9 Jun
2003
9 Jun
'03
12:33 p.m.
"Erik S. Klein" wrote:
And dicey, too. Never know which standard S-100 you have there. Will
it work with MITS, Vector Graphics, Processor Technology, etc.
Which ones?
The three computers seem to be the equivalent of today's generic
you-build-ems. The cases are unmarked. The motherboards are fairly
standard issue from the day (Godbout/Compupro or other generic x-slot
S-100 boards). In a way, I wish they were recognizable items like
Vector, Imsai or whatever, but this way is more exciting, I guess.
The rest of the hardware, including the cards and drives, will be
examined as I find time. I've been house-hunting lately and free time
is at even more of a premium then usual (picture getting up at 6:30,
driving 125+ miles, loading several hundred pounds of gear, driving
back, unloading and then packing the baby and pregnant wife in the car
for a fun-filled day of looking at other peoples homes!)
Some folks are obsessed with golf, others computer hardware; but
everyone
house hunts from time to time. :)
I'm hoping everything settles out in the next few months, but by then
I'll have another baby in the house (hopefully a new house!) and the
feces will once again hit the wind-maker.
Meanwhile, I'm not going to be able to keep all of this stuff so I do
need to figure out what's there and what I do keep then disseminate the
rest of the stuff as needed.
I'm interested in one the S-100 boxes, if you willing to part with one.
We can discuss details off-list if you like.
Eric Chomko (pne.chomko(a)verizon.net)
P.S. I'm trying to sell a house and am working my but off to fix it up!
Erik Klein
www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum
The Vintage Computer Forum
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Eric Chomko
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 6:36 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: New aquisitions
"Erik S. Klein" wrote:
Yesterday I drove about 250 miles (round trip) to get a small
truckload
of old computers and parts. The partial list is
below:
[...]
3 S-100 computers
Which ones?
1 tall rackmount chassis with 2 8" drives
and 1 Hard Drive
1 shorter rackmount chassis with 2 8" drives but no cards
1 shorter rackmount with 1 N* 5.25" and several cards
About 6-10 loose S-100 cards including IMS 8K and 4K RAM, a partial
populated 86/87 card and a few others.
Other machines
Which ones?
1 Heathkit H-19 terminal in good condition
I used to own an H-19.
Eric
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