MPX-16 census

[Scott Stevens]

On Fri, 7 Oct 2005 07:29:40 -0700 (PDT)
Chris M <chrism3667 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> dont have one, but want one. I hope youll make disk
> images available.

I certainly will.  A list member has extended a warm welcome to the idea
of me imaging my disks and putting them on his site.  More to follow
when they're all imaged and online.

> --- cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org
> <chenmel at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Does anybody else on the list have an MPX-16 system?
>  I recently
> > acquired one from a list member and am wondering how
> many of these
> > systems still exist.  I have a large (relatively)
> collection of
> > diskettes with mine.
> > 
> > The MPX-16, for those not familiar with it, was
> published as a project
> > in Steve Ciarcia's 'Circuit Cellar' column in Byte
> magazine.  It was a
> > three part 'construction' article and the machine
> was sold by MicroMint
> > for a time.  What I've heard is that about 500
> machines in total were
> > produced.
> > 
> > It's an early 'IBM Compatible' in that they designed
> it to be similar to
> > the PC, but only to a certain degree.  It uses a
> serial console rather
> > than keyboard/display adapter, and it runs CP/M-86
> and supposedly MS-DOS
> > though I don't have DOS diskettes for mine.  It has
> ISA slots and a
> > similar architecture to the IBM-PC, coming out of
> that early era before
> > there were PC clones from the likes of Compaq.
> > 
> > I'm curious of how many other MPX-16 systems have
> survived to today. 
> > There isn't a lot about it online.  I can share what
> information I have,
> > as I have manuals and docs with my system.  I'm
> interested in hearing
> > from other people with this machine.
> > 
> > Scott
> 
> 
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