10 May
2000
10 May
'00
12:12 a.m.
On Tue, May 09, 2000 at 08:36:14PM -0700, foo wrote:
See http://www.imsai.net and click on the IMSAI Series
Two link.
Note that the IMSAI Series Two is still vaporware at this point, even though
the web page makes it sound real. Todd Fischer says they're working out
some kinks and shooting for early summer.
They're also low on sheet metal right now but it's coming. I'm looking
forward to completing the IMSAI I bought a couple of years ago for $25
(including a free VT78 with a bad PSU), and then NOT selling it on eBay!!!!!
I *love* the idea of someone selling new S100 machines in this day and age!
The idea of deriving the unregulated S100 PS voltages from a regular PC PSU
using DC:DC converters is a bit scary, but I guess anything is possible if you
use fat enough caps in a charge pump. If they're serious about using PCish
keyboard/video stuff then the BIOS is going to have to be quite something,
unless they've got an 8051 or something to help with terminal emulation.
John Wilson
D Bit