Vintage 1985 Original 8088 COMPAQ Portable Computer Will Boot up to Floppy Drive A , Testedboots off DOS 3.2 installation Disks.
Good physical condition per the age, not pristine condition. Some stains from the years, Failed Hard Drive (died duringtesting), did not Test CGA, the Parallel, Serial Ports or the Modem, Newer Power Cable (didn\'t have one)
You must be comfortable what you are getting, this is a \"As is\" sale.
CPU: Intel 8088, 4.77MHz
Math Co-Processor: None
RAM: 128K, 640K Max
DISPLAY: 9 inch monochrome monitor built-in, 80x25 text, color graphic card
STORAGE: Two 320K 5-1/4 inch disk drivesSTORAGE: One 20MB Hard Disk Drive Miniscribe Model 8425 (expansion card)
PORTS: 1 parallel (expansion card) (untested can\'t find my Loopback connector)PORTS: 1 serial (expansion card) (untested)
Internal Zoltrix Modem ZX1800A 8 Bit ISA, ZX1848A, Chip SC11011CV (no Drivers included, untested)
OS: MS-DOS 5.0Other Software: The Norton Utilities 6.0(Of course this is before the Hard Drive died)
Inside Cover Date Stamp July 30 1985. When I first got this it would not boot to the Hard Drive, playing with the interupt on the drive I did get it workingfor several days till the last day before getting ready to list this (figures). After further trouble shooting there isan armature with teeth in the drive that that the interupt shaft slots to that needs to be replaced. This is the causefor it not spinning up any more.
Testing was performed using an old Hyundai Diagnostics Disk I have and Norton Utilities 6.0 that is on the Hard Drive (before it died).
This unit (Floppy Drive A) will also boot off old DOS 3.2 installation Disks I have (not included in this sale).
Testing and while the Hard drive was working:
I ran a Norton Utilities Test that was on the drive, I\'ve taken several pictures of that.
I was able to verify both Floppy Drives are working formating a 5 1/4\" floppy on each drive.
All Keys on the Keyboard work, Tested using a Hyundai Diagnostics.
I did not Test the Parallel, Serial Ports or the Modem.
Hard Drive will not spin any more.
Miniscribe Model 8425 - doing a little research there is a place that will repair this drive. Or there are drivesavailable to purchase outright. If purchasing a replacement drive I would suggest getting the same exact model 8425 or8438 which was more reliable (search the web for more info on this) to stay compatiable with the RLL ISA ControllerCard.
You must be comfortable with what you are getting, this is a \"As is\" sale. Being as computer savy as I or more so would be nice.
I have many more pictures.
