World's first computer on ebay!

Chuck Guzis cclist at sydex.com
Wed Apr 11 12:21:32 CDT 2007


On 11 Apr 2007 at 18:06, Pete Turnbull wrote:

> A friend of mine ran a software house that did games conversions, and 
> about the time they were doing some Z80 versions of The Hunt For Red 
> October, they wanted another machine with a Z80.  I remember him telling 
> me it was cheaper to buy two surplus-stock Einsteins, each with two 
> double-sided 3" drives, than one Amstrad with one drive.

I've certainly seen Tatung monitors (and maybe even a terminal) from 
that time here in the USA, but was the Einstein ever marketed in the 
US?  I don't recall seeing it--maybe "Einstein" was a trademarked 
name.

Cheers,
Chuck




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