Epson HX-20

[applefreak]

it's ebay time

i won a Epson HX-20, in working condition

downloaded already the manuals and specifications

i shall have to learn working with it

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[chuckcmagee]

You are at the right place! At least 5 of us own a PX-8 now and the 20 ain't much different. I cut my teeth on CP/M as did a few here.

 

[curtis]

Looks like you picked the silver European version. It's a bit harder to find, at least on the U. S. side of the pond.

Curtis

 

[Terry Yager]

You are at the right place! At least 5 of us own a PX-8 now and the 20 ain't much different. I cut my teeth on CP/M as did a few here.

Bzzzt! Big difference...both nice machines though (and a few here use the HX-20 too). Pm me for info on software for it (games, etc.).

--T

 

[chuckcmagee]

hehe, just cuz the 20 has a printer?? PX-8 has wider screen, that is true.

 

[Terry Yager]

Different hardware, different software, etc...

The HX-20 runs BASIC on a pair of 6301s, while the main CPU of the PX-8 is a Z80 (backed up by a 6301 & a 7508 sub-CPU), running CP/M.

--T

 

[Terry Yager]

BTW, if ya want a really kewl toy, I have an extra RealVoice Text-To-Speech unit for the HX-20. Pm me for details.

--T

 

[EvanK]

There are some really good books available:
http://tinyurl.com/mzwym

 

[carlsson]

It looks like a German (Austrian?) sold computer - QWERTZ.

 

[applefreak]

yes, it's a german keyboard (qwertz) and the european model