All the Info you need to know about this classic XT System - VENDEX HEAD START SYSTEM TURBO-888-XT
This is the first Intel system I owned as a teenager, and was a good start on IBM based machines. Originally I owned TRS-80 CoCo 2 and 3, which are based on Motorola 6809, and while a more powerful 8bit machine then the Vendex, support and history will show that 8086/88 architecture would be the future. Fortunately I still have my Vendex and 11" Magnovox TTL Monitor, with manuals and all disks. See things I've found and grouped together on the Vendex Headstart.
All the Info you need to know about this classic XT System - VENDEX HEAD START SYSTEM TURBO-888-XT
This is the first Intel system I owned as a teenager, and was a good start on IBM based machines. Originally I owned TRS-80 CoCo 2 and 3, which are based on Motorola 6809, and while a more powerful 8bit machine then the Vendex, support and history will show that 8086/88 architecture would be the future. Fortunately I still have my Vendex and 11" Magnovox TTL Monitor, with manuals and all disks. See things I've found and grouped together on the Vendex Headstart.
DESKTOP DETAILS:
Operating Disks:
https://vetusabandonware.com/manufacturer/Vendex/?author=6433 (auto link at top of this page)
Make sure you remove the battery since it leaks. Must remove all boards and drives to get to the battery.
Battery gone, now safe for the future
CPU and memory on the add in card.
Close up on CPU and MPU socket
Easy to update with the NEC V20 processor for a bit more speed.
Inside view, with an ATI VGA WONDER installed
ATI VGA WONDER allows for CGA and EGA size screens to be displayed on a TTL monitor
Back view: And background on system
Harry Fox, Vendex's vice president in charge of U.S. operations, notes that the dilemma facing manufacturers seeking to tap the consumer market is that market's diversity. "To succeed," Fox says, "a company has to have a machine that will serve the first-time user, but also meet the needs of the more experienced computer user." Priced at $995, Vendex's Turbo-888-XT is configured with 512K RAM, two 360K floppy disk drives, a full-size AT keyboard, MS-DOs' 3.2, and a monochrome monitor. The system is available with an RGB color monitor at $1,295.
Review of system: (on page 74) Auto link at top of page
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/9998608/travel-time-trs-80-color-computer-archive
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Included Manuals
Included System and Application disks on 5.25 DSDD Floppy's
see link above for download
YOUTUBE Video of my VENDEX in action
Plus: MORE TO COME in the FUTURE, scans of manuals and video's of system disks
To contact web-site email : vendex@flutterball.com
