Zilog System 8000

Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:13:40 +0200 From: lehmann at ans-netz.de To: classiccmp at classiccmp.org Subject: Zilog System 8000 Hi, its me and my S8000 again ;) One year ago I managed to get my hands on a S8000 which was in a kinda bad shape. I made the repairs I was able to do (fixed all 3 PSUs, build a complete new frontpanel, fixed cut wires). But I'm still looking for parts which are missing in that sytem: - harddisk - a harddisk with a SA1000 interface as well as a so called "FINCH adapter board" used by Zilog to attach this harddisk to the WDC controler. It was probably called "FINCH" because the shipped SA1000 harddisk was probably a CDC 9410 Finch, 8", 32MB harddisk. Some websites lists the 9410 drive as a SMD drive so I'm not sure about this. - a harddisk with a SMD interface - but then I would also need the SMD interface adaptor for the S8000 - there was also a "mini-WDC" adapter which implemented a ST506 interface for this I would have harddisks... This was used only in later S8000 Plus models. - tape drive - the original one was probably a DEI drive. It should have been a QIC-02/36 type with four tracks and a fixed head (not like the 60MB drives). - tape cartridges - still looking for the diagnostic and the OS cartridges.... - any other hardware ;) - Paxton Hoag responded 2008 on the list that he saved a whole set of S8000 boards when the original machine went to scrap - but unfortunally he never responded back lately :( If someone is interested in pics of my S8000 - they can be found here: http://pics.pofo.de/gallery/v/S8000 -- Oliver Lehmann http://www.pofo.de/ http://wishlist.ans-netz.de/