5 Oct
2005
5 Oct
'05
5:21 a.m.
> Looking for the CP/M boot disk and related
software for
> the original Furguson BigBoard ... Guy I got mine from
> last year has been looking, but so far has come up dry on
> the disks for it (thinks they must have been tossed).
>
> Can anyone provide me with images? (which I will of course
> make available in the archive as well).
Cool! (somebody send it to him, I need the above
too).
I have full schematics and docs with mine, in case you didn't get that
perhaps I should digitize and upload it.
Mine *might* need a BIOS chip. It came from Honeywell in St. Paul,
where they had targeted it at some embedded controller operation where
they had it running a custom BIOS with their code. I got a BIOS image
from someone but thus far STILL haven't powered it up with the
replacement BIOS.
I do have the schematics and docs. Mine has a BIOS chip, although I believe
it was slightly modified for a different terminal (still trying to get the
details) It was a working CP/M system when it was taken out of service -
The guy is looking for the original BIOS ROM which he thinks he still has
(but it might be with the disks). I also have a full set of Micro Cornucopia,
and some of the articals provide useful information - let me know if you
are looking for any details in particular.
I know the BB is very similar to the Xerox 820 ... I have a working 820-II
with system disks ... does anyone know if these might be compatible? I also
know where there is an 820 (original version) close by, but I don't know if
he has disks for it...
If anyone has the original BB disks, I would very much like to obtain an
image of them.
Regards,
Dave
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