I got a new computer

now what?

[grandpa]

:) It's a Morrow Designs Model ADM20. It powers up, and when I press the Setup key on the keyboard a row of numbers is displayed across the bottom of the screen (0's and 1's, as I recall).

I don't know CP/M, don't even know if it's worth learning. I don't need a boat anchor (no boat) and the door stay open or shut by itself - besides that, it's way too big a doorstop for my little shanty.

I reckon it accepts a 5.25 floppy disk, I base that on the listed specs, not on my observation of a drive slot... I'll be sure to look this evening when I get home.

So, any suggestions what I could do with this beast?

[thecoalman]

You have any guns? LOL

[lawman]

Wonder what he gets when he buys a "new" car. :)

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Congrats Grandpa! You are now the world's leading authority on the "Morrow Designs Model ADM20." Simply Google that and you come to...

...here.

Thanks for the great laugh.

Here's a link from CREATIVE COMPUTING, May 1984:
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You have to love this:

The basic two-drive system (MD2, as it is called) includes an 8-bit, Z80 main processor with 64K of memory, two serial ports, one parallel port, a green phosphor terminal, seven bundled software packages, and two 5 1/4 double density, floppy disk drives (storing 200K each)--all at a retail price of $1599.

[StoutFiles]

Not fair! I always have to ride down to the arcade to play Pong and you can play it at home. That machine will surely save you lots of quarters.

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So, any suggestions what I could do with this beast?

Call Christys!
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[httpwebwitch]

hollow the thing out,
cut the front off,
reattach it with a hinge,
stick it on a post,
and use it as a mailbox.

[LifeinAsia]

Wonder what he gets when he buys a "new" car. :)

A Mustang. The type with hooves, not wheels. :)

[grandpa]

...You are now the world's leading authority...

It's great to know that I can still fish.

Pong is a good idea.. for those times when I tire of solitaire. However, I live off the grid, and those two batteries run down pretty quickly when powering the Morrow. I can see where I'll need to invest in a few more batteries, maybe another solar panel.

I do need a mailbox, maybe. But right now all I would get is junk mail. Seems a waste of a good computer.

My last new car was a 1969 Dodge with Red Dale motorhome coach mounted. I had to sell it before I left Idaho last summer, so I am in the market for another "new" car. Maybe I can trade the Morrow for a Schwin.

It would be a unique item on Christie's. e-bay might be better suited.

I don't have any guns, but my wanna-be-thug dope-dealing neighbors do. It might be worth shooting at if it would stop them from putting holes in the water storage tanks.

It would be real nice if I can get the thing to print labels for my widgets (I'm back in the widget business, this time for myself). The bigger problem might be locating 80-up tractor feed labels.

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I don't have any guns, but my wanna-be-thug dope-dealing neighbors do. It might be worth shooting at if it would stop them from putting holes in the water storage tanks.

You are too much grandpa! I take it you live in the country and they are tapping into your tanks for irrigation purposes?

[grandpa]

I live in the shadows of downtown Atlanta. Living in the country would be more than a breath of fresh air by comparison. They shoot holes in the tanks simply because, I think, they are not smart enough to shoot each other.

[BillyS]

Use it to set your beer on when watching TV.

[jecasc]

You could give it to a school or the police. They are usually glad when they can replace one of their computers with a newer model...