Linear Power Supply (Conversion Equipment Corp) from a basic four 510

It is the follow on to the Microdata 1600 that Basic four used in its first business machines. He has two machines and at least a disk for the system, I think. Basic Four became MAI. They were noted for having a multi user basic system for business very early on. Also it survive(s) today with a lot of installations in the Hospitality industry. Many of the fleabags you check into will have MAI systems if they have terminal type systems. These systems were probably very near the 1600 hardware wise. They appear to have the 130pin 1600 backplane connector. I think Basic four took slow steps away from Microdata's hardware, but eventually progressed with all their own manufacturing, as well as moving on thru bit slice designs, and eventually microprocessor based systems. I had a friend who worked there in the very early stages of their 68000 systems. All while maintaining the Business Basic compatibility. It is quite interesting to see the photos of the boards, and I am still studying them trying to figure out how much they changed in this design. thanks Jim On 7/13/2015 9:22 PM, dwight wrote: