[sdiy] Here's an odd search I'm on - S-100 bus systems ......

[mcb, inc.]

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005, Rykhaard D.A.M.I.A.N. wrote:

> Now - does ANYone out there know of the availability of any:
>
> Altair 8800 computers
> Imsai 680 series computers (and THEY are back at http://www.imsai.net :) :)
> )
> Digital PDP-8, or PDP-7 computers
>
> ??  If I recall correctly, they're all S-100 buss systems, that can be
> configured in a mindbendlingly HUGE # of ways.
> Yes - it's a primitive way of programming, but - the character it would add
> to my machine.  ;)  The 30 year old desire for such a system has re-emerged.
> ;)  LOL

Well, the PDP's aren't S-100 bus machines but a pdp-11/70 front
panel does have charisma a beige box will never know.  Hit the
auction place up looking for 'Cromemco', 'SWTPC' along with the
other names and things should start showing up.  Last time I
looked, an actual working, complete vintage IMSAI was going for $2K
or so.  Alternatively, there are some projects to create traditional
console panels to control modern emulators or vlsi implementations.
You could lift that as well...

m

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Monty Brandenberg