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On 1/9/23 08:39, Michele Carlo wrote:
> Did valuepoints use reference disks in the 486 era?
no
IIRC, Valuepoint came in different models for the same model number
depend on the country region factories they where assembled in,
including the ones assembled here in Australia.
However they did have a diagnostic disk
https://archive.org/details/ibm_psvaluepoint6384p60diagnosticstype4_v100_82g3948
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PS/ValuePoint
you can see the Australia Design version here
https://wiki.preterhuman.net/images/2/2b/JUNK2000.jpg
Owned by a mate of mine and a HAM operator VK6PM
he`s the original owner of the *Junkbox BBS* and equipments.
it had a flipping cover facia to stop the dust build up.
Some used 32 pins RAM others 72 pins, but they all came with a 486sx cpu
and socket for a overdrive CPU, and ISA based bus, some also had PCI I
came across 4 different types and i think i have them in my personal
collection.
Inial use by me was for a router using *linux router*, *Freesco* and as
a network bridge.
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