a fairly complete IBM-published
>hardware 'technical reference' set for the PC/XT/AT line.
>

   You're not, I have one and I strongly suspect Tony does too.

   Joe

>



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