by the mid eightees, you could find them for a few dollars. first one i ever saw was in the mid seventies that didn't do much and cost several hundred dollars.
On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 10:21 PM, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That might have been true in the mid-80s. They didn't anticipate stuff like > booting off of a flash drive back then. What did a pocket calculator cost > in > the mid-80s? > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 9:06 PM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > when i first started shopping for a computer in the mid eightees, this > kid > > who was quite the "smart" told me that if i got something other than an > IBM > > that i needed to make sure it had a phoenix bios. > > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Alex Chamberlain < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Jeff Zedic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > UGH a phoenix bios...yech-poo! > > > > > > > > > > I remember when Phoenix was literally the only BIOS for PCs other than > > > the real thing in IBMs. What happened to them? > > > > > > Alex > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > LT Don > http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ <http://don.homelinux.net/%7Edon/> > > apt-get update > apt-get upgrade > The following packages will be replaced > Prez > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com