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  • IBM PS/2 35th Anniversary coming up!

    From IBMMuseum@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 27 10:28:53 2022
    Just saying that this upcoming Saturday will be thirty-five years since the introduction of the initial PS/2s (and OS/2)!

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to IBMMuseum on Sun Mar 27 23:44:47 2022
    IBMMuseum <[email protected]> wrote:

    Just saying that this upcoming Saturday will be thirty-five years
    since the introduction of the initial PS/2s (and OS/2)!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PS/2 says my model 30 was one of the
    first models. :D

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  • From IBMMuseum@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 28 08:48:42 2022
    Just saying that this upcoming Saturday will be thirty-five
    years since the introduction of the initial PS/2s (and OS/2)!
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PS/2 says my model 30
    was one of the first models. :D

    Yes, the 8086-based Model 30, 8550-021 (Model 50 with 20Mb MFM drive), Models 60, and 70 - the Model 80 was slightly delayed.

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  • From schimmi@21:1/5 to IBMMuseum on Mon Mar 28 13:40:57 2022
    IBMMuseum schrieb am Sonntag, 27. März 2022 um 19:28:55 UTC+2:
    Just saying that this upcoming Saturday will be thirty-five years since the introduction of the initial PS/2s (and OS/2)!

    Is there a party planned? =)

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  • From IBMMuseum@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 1 17:34:29 2022
    Is there a party planned? =)

    Watch John Dvorak struggle with a Model 50 drive platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoAH1aHmwR0

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  • From Tomas Slavotinek@21:1/5 to IBMMuseum on Sat Apr 2 14:02:51 2022
    On 28.03.2022 17:48, IBMMuseum wrote:
    Just saying that this upcoming Saturday will be thirty-five
    years since the introduction of the initial PS/2s (and OS/2)!
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PS/2 says my model 30
    was one of the first models. :D

    Yes, the 8086-based Model 30, 8550-021 (Model 50 with 20Mb MFM drive), Models 60, and 70 - the Model 80 was slightly delayed.

    The Model 70 came later, but I know you know that :).

    Anyway, Long Live the PS/2 Line!

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  • From Tomas Slavotinek@21:1/5 to IBMMuseum on Sat Apr 2 14:04:21 2022
    On 02.04.2022 2:34, IBMMuseum wrote:
    Is there a party planned? =)

    Watch John Dvorak struggle with a Model 50 drive platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoAH1aHmwR0

    Always fun to watch... :-D

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  • From James Hall@21:1/5 to IBMMuseum on Sat Apr 2 05:39:37 2022
    On Friday, April 1, 2022 at 8:34:30 PM UTC-4, IBMMuseum wrote:
    Is there a party planned? =)
    Watch John Dvorak struggle with a Model 50 drive platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoAH1aHmwR0
    That was entertaining.

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  • From schimmi@21:1/5 to IBMMuseum on Mon Apr 4 11:10:14 2022
    IBMMuseum schrieb am Samstag, 2. April 2022 um 02:34:30 UTC+2:
    Is there a party planned? =)
    Watch John Dvorak struggle with a Model 50 drive platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoAH1aHmwR0
    :O

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