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Dea/er IVEWSLETTER Cctober 7, 1983 INTRODUCING PIED PIPER PROFESSIONAL SOLUTION DEALERS HAVE ASKED FOR The PIED PIPER Professiona1 is PIED PIPER 1 System . ._ .. _ P1us .. A second F10ppy Disk Drive total of 1.6 million bytes of storage line P1us .. Seria1 Board With: 1 RS232C interface 300 baud Auto Dia1/Auto Answer direct connect P1us .. One free hour Compuserve P1us .. Supporting Software P1us .. CBasic Language Package .. Monitor (NEC 1260) "SPECIAL" introductory offer (valid orders placed October 31, 1983) PIED PIPER Professiona1 will include case va1ued at $49.95 This Packaae is Priced On1y $1,999 ?or existing PIED customers STM offers upgrade kit rc.'Ir the PIED ?IPER , at 5699. 'Yni..s t 2ncl Disk L::-i ,78 (1 Se::-ial v:ith C3=.si:: 1 iree Communications Software

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Page 1: STM Pied Piper Dealer Newsletter and Notesvtda.org/docs/computing/STM/STM_PiedPiper_DealerNotes.pdf · Dea/er IVEWSLETTER Cctober 7, 1983 INTRODUCING ТНЕ PIED PIPER PROFESSIONAL

Dea/erIVEWSLETTER

Cctober 7, 1983

INTRODUCING ТНЕ PIED PIPER PROFESSIONAL

ТИБ SOLUTION DEALERS HAVE ASKED FOR

The PIED PIPER Professiona1 is а PIED PIPER 1 System . . _ .. _

P1us .. A second F10ppy Disk Drive [от а total of 1.6 million bytesof storage оп line

P1us .. Seria1 Board With: 1 RS232C interface апа а 300 baudAuto Dia1/Auto Answer direct connect Мосеm

P1us .. One free hour оп Compuserve

P1us .. Supporting Software

P1us .. CBasic Language Package

Р1из .. Monitor (NEC 1260)

"SPECIAL"

Аз а introductory offer (valid оп orders placed Ьу October 31, 1983)ТЬе PIED PIPER Professiona1 will include а сатту case va1ued at$49.95

This Ссщ:>1еtе Packaae is Priced а1.: On1y $1,999

?or уоит existing PIED PIF~R customers STM offers ап upgrade kitrc.'Ir the PIED ?IPER , at 5699.

'Yni..s кi t СО:ltaiлs: 2ncl Disk L::-i,78 (1 М9gаЬytе)

Se::-ial 3~c.rd v:ith Мociет

C3=.si::1 Ноиr iree оп Соrnpизе~.~

Communications Software

Page 2: STM Pied Piper Dealer Newsletter and Notesvtda.org/docs/computing/STM/STM_PiedPiper_DealerNotes.pdf · Dea/er IVEWSLETTER Cctober 7, 1983 INTRODUCING ТНЕ PIED PIPER PROFESSIONAL

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Page 3: STM Pied Piper Dealer Newsletter and Notesvtda.org/docs/computing/STM/STM_PiedPiper_DealerNotes.pdf · Dea/er IVEWSLETTER Cctober 7, 1983 INTRODUCING ТНЕ PIED PIPER PROFESSIONAL

YOUR CUSTOМERS AREREADING ALL ABOUT US!

НAVE YOU READ ALL THESE REVIEWS ОР ТНЕ PIED РIРЕН RECENTLY?

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER

ОСТОВЕН

TUES-AUGUST 30th

ВУТЕ

CREATIVE COMPUTING

POPULAR COMPUTING

NEW УОНК TIMES

and from England, featured оп the front cover and уету wellreviewed.

SEPTEMBER PERSONAL COMPUTER WORLD

Some key phrased have been extracted from each review andаге copied for уоиг convenience.

Неге'Е: а taste

"The PIED P!PER is easier to use than any other computer ••• "

SALES TIP$

Display the PIED PIPER and PIED PIPER PROFESSIONAL with а

printer. Мапу dealers have found it easier to compare twoPIED PIPERS rather than the РIЕО PIPER and another computer.It will also allow уоиг customer to make the right decisionto Ьuу the PIED PIPER.

