28 Mar
2024
28 Mar
'24
10:40 a.m.
While we're on the subject, a lot of folks (including the S100 site)
confuse Cromemco's System 1 (CS-1) with their Z-1; the Z-1 was the rebadged
IMSAI box while the CS-1 and CS-1H System Ones were Cromemco designs.
On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 1:06 PM Jonathan Chapman via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I had no idea
they made a System Zero. I have a System One FWIW.
Apparently a lot of folks, even those actively hacking on S-100 stuff,
don't know about the System Zero! I've had a number of folks say as much.
It's definitely a real product, I had a purchase lined up for one a few
years ago, but the seller stopped responding to emails (I suspect someone
else came in and bought everything). That seller had worked on integrating
Cromemco hardware for industrial control usage, and had used a bunch of the
System Zero boxes in his time for the purpose. The SCC with 3K Control
BASIC plus whatever additional memory or I/O made for a compact little
control box with industrial strength design, apparently.
Thanks,
Jonathan