Chuck McManis wrote: Back when I was an impoverished student, I used to go to the local Radio Shack every few weeks to see if they had gotten an 8080A in stock. Never did get one, or build an S-100 machine like I wanted.

I have 9918A's around here, but no 9918's. Unfortunately I don't have any DEC cables. I do have a number of similiar TI 990 serial cables, but I'll most likely be needing them. I am looking for V9938, V9958, and other MSX II+ video chips.

jbdigriz. 

In the early 1980s in the UK, Tandy (Radio Shack) sold off a lot of chips in what they called 'Treasure Bags'. These were bags of mixed ICs, but the contents were listed in the monthly sales flyers that just about everyone over here got sent. One bag (I remember it cost something like \pounds 4.95) contained an 8080A, 8224 clock generator, 8255, 8251, a few edge connectors, and a few other parts that I've forgotten. All with data sheets. I bought at least one (and some of the other bags -- one was a _lot_ of LS TTL). The 8255 and 8251 went into a couple of homebrew projects. I think I still have the 8080A unused somewhere, though. I'm keeping it as a spare for some of the stuff I have here with that processor. -tony