GRiDLite Plus

Project Name: GLP

I came across this machine in the consignment at VCF West. The price was low enough I couldn’t pass it up. Fortunately aside from a dead hard drive the machine works perfectly. I was able to find a hard drive emulator that works well with this machine and found the EMM driver for the EMS memory. Aside from that this marks the point GRiD transitioned to being another PC Clone OEM. Albeit one focused on the rugged portable market.

About GLP

Manufacturer GRiD Systems
Model GRiDLite Plus Model 1040
Manufactured 1988
Processor Intel 8086-2 @ 8MHz with optional 8087-2
RAM 640KB Conventional + 1024KB EMS
Storage 20MB JVC RLL 3.5" Hard Drive
GRiD Systems Model 3401 3.5" 1.44MB Portable Floppy
Display 10" Monochrome CGA Backlit LCD
Ports & Expansion DB-25 Serial
DB-25 Parallel
OS MS-DOS (Currently PC-DOS 7.0)

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