Ultra Rare Vintage Altos 580 Computer System (vgc)
Ultra Rare Vintage Altos 580-20E. I Have Connected The System.
So That You Can See It Working. The Winchester Hard Disk Drive Spins Up.
But Gives A Drive Read Error. On Close Inspection You Can Clearly See. That An IC On The Hard Drive Has.
The Floppy Disc Drive Shows Error 10. I Have Looked Into This In Detail. The Drive Head Is Sticking.
Once Released The Drive Head Works Perfectly. And I Have Managed To Load A program. But Unfortunately Without Any Command Files. This Shows That The Computer Is Working.
And That Its Drive Control Board Is Also Working Ok. The Power Supply Board Has 3 Securing Lugs Brocken. I Have Replaced One With Aftermarket. Cooling Fan Spins Up As It Should. Comes With A Complete Set Of Original. Altos Floppy Discs That Do Not Work.
ADX-586 / ADX-586/986 / XENIX ROOT SYS. XENIX CORRECT / XENIX RT. It Should Be Possible To Recreate A CP/M. Boot Disc Via Dave Dunfields Image Disc.
There Is A Small Piece Of Plastic Brocken. From Its Case As You Can See And Small Cracks.
This Altos 580 Is The Only One For sale. And Would Make A Fantastic Project. For A Vintage Computer Collector or Enthusiast. Don`t Miss Out On This One. The item "ULTRA RARE VINTAGE ALTOS 580 COMPUTER SYSTEM (VGC)" is in sale since Wednesday, January 6, 2016. This item is in the category "Computers/Tablets & Networking\Vintage Computing\Vintage Computers & Mainframes".
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