Page 4: STM Pied Piper Dealer Newsletter and Notesvtda.org/docs/computing/STM/STM_PiedPiper_DealerNotes.pdf · Dea/er IVEWSLETTER Cctober 7, 1983 INTRODUCING ТНЕ PIED PIPER PROFESSIONAL

АТТАСН REGISTRATION LABELAS SHOWN IN PICTUREON ВАСК SIDE OF PIED PIPER

[F)Orno [F)D[F)rn~"REGISTRATION CAR,D

PIED PIPER serial пumЬег

-71>L&'1То receive full wаггапtу ргоtесtiоп, you must геtuгп this геgistгаtiоп dосumепt withiп 10 days аНег the date ofpurchase.

Name _ Name _

Address _ Address _

City· State Zip _ City State Zip _

Sаlеsрегsоп _ ( )Ноте Рhопе

( )

Work Рhопе

Telephone # Date ~,-__

END USER AGREEMENT ACKNOWLEDGMENTThe uпdегsigпеd Епd User 01 STM products hereby acknowl­

edges that he ог she has read апd fully uпdегstапds the terms 01 theЕпd User Аgгееmепt iпсludеd iп dосumепtаtiопpackage, the termsапd сопditiопs 01 which аге hereby iпсогрогаtеd iп this dосumепt апd

асkпоwlеdgеd Ьу this геfегепсе.

The uпdегsigпеd hereby agrees that Ьу sigпiпg this document heог she becomes а party to said Епd User Аgгееmепt апd agrees to Ье

Ьоuпd Ьу а" terms, сопditiопs, апd оЫigаtiопs сопtаiпеd thегеiп.

STM SOFTWARE SERIAL NUMBERСР/М 2.2 Disk . _STM Utilities Disk _Perfect Software Disk . _

EXTENDED WARRANTYХегох Service W/N _Independent Service W/N . _Date of purchase Епd User's Signature Date

о 36-45

О 46-55

О 56 +

4. Age: D 0-18

О 19-25

D 26-35

5. Education Completed

D High Sehool

О Junior College

D College

D Graduate Sehool

What аге the two most likely applications for youг PIED PIPER?

О word proeessing D edueation

О data managementlfiling D personal application

D finaneial planning О program development

О communieations D other---------

О aecounting

1. о Maie 3. Ineome: О less than 15К

О Female О 15К-25К

2. Oeeupation: О 25К-З5К

О 35К-45К

О 45К +

6. Where will you use the PIED PIPER? 7.

О edueation О serviee organization

О small business D personal

О home. work related D other

О large сотрапу

8. Of these PIED PIPER features. whieh three interest you most? 9. How did you hear about the PIED PIPER?

О lowprices О portability О easeofuse О radio/television D verbal

D software О performanee О doeumentation О magazine О reeommendation

О design О сотрапу reputation О арреагапсе D newspaper О dealer

Dealer Сору far Recards О other

Page 5: STM Pied Piper Dealer Newsletter and Notesvtda.org/docs/computing/STM/STM_PiedPiper_DealerNotes.pdf · Dea/er IVEWSLETTER Cctober 7, 1983 INTRODUCING ТНЕ PIED PIPER PROFESSIONAL

DEALER INSPECTION REPORT

PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM PRIOH ТО CUSTOMER DЕL,IVБRУ.

IF PROBLEM8 OCCUR DURING CHEClK-ОUТ REFER ТО 8TOIRETECHNICIAN. СНЕСК ВОХЕ8 ONLY IN ААЕА WHERE MODULE 18DEFECTIVE.

INSPECTED ВУ ОАТЕ

MECHANICAUСОSМЕЛС

PARTS MISSING О

DОА ОCASE О

HANDLE О

POWER PANEL ОKEYBOARD COVER О

LABELS ОКЕУВОААD О

OTHER О

D,ISK DRIVES

DOORS О

NOISY О

LIGHTS О

ВООТ ERRORS О

СОРУ ERRORS О

FORMAT ERRORS О

ОТНЕА О

LOGIC ВОААD

RESET BUTTON О

RS232 SERIAL PLUG О

VIDEO PLUG О

CQNNECTORS О

PARALLEL РШG ОOTHER О

SOFТWARE

MISSING

ERRORS

MANUALS

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EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS:

