System 23 Data Master information

[Wayne Smith]

There were two varieties of System 23/Datamaster: (i) the all-in-one
model - the frequently seen 5322; and (ii) the seldom seen tower model,
the 5324.  The 5324 came in three or four pieces:  a CPU unit, with our
without floppy drive, a monitor, a keyboard and external floppy drive
unit (if the CPU unit lacked a floppy drive).  Both units could also be
coupled with a 5347 hard drive, which came in either 23 or 37 MB sizes
housed in a heavy (110 lb.) cabinet.

I have never owned a complete 5324, but I once had a monitor unit from
the 5324 from which I removed the display module to replace a burned out
one in my 5322, which was basically the same except for the connector.
I displayed my 5322 at VCF 5 and 6.
(http://www.vintage.org/pictures/VCF%206.0%20-%20Wayne%20Smith%20Exhibit
.jpg)

Although I don't have a 5324, I have full documentation on it, the
necessary disks to get it to work, etc.  The yellow user binders that Al
Kossow sent you the pictures of were essentially the same for the 5322
and 5324 except that Volume 1 varied slightly depending on which unit
you owned.  I have both versions.

-W

> Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 07:45:16 -0500
> From: Shannon Spurling <shannon068 at centurytel.net>
> Subject: System 23 Data Master information
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> Hi, I'm new to the list, but not new to classic computers.
> I picked up a rare beast (Apparently) years ago when I bought 
> a System 
> 23 tower system at a thrift shop years ago, and it's been 
> sitting in my 
> basement for a few years after a rough life in makeshift 
> storage. I want 
> to see if I can get this thing cleaned up and running, but there's no 
> system 23 docs, much less even any acknowledgment of there being a  
> tower format for that system. Any help would be appreciated, but 
> schematics would be the best.
> 
> Thanks