iPDS questions - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

8 Dec 2001

In a message dated 12/8/01 7:23:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
healyzh(a)aracnet.com writes:

...
  I just found a working iPDS system, complete
 with documentation and some software.  Unfortunately I don't think a lot of
 it is still readable.  I did get the system to boot and pass all
 diagnostics.

 I know nothing about these beasties, from looking at the doc's it's
 obviously i8085 based with 64k RAM.  It's got a single 5 1/4" floppy, and
 it's in a case slightly smaller than a Kaypro II.  In the area behind the
 CRT is a storage area for two pods that each handle two different sizes of
 PROMs, these plug into a hole in the right side of the case.

Hi Zane;

Nice find.

I just dug out a couple iPDSs out of my storage locker that I am getting 
ready for sale.  I may be interested in some copies of the documentation. I 
also have some disks but have not checked their condition.

You are right that they are 8085 systems. Besides EPROM programmers there was 
also an EMV 51 emulator pod for IIRC debugging the 8051. There are also 
external floppy disk drives that daisy chain to it.

It also ran CPM. I believe Fred's Xenocopy program will copy diskettes for 
it. IIRC they are standard 360K DSDD drives.

Paxton
Astoria, OR