Bob,
I've heard something about a prime emulator (to
run primos, premix
etc).. does anyone know any info on where it is and how to get ahold
of it?
Last I talked to Jim, he wasn't doing hobbyist versions any more. :( He
said it was a fair amount of work to produce one, and there wasn't much
interest.
I don't believe I've seen Primix in captivity, though there are
certainly tapes that haven't been read somewhere.
Anyone know of any actual prime hardware out there?
You probably met most of the usual suspects at VCFmw. Ian Primus has a
fair collection. I have a working 5340, plus a 2550 and a 4050 that
need work. I think Jeff Russ had a machine that needed a power supply.
Daiyu Hurst may have a machine that needs work. There are a few other
folks I've talked to about Prime stuff that may or may not have
hardware, including one ex-Prime engineer who had some hard-to-read
cartridge tapes from an EXL.
Computronics still supports a few customers. (!) I think 1st Solutions
has packed it in. There may be a few outfits that support government
machines: not all that long ago, I saw a support price list online that
included a few bits of Prime gear.
I thought you folks had mainly EXL hardware, not 50 Series?
De