Hardware Answers

1. What is Radio Shack Model III 48 K?

It is the computer on which Herbicide Research Manager was first programmed.  The HRM program and all data were stored only on audio cassette tapes. The computer did not have disk drives.

2. Why did Psion XP users wear the letters off the up and down arrow keys?

From constantly scrolling the two line display up and down to see the four line program menus.  However using mosquito repellent caused letters to wear off all the keys.

3. What is a NEC Multi-Speed?

The first portable computer purchased by GDM. It was a 640 KB MS-DOS computer with two 720 KB single-sided 3.5 inch floppy disk drives (and no hard drive!)

4. On how many different computers has DatCol been offered?

1. Epson HX-20, on HX-20 cassette tape
2. Tandy 100, on audio cassette tape
3. Corvallis MicroTechnology CMT MC-V, on CMT EPROM
4. DOS HP 95/100/200, on PCMCIA card
5. Husky Hunter FS/2, on 3.5 diskette
6. Omnidata, on 3.5 diskette
7. Microflex, on 3.5 diskette
8. HarvestMaster Pro2000, on flash card
9. Psion Series 3a, on PCMCIA card
10. Psion Organiser II XP, on Psion datapak
11. Psion Organiser II LZ, on Psion datapak
12. Psion Workabout, on Psion SSD

5. Computer and printer brands come and go. How many different brands have been used by GDM in the last 25 years?

Computers:

1. Radio Shack
2. Tandy
3. IBM
4. Gateway
5. Compaq
6. Dell
7. CompuAdd
8. Northgate
9. NEC
10. HP
11. CMT
12. Psion
13. Husky
14. Hand-built by GDM

 Printers:

1. Seiko
2. HP
3. Extech
4. Comtrex
5. Epson

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