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W A N G 2 2 0 0 C 2 |
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THE WANG 2200 C2 IS A PERSONAL / OFFICE COMPUTER.
THE WANGG 2200 SERIES WAS A SUCCESSFULL COMPUTER LINE OVER 10 YEARS BEGINNING FROM MULTI PURPOSE SINGLE USER MACHINES REACHING TO MULTI USER COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
ALL KIND OF PERIPHERIAL UNITS WERE AVAILABLE.
THIS WANG 2200 C2 IS ONE OF THE EARLY MODELS (1ST GENERATION CPU) NOT HAVING A SINGLE CHIP PROCESSOR, BUT A SET OF TTL EQIPPED BOARDS.
IT MADE THE FORERUNNER IN HAVING BASIC AS OS WRITTEN IN ITS ROM CHIPS LIKE ALL LATER "HOME" COMPUTERS (APPLE, TANDY RADIO SHACK, COMMODORE,...)!
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| BRAND/ MODEL: | WANG 2200 C2 |
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| CATEGORY | PERSONAL COMPUTER |
| CONSTRUCTION DESIGN | ARITHMETIC UNIT SEPARATED FROM CRT / KEYBOARD I/O AND FROM POWER SUPPLY |
| PRODUCTION PERIOD | 1974 - 1975 |
| WORD SIZE/ BUS WIDTH | UNKNOWN |
| PROCESSOR(S) | TTL LOGIC |
| MEMORY RAM | 4 - 32 KB |
| MEMORY ROM | UNKNOWN |
| INTERNAL STORAGE | COMPACT CASSETTE BUILT INTO THE CRT DISPLAY |
| INPUT(S) | SEPARATE KEYBOARD |
| OUTPUT(S) | CRT DISPLAY |
| ADDITIONAL PERIPHERALS | HARD DISK 2230 |
| INTERFACES | KEYBOARD, CRT, CASSETTE, HARD DISK, PRINTER |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | BUILT-IN BASIC |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |
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| ORIGINALLY PURCHASED: | UNKNOWN |
| SERIAL NUMBER | UNKNOWN |
| MADE / ASSEMBLED IN | UNKNOWN |
| CURRENT CONDITION | UNKNOWN |
| CURRENT OS | UNKNOWN |
| FURTHER SOFTWARE | NONE |
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| PICTURES/ DOCUMENTS | OVERALL VIEW WITH CRT DISPLAY, CPU SITTING ON POWER SUPPLY |
| | OVERALL VIEW WITH CRT DISPLAY, CPU SITTING ON POWER SUPPLY 2 |
| | CLOSEUP OF CPU |
| | CLOSEUP OF CRT DISPLAY WITH CASSETTE DRIVE |
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D O C U M E N T A T I O N , R E S T O R A T I O N A N D R E A N I M A T I O N |
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B L O G O F M Y W A N G 2 2 0 0 C 2 |
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| 1996 | FOUND IN A PILE OF COMPUTERS, WHICH WAS ON THE BACKYARD OF A COMPUTER SUPPLIER. |
| | BESIDES MANY 386 AND 486 COMPUTERS I FOUND EASILY THE CPU, THE POWER SUPPLY AND THE CRT DISPLAY, BUT |
| | THE KEYBOARD WAS UNDISCOVERABLE... |
| | THE 2230 HARDDISK WAS COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED AND DESTROYED, SO I UNFORTUNATELY DECIDED NOT TO SAVE |
| | IT. |
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| 1996 | NEVER SWITCHED ON THIS MACHINE. |
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| 2007 | BOUGHT WANG 2260 HARDDISK ON EBAY. |
| | IT WAS A COMPLETE WANG 2200 SYSTEM WITH HARDDISK. THE ORIGINAL BUYER CAME WITH A PORSCHE AND DIDN'T |
| | PICK-UP THE HARDDISK, SO THE SELLER SOLD IT ONCE AGAIN - TO ME. |
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| 2007 | NOTICED, THAT MY 2200 HAS A HARDDISK CONTROLLER FOR THE 2230 HARDDISK. |
| | DAMN! |
| | DOES ANYBODY KNOW, HOW - HUM - SERIOUS ARE THE DIFFERENCES? |
| | DOES A 2260 HARDDISK WORKS ON A 2230 CONTROLLER? |
| | CAN I DESTROY SOMETHING? |
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| 2012-08-24 | BOUGHT WANG 2215 KEYBOARD ON EBAY. |
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| 2012-08-24 | NOTICED, THAT MY 2200 HAS A KEYBOARD CONTROLLER FOR THE 2222 KEYBOARD. |
| | DAMN! |
| | DOES ANYBODY KNOW, HOW - HUM - SERIOUS ARE THE DIFFERENCES? |
| | DOES A 2215 KEYBOARD WORKS ON A 2222 CONTROLLER? |
| | CAN I DESTROY SOMETHING? |
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L I N K S |
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WANG 2200 ORG (ENGLISH) |
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BACK TO MY WANG MACHINES |
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LAST UPDATED: 2014-09-29 SIEBERT INTERNET DESIGN |
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