STM ELECTRONICS CORPORATION525 MIDDLEFIELD АОАО

SU'ITE 130MENlO РААК, CALIFORNIA 94025

ATTN: PIED PIPER WARRANTY REGISTRATION

PLACESTAMPНЕАЕ

Page 6: STM Pied Piper Dealer Newsletter and Notesvtda.org/docs/computing/STM/STM_PiedPiper_DealerNotes.pdf · Dea/er IVEWSLETTER Cctober 7, 1983 INTRODUCING ТНЕ PIED PIPER PROFESSIONAL

0б/~З/84 1st incoming call from 8il1 8hakal at Polk's location

La'Jghterто: ОК.

ЭВ: What have уоц installed оп the hard disk? What •• I •• put the hard disk••did уоц put the operating system оп.

ТО: УеБ: НООВ i5 оп there.

вв: Wh ich oYle?

ТО: НООВ. Hard Oisk FPerating Bystem.

Э8: Yeah, which оnе. 2.2 or 2.~?

то: Oh,

эв: 01<..

ОК. Оп the "I:,lder~" machiY'lE' is 2.0 оп the the newer machine is .=, ~...... ~.

то: And the reason i51 1 opened the other fir5t.

эв: ОК.

ТО: уоц might want to get ~.2 for your machine. 1 don't know if it will mal<.eаnу difference. 1 Y'lI::,ticed the install i5 diffet~ent ОУ'. them.

ев: Yeah. Where are•• 1 can't load ТВВ/С оп top of it then.

ТО: Уоц certainly should Ье able to.

ЭВ 'СаЦБе it's sаУ5 ~ incompatible operating system'.

то: Incompatible operating system? Let's Бее. If уоц ореn•• let's Бее. 1'т

trying to remember the instruction end of 10ading Т8В/С.

В8: It drops OI.lt. It says "lc'ading TSBiC" and shows the first file, уоц

know.

ТО: УеБ

\\ вв: TheY'1 it quits.

ТО: What's the пате of the first file7

~B: TBB(unintelligible).

ТО: Take а 100k. TBBiC might Ье оп there. 1 think 1 loaded TSBiC. Look atthat directory.. you right there.

ВВ: 1 can't load directory if 1 can't get оп ер/м.

ТО: ОК. Boot it цр with ОО8. НDО8. and ask for а directory.

ВВ: 1 don't know that уоц could do that or HD08 •• oh, sure уоц could.

ТО: Yeal,.

Page 7: STM Pied Piper Dealer Newsletter and Notesvtda.org/docs/computing/STM/STM_PiedPiper_DealerNotes.pdf · Dea/er IVEWSLETTER Cctober 7, 1983 INTRODUCING ТНЕ PIED PIPER PROFESSIONAL

October 17, 1983

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8ТН DI8TRIBUTERs and DEALERs

8ТН HANUFACTURER's REPRE8ENTATIVEs

FROH: 8ТН ELECTRONIC8

Enclos@d is your n@w r@leas@ of th@ СР/М op@rating system for thePIED PIPER (V@rsion 2.00). We hav@ included 2 copies of th@pr@liminary manuals and оn@ disk@tte. W@ invite you to make thisoperatin9 8yst@m and Utilities availabI@ for your customers.Additional s@ts ау@ availabI@ for S10.00/pk9 (part * РРС-025) forа D@al@r оу Distributor Only (W@ cannot sell to th@ @nd-us@r).This N@w Op@ratin9 8yst@m is Load@d with features, her@ is а

sampl@:

-Directory Listing Utility/File Transfer UtilityАI lows PIED PIPER to read these formats:

NEC РС-8001 8in91& 8ided/DoubIe DensityOsborn& 9in91@ 8ided/DoubIe DensityХеуох 820 8ingle 8ided/DoubIe Density

-8yst&m Con1iguration UtilityAI lows the PIED PIPER to emulate these t@rminals:

АDМЗА

Haz.ltin*- Change Number 01 Disk Drives

Configure Expansion Card S@rial оу Modem

-Communications Software is includ@d

-Руерауе/Сору Utilities work with two drives

Pleas~ check the manuals for compJete details оп these Systems.

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