As a follow up, I did end up purchasing the thing, in order to get the
prerequisite Altos 8200 system board and hard disk controller to mate
with my existing Altos disk. (My disk is the larger sized SA-4008,
contrary to the 1004 I cited earlier). It is indeed a 8000-10 system,
with a Z80 processor.
It is an all-in one unit - the SA-1004 is on the right hand side of the
case, under the system board, and the floppy on the left side. Thus
quite heavy (shipping weight was apparently 72 lbs). I have not yet
disassembled it to check to see if the scrape on the transformer
requires further attention, to deal with the filter capacitors, remove
the useless SA-1004, etc.
So, if anyone needs SA-1004 electronics or other pieces/parts let me
know. :)
JRJ
Did I send you this link?
http://vintagecomputer.net/altos/8000/Altos-8000-pt2_8500_board.pdf
I have the 8000 manual, someone had in the past ask me to scan this part of
it.
b