Al Hartman
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The only other 80186 Systems besides the Tandy 2000 that I know of were the TI Professional (there is one on eBay now) and th Mindset. Are there generic motherboards with the chip?
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What are your "Holy Grails?"
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The only other 80186 Systems besides the Tandy 2000 that I know of were the TI Professional (there is one on eBay now) and th Mindset. Are there generic motherboards with the chip?
Mr.Amiga500
Experienced Member
The Burroughs ICON also used a 80186. That's another of my Holy Grails. Most of them were deliberately destroyed though so I don't think I'll ever find one.
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Dmitriy Krotevich
Experienced Member
well, i would say mine is Sharp x68000. Never seen one for sale on ebay.
Chuck(G)
25k Member
There were several other MS-DOS systems using the 80186. The problem is that it's difficult to make an 80186/88-based system that's completely hardware-compatible with the traditional IBM PC. Some might even say that it's impossible. Which is a shame, because the 80186 is a very simple-to-interface chip. Mostly, it found application as an embedded controller (e.g. USR Courier modems, Cipher tape drives, laser printers, etc.).
The NEC V40 faced a similar situation, although it was far closer to the standard PC architecture.
g4ugm
Veteran Member
I used to think Atari TT but now I own one I seldom use it. The problem is a modern PC is just so quick...
MaTel
Experienced Member
Commodore C65
My Amiga 4000, which I sold in 1997 :sad3:
My Amiga 4000, which I sold in 1997 :sad3:
Chromedome45
Veteran Member
Heathkit H-8 with the H-19 Terminal and dual floppy drive's. Tandy 1200HD a rebranded Tandon. And also a Tandy TRS-80 2000 with HD and CM-1 color monitor. Oh and all in working condition.
Shazbot
Experienced Member
Yup. They came in proprietary cases, but the board layout was the same as a standard AT -and only had 6 slots instead of 8. Put out by a company called Swan Technologies, if I remember right.
I have a PCI SCSI host adapter that uses an 80186-25. Even if it's just a peripheral card, that alone makes it unique.
That's not to say I'm not open to other makers of boards. I just want one at 10 or 12MHz speed. Not too terribly concerned about 100% compatibility really. So long as it fits in a normal case. Or comes with the one its meant for.
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Shazbot
Experienced Member
Wow. Just....wow. That's wrong on so many levels...
I know, it is unfortunate that Intel released the 186 and the 286 at the time it did.
Compgeke
Veteran Member
Scratch that, I read the topic wrong and posted what I already own.
I would love to own a NeXT system, just to own one. Another system that I wouldn't mind owning is one of the odd Compaq SystemPros that allowed for asymmetric multiprocessing.
I would really love one of those SPARC-based laptops. They seem to be less common than Altair 8800s here, I assume because they probably cost a ****ton of money new.
NeXT
Veteran Member
I've been offered an ALR 6x6 system at one point which was six pentium PRO chips but it just consumed a crazy amount of power. I was better off playing the Quake series on an Onyx.
Trixter
Veteran Member
Money and space, I can usually get more of. It's TIME that I don't have enough of.
If I had unlimited TIME, I would love a nearly-complete Apple IIgs setup. Which is a decision fuel purely by nostalgia and nothing else. (I never owned one, but I coveted them.)
Most of the "must-haves" have taken me up to 25 years to collect, but I finally have just about everything I've been looking for: AT&T PC 6300 memory board, IBM Music Feature Card, Roland SCC-1, IBM PS/2 Model 25, and finally, a functional 5161 expansion unit which is now in monthly use.
If I had unlimited TIME, I would love a nearly-complete Apple IIgs setup. Which is a decision fuel purely by nostalgia and nothing else. (I never owned one, but I coveted them.)
Most of the "must-haves" have taken me up to 25 years to collect, but I finally have just about everything I've been looking for: AT&T PC 6300 memory board, IBM Music Feature Card, Roland SCC-1, IBM PS/2 Model 25, and finally, a functional 5161 expansion unit which is now in monthly use.
1ajs
Experienced Member
i would say having the last surviving model of a phillips p1000 system
Shazbot
Experienced Member
After extensive research, I've revised my list. The 80186 is out.
The other two, however, are still in the plan. Add to that a Atari Falcon030, and Amiga 500, an Apple IIgs, among others.
Is it yours or it's something you seek? I can't remember what that auction went for but I do know who won one (english is great isn't it?) of those high dollar model kits but I thought it was a PDP.
Jack.
Experienced Member
A System/390
Corey986
Administrator
Well that's easy...
A PDP-1, the ultimate "space war" setup
Space, money and availability being the biggest obstacles. Not to mention a crew of white lab coats to keep it running and my own circuit on the power grid.
A PDP-1, the ultimate "space war" setup
Space, money and availability being the biggest obstacles. Not to mention a crew of white lab coats to keep it running and my own circuit on the power grid.
Agent Orange
Veteran Member
I don't know if this qualifies as a 'Holy Grail' or not, but if for some reason I had to give up all but one of my machines, I'd keep my Tandy 1000SX. Yes, I could live without the net.