MPX-16 (Was: BS about "changes in cost of cheapest machines" - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

8 Mar 2013

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On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 11:59 AM PST Chuck Guzis wrote:

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 On 03/07/2013 11:34 PM, Chris Tofu wrote:

  Okay, I've got the schematics for the
Explorer 88/PC (Netronics R&D, New
 LItchfield, Conn), which uses an 8250 for async, has a separate keyboard
 and cassette interface.  No video as far as I can tell.

   Would you consider sharing these with your down trodden brothers in the community
who've had to go without? 
Google Is Your Friend.  Look at the ad on page 4 of this PDF:

http://www.thecomputerarchive.com/archive/Magazines/Kilobaud%20Microcomputi…

Netronics marketed a variety of kits--the original Explorer, which I believe was a Z80
box, the Explorer 85, which was an 8085 box and the Explorer 88/PC.  Looking at the prices
is somewhat germane to the original topic.  Can you imagine spending $250 for a floppy
controller card or $300 for a keyboard?

Marcus has some "Blue Seed" stuff on his site:

http://maben.homeip.net/static/S100/IBM/5150%20PC/blue%20seed%20IBM%20Mothe…

--Chuck 
 I'll check it out. Thanks for getting back. So many find my "condition"
offensive. A lot of people indeed do have a problem with people's problems. I'm
doing my best to address the logorreah (and my poor spelling). But Hashem it's not
like it's halitosis! I feel so isolated.  As long as Top Gunner doesn't consign me
to the iggy bin I feel I'm making progress.
 I have a lot of interest in sbc's. I wish I knew how to better research them, in
particular the quasi mythical millions of 80186/80188 based embedded controllers. I walked
into a place in Bohemia Long Island many years ago and they were manufacturing just that.
Apparently a great many small companies were doing just that -