Re: New find -Franklin Ace 1200

[Bryan Villados <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.


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
> 
> 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