Subj : IBM PS/2
To   : Forest Moore
From : Fabio Bizzi
Date : Tue Oct 02 2018 07:58:24

Hello Forest!

01 Oct 18 10:37, you wrote to All:

 FM> Hi all,
 FM> I have an IBM PS/2 Model 30 286, which I know isn't a popular computer
 FM> among retro enthusiats, and I ask you, why? I know it was a commercial

IBM made the PS/2 to fight against the various clones of the IBM/PC.
PS/2 original architecture was amazing at that time, Microchannel BUS, OS/2, 
and lot of speed.
OTOH it was an IBM property design and in a new computer world where the 
standardization was becoming the way to the success it was been the nemesis of 
PS/2.

BTW PS/2 30 was the entry level of PS/2, released bt IBM to try sell PS/2 when 
PS/2 was already dead, I worked a lot on it for developing, slow, really slow, 
expensive and not very upgradable.

Eventually we used it as a VT100 terminal of a VAX 11/780 with kermit. :)

 FM> But what I'd like to know is what people have against the PS/2 these
 FM> days. I mean, they sell for hundreds of dollars on eBay, so they must

I don't know, but for me PS/2 was a little ugly story in the PC saga.

Ciao!
Fabio

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