Super-Slasher
Experienced Member
Hello to everyone. I'm sorry if this post belongs in another section of this forum, just this is my first time posting here and I wasn't sure where it should go. Forgive me? hehe
Anyways, I have recently obtained a literal truck-load of vintage computer parts, dates ranging from 1980 to 1990-ish. Amoung the rubble were two 1984 IBM AT's, both working condition, one with dual 30MB HDD's, original color monitor and keyboard, and 14.4k external modem (which has since mysteriously dissapeared, darnit!).
Aside from a few errors on startup, mainly concerning memory, it'll proceed to the IBM BASIC menu screen (version C1.10 September 1981) - wether or not hard disks are working/connected to the machine. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to do anything in the BASIC menu/prompt. I have tried some basic BASIC commands (aside from HTML I have no actual programming language skills) like PRINT, but I cannot seem to access hard drives or floppy drives, either because I don't know the proper commands or something isn't working right.
The machines came to me totally dissasembled, so I find it a miracle in itself that they even work when I cleaned them up and put them together, and aside from the slight hernia on lifting the dual hard drive model (hehe) I find both systems to be nifty and I really hope I can get them fully functioning again.
Can anyone help me in this perticular area? I have been searching on the net for information for the past week and so far have come up bust. On startup, past the few errors before it continues to BASIC, it'll read both my 3.5" and 5.25" floppy drives installed and even the hard disk, so that tells me that the controller must still be functioning properly (original from 1983). I'm almost tempted to buy the programming/manual from the IBM store for this very machine, which they still do sell for some odd reason after nearly two decades, but I'd like to try other online resources first, including this forum, which I hope to become a part of as it grows.
Thank you... and PLEASE help me! hehe
*has to clear a path from his up-to-date PC to his door, bed, and other PC's through the computer parts, ribbons, cables and drives that litter his linoleum bedroom floor*
Note to self... must clean room...
Anyways, I have recently obtained a literal truck-load of vintage computer parts, dates ranging from 1980 to 1990-ish. Amoung the rubble were two 1984 IBM AT's, both working condition, one with dual 30MB HDD's, original color monitor and keyboard, and 14.4k external modem (which has since mysteriously dissapeared, darnit!).
Aside from a few errors on startup, mainly concerning memory, it'll proceed to the IBM BASIC menu screen (version C1.10 September 1981) - wether or not hard disks are working/connected to the machine. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to do anything in the BASIC menu/prompt. I have tried some basic BASIC commands (aside from HTML I have no actual programming language skills) like PRINT, but I cannot seem to access hard drives or floppy drives, either because I don't know the proper commands or something isn't working right.
The machines came to me totally dissasembled, so I find it a miracle in itself that they even work when I cleaned them up and put them together, and aside from the slight hernia on lifting the dual hard drive model (hehe) I find both systems to be nifty and I really hope I can get them fully functioning again.
Can anyone help me in this perticular area? I have been searching on the net for information for the past week and so far have come up bust. On startup, past the few errors before it continues to BASIC, it'll read both my 3.5" and 5.25" floppy drives installed and even the hard disk, so that tells me that the controller must still be functioning properly (original from 1983). I'm almost tempted to buy the programming/manual from the IBM store for this very machine, which they still do sell for some odd reason after nearly two decades, but I'd like to try other online resources first, including this forum, which I hope to become a part of as it grows.
Thank you... and PLEASE help me! hehe
*has to clear a path from his up-to-date PC to his door, bed, and other PC's through the computer parts, ribbons, cables and drives that litter his linoleum bedroom floor*
Note to self... must clean room...