Wasn't the Poly88 referred to as "The Toaster" for its snap on 4 slot,
S-100 expansion and its tendency to run hot?

On Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 11:37 AM Marvin Johnston via cctalk
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> As far as the Poly 88 is concerned, I probably have at least 3 in
> various states "buried" someplace. I sold the most complete one some
> number of years ago.
>
> Along a similar vein, I probably have the worlds largest collection of
> remaining original Poly docs (a three drawer file cabinet) all organized
> by part number I obtained after Poly closed their doors. Note again,
> they are organized by part number rather than description. If anyone
> needs copies of the docs, let me know the part number, and I can check
> to see if I have them. Additionally, I have a bunch (100?) of partly
> build S100 cards. I took some of them to VCFMW a number of years ago,
> but there was little interest in them.
>
> Marvin, KE6HTS
>
>
> On 9/24/2026 10:00 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> > Message: 8
> > Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:10:27 -0700
> > From: Andrew Pullin<[email protected]>
> > Subject: [cctalk] Re: Computer for sale
> > To:[email protected]
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> > Is this email still active?
> >
> > I found an old old (2016) post about various vintage computers for sale.
> > I found it specifically looking for a Poly88 - my "white whale".
> >
> > While I'm sure that one got sold, if you're still active, and you have
> > any leads on a Poly88, please let me know!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Andrew Pullin

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