20 Mar
1999
20 Mar
'99
1:48 a.m.
Hello, all:
I've had some interesting correspondance with Tom Fischer, of
Fischer-Frietas. See below...
[ Rich Cini/WUGNET
[ ClubWin!/CW7
[ MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
[ Collector of "classic" computers
[ http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
[ http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/pdp11/
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----- Original Message -----
From: Richard A. Cini, Jr. <rcini(a)email.msn.com>
To: Thomas Fischer <amrock(a)cwo.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 1999 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Pre-history of Digital Research
Tom:
subtile
I have some ambitious plans in
store to satisfy some of the demand for a return to the "feel" of early
microcomputing. Those plans will unravel over the next couple of months
on
That is excellent! In the IMSAI's heyday, I wasn't aware of the
elegance of the S100 machines (I'm 32 now, so I
was about 14 in 1981).
Most
of my computing focus at the time was the micros:
Commodore, Tandy, and
Apple, which is what I used in school.
I didn't become interested in computers that pre-date the micros until
about 3 years ago when I began collecting in earnest. I started with some
of
the micros which I grew-up on, and then expanded to
others, including my
only S100 machine, a Northstar Horizon. My collection still includes many
micros, but also some SBCs, workstations, and a PDP11. I also belong to an
on-line group of collectors who share history, folklore, collecting and
repairing tips for these machines.
FWIW, what I'd like to see is a 25th Anniversary IMSAI 8080 Kit. Price
point: about $500. This would give those of us who have not had the
experience of building a true computer kit the opportunity to do so.
I'll be anxiously watching your site. Good luck.
[ Rich Cini/WUGNET
[ ClubWin!/CW7
[ MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
[ Collector of "classic" computers
[ http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
[ http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/pdp11/
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----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Fischer <amrock(a)cwo.com>
To: Richard A. Cini, Jr. <rcini(a)msn.com>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 1999 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Pre-history of Digital Research
early
At 10:28 PM 3/19/99 -0500, you wrote:
after
> >F-F
> >> owned it? In all that I have read, IMSAI's history ended at F-F.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> [ Rich Cini/WUGNET
> >> [ ClubWin!/CW7
> >> [ MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
> >> [ Collector of "classic" computers
> >> [ http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
> >> [ http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/pdp11/
> (snip)
> Hello Richard,
>
> Nancy and I retreated to Orangevale California (near Sacramento) in Tom:
This is a second try...
(snip)
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Richard A. Cini, Jr. <rcini(a)email.msn.com>
>To: Thomas Fischer <paralegl(a)cwo.com>
>Sent: Friday, March 19, 1999 6:41 PM
>Subject: Re: Pre-history of Digital Research
>
>
>> Tom:
>>
>> I say your post and was intrigued. What ever happened to IMSAI > 1984 to preserve our shrinking assets and enjoy a
more idyllic country
> style life. We continued support and sales until 1986 when my
consulting
> and design talents took me into other ventures.
IMSAI remained dormant
> until a few months ago when the collectability issues and perceived
demand
prompted me to
renew our trademarks and once again consider serious
participation in the retro-computing area. I have some ambitious plans
in
store to satisfy some of the demand for a return
to the "feel" of early
microcomputing. Those plans will unravel over the next couple of months
on
www.imsai.net.
Thank you for your interst and support. Best regards,
-Thomas "Todd" Fischer