I have a weird question. Could a Northstar MPU-A be used in a normal S100 bus
chassis with other cards to provide console, disk, i/o, memory functions?
If no, why not?
If yes, what issues can arise from doing this?
The reason I ask is that I have a nice clean empty TEI chassis, a Northstar CPU
cards, some memory boards, an SMB multifunction i/o card and a Disk Jockey
2D. I'm sure the thing would end up being fairly weird, but I don't care
about
that.
Just exploring ideas for misc hardware sitting around my basement.
Anthony Clifton
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According to my Horizon manual, "... can be used in any standard S-100 bus
computer and will operate in conjunction with nearly all other S-100 bus
boards." If you need docs or a schematic let me know. I have used a Morrow
DJ2 with my Horizon quite successfully.
Bob Stek
bobstek(a)ix.netcom.com
Saver of Lost SOLs (and a Horizon or two)
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Subject: Northstar CPU Card in Regular S100 Bus?
I have a weird question. Could a Northstar MPU-A be used in a normal S100
bus
chassis with other cards to provide console, disk, i/o, memory functions?
If no, why not?
If yes, what issues can arise from doing this?
The reason I ask is that I have a nice clean empty TEI chassis, a Northstar
CPU
cards, some memory boards, an SMB multifunction i/o card and a Disk Jockey
2D. I'm sure the thing would end up being fairly weird, but I don't care
about
that.
Just exploring ideas for misc hardware sitting around my basement.
Anthony Clifton