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

[Scott Gravenhorst]

Not SWTPC either.  I have one (6800), it's SS-50.  Digital Group perhaps.

"mcb, inc." <mcbinc at pobox.com> wrote:
>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
>
>--
>Monty Brandenberg
>

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