Someone asked me for help with his IMSAI box, including the front panel with
which you've recently done battle. Do you have a schematic available in
some machine-readable form? I'd like to help this guy but it's a bootstrap
situation. Until at least one or two things are functioning, you're working
blind.
If you could send or point me to a machine-readable schematic of this FP,
I'd be better able to encourage this fellow. I'd rather not foist him off
on you.
regards,
Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Sudbrink <bill(a)chipware.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, July 16, 1999 4:05 PM
Subject: IT'S ALIVE! (IMSAI)
I meant to post this Tuesday, but things got busy.
My IMSAI is up with the front panel, CPU and
memory card. I can now reliably do all front
panel operations and can toggle in and run short
programs on either the 8K SRAM or 64K DRAM card
(only one in the box at a time). For those keeping
score:
Replaced all chips on the front panel. All are
now socketed.
Replaced two switches on the front panel.
Routed several traces around burned or otherwise
damaged spots on the front panel.
And... (this is the kicker)
Re-patched the MWRITE circuit. The original (and
incorrect) patch brought the SOUT signal to U25
pin 5. What was actually required at U25 pin 5
was NOT-SOUT.
So next, I suppose, is to get the MIO working
(at least the serial port) so I can get a terminal
on this baby. If anybody has MIO REV.2 schematics,
it might make my life easier. To begin with, all the
chips on this card are socketed. It is a very neatly
and carefully done soldering job. The following chips
are missing: U8, U11, U30 and U34. I can see the
silkscreens for U30 (74LS32) and U34 (8T20), but the
sockets hide the silkscreens for U8 and U11. Does the
absence of these chips simply indicate that one of the
functions of this board is disabled?
Thanks,
Bill Sudbrink