Re: Does anybody have documentation or know about the OKI IF800/300 a.k.a. Sumicom System 830

2021-11-15 Thread Fred Cisin via cctech
I also had a disk for Oki (don't know if same model) with the Microsoft 
Stand-Alone BASIC, instead of CP/M.


On Mon, 15 Nov 2021, pleasefixthisbrick via cctech wrote:
Unfortunately, the model 20 was a different architecture all together.  I 
have begun looking into Japanese museums.   Maybe there is more documentation 
and data in its country of origin.


I don't know where Okidata's primary markets were, but, the sample disk 
that I had came from Russia!





Re: Does anybody have documentation or know about the OKI IF800/300 a.k.a. Sumicom System 830

2021-11-15 Thread pleasefixthisbrick via cctech



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It certainly didn't have market penetration in USA!
I did once have, and implemented in XenoCopy, a sample disk from an Okidata 
if800 model 20, which seemed to be the same as a BMC if800 model 20 (if one 
more alternate name might help you find information). I hadn't heard the 
Sumicom badging.
?
I also had a disk for Oki (don't know if same model) with the Microsoft 
Stand-Alone BASIC, instead of CP/M.
?



Unfortunately, the model 20 was a different architecture all together.  I have 
begun looking into Japanese museums.   Maybe there is more documentation and 
data in its country of origin.



Re: Does anybody have documentation or know about the OKI IF800/300 a.k.a. Sumicom System 830

2021-11-11 Thread Fred Cisin via cctech

On Thu, 11 Nov 2021, pleasefixthisbrick via cctech wrote:
I seem to have the only one in America, and I am trying to find documentation 
on it.  I have already backed up ROM's and it's custom CP/M build.   I am 
looking for in depth documentation that I can reference to get this machine 
functioning and accessible online.  Hoping to set up a BBS on it.


It certainly didn't have market penetration in USA!
I did once have, and implemented in XenoCopy, a sample disk from an 
Okidata if800 model 20, which seemed to be the same as a BMC if800 model 
20 (if one more alternate name might help you find information).  I 
hadn't heard the Sumicom badging.


I also had a disk for Oki (don't know if same model) with the Microsoft 
Stand-Alone BASIC, instead of CP/M.


--
Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com


Does anybody have documentation or know about the OKI IF800/300 a.k.a. Sumicom System 830

2021-11-11 Thread pleasefixthisbrick via cctech
I seem to have the only one in America, and I am trying to find 
documentation on it.  I have already backed up ROM's and it's custom 
CP/M build.   I am looking for in depth documentation that I can 
reference to get this machine functioning and accessible online.  Hoping 
to set up a BBS on it.