Re: New find -Franklin Ace 1200

["Ernest" <ernestls@home.com>]

"Bryan Villados" <news001@nospam_macgeek.org> wrote in message
news:211020000931144158%news001@nospam_macgeek.org...
> And this computer is HEAVY!!!!! I won a Franklin 1200 for my museum for
> $2.00. But the shipping to Hawaii was horendous!!!! I do agree that
> this is the best Z-80 machine... And to add to it probably the best
> clone of an Apple II overall. Compatibility has never been a problem
> with any software I tried so far. And what's even nicer is that, unlike
> the Apple II+ that it cloned after, it shipped with serial, parallel
> ports, and Z-80 as standard equipment.

Yeah, it's heavy alright, especially compared to a II+. It has the look of a
much older kind of computer also, like something from the late '70's instead
of the eighties.  The case almost looks home-made, with the splatter paint
job and very simple style. It's a nice addition to my collection though. I
collect all kinds of vintage computers but my Apple collection is beginning
to take over. That's no surprise considering how much there is to collect
for the Apple II line. There's no where near as much collectable junk for my
CoCo II or Vic 20. The only other system that even comes close to having as
much stuff to collect is the Commodore 64. I haven't even tried to start
getting serious on that collection yet.
>
>
> In article <39F1C189.947E0155@inetnebr.com>, Roy and/or Janet Miller
> <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:
>
> > I've got two still (I gave one to a friend) they are nice - check to see
if
> > you
> > have the PCPI card - look for a Z-80 chip and 64K of RAM, since you have
the
> > Wordstar manual, it is likely that you've got it. If you do, you've got
one of
> > the best CP/M machines around.

>> Roy

Yes. It has the ACE-80 card, the 80 column video card, the Disk controller
card, and the Serial\Parallel card -all made by Franklin. I don't have the
CP/M system disk or Wordstar disk for it but I have the card and the
manuals. Does anyone have any Franklin software for this system?

> > Ernest wrote:
> >
> > > I just picked up a Franklin Ace 1200 today, which I'm kind of excited
about.
> > > It has the two disk drives built into the top, and several Franklin
cards
> > > inside. I haven't ID the cards yet, and the machine is very dusty so I
want
> > > to clean it before I test it. I also have the user manual, and the
Wordstar
> > > manual (also in Franklin brand binder.) Also, just last weekend, a man
I
> > > know dropped off another huge load of Apple II software and hardware
cards,
> > > which I haven't had a chance to sort through yet. From the looks of
it,
> > > there should be some nice finds in those boxes as well. I'll let you
all
> > > know what good stuff I uncover when I sort through the boxes. I love
getting
> > > mystery boxes of stuff like this. It's feels like Christmas.
> > >
> > > Ernest