In the early 1980's I picked up a micro built around an Intel SIM8-01
development system at an electronics swap meet in Minneapolis. The
enclosure is professionally fabricated in a deep red translucent plastic
case and uses what appears to be one of the earliest SIM boards issued by
Intel. All indications is that it was built in the summer or early fall of
1972. I would like to find out who or what company might have built this
system and for what reason. I have posted a YouTube video showing some of
the features of this computer and a bit of history about it.
You can view the video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG6goCIWCYY
What is also interesting is that the guy that sold me this computer had 3
micros on his table and all were like new and in working condition. They
included this Intel system, an Altair 8800 (factory assembled with serial
#5!), and a beautiful SOL-20. That was a nice little collection for one
individual to have at that time--seems like he was either well connected
in the industry at that time or might have been part of some local R&D
department (CDC, Univac, or Honeywell?) and was helping them clean house!
Let me know if you have ideas or have seen this system before. Thanks!