Howdy folks,
I'm just about in the final stretch of my Altair 8800 restoration (more
like a total re-construction..) and there are a couple of parts that I
obviously need to pick-up.
FYI, this is a 'to factory' restoration, so the 8800 is going back to where
it was when it was built from a kit. This isn't totally true, as this
particular unit was later fitted with the "B" power supply and that will
remain. It's obviously far superior to the "A" version and I don't have
any
of the A PSU parts.
First off, I need a static RAM board for it. Ideally, I'd like a 1K or 4K
MITS part.. but any +small capacity+ static board will probably fit the
bill, particularly if it's has hand-drawn traces and is built on the
clear-whitish board material as is the Processor board. I'm not sure what
to call this color or type of board.. so please chime-in.
Secondly, I'm thinking really hard about replacing the motherboard (or as
MITS called it the 'expansion board'). As it sits, it has a Processor Tech.
MB-1 16 (!!) slot board that's going to look a little silly with only two
or maybe three cards plugged in it. Does anyone have an original 2 or
4-slot mainboard, or even a 3rd party board that's not so dang huge?
So to this end, I have a few items to trade if that would work. There's a
64K (max 256K) dynamic RAM board, a Z-80 board, a floppy disk controller
board, what looks like an RS-232 board, and a couple other minor items. All
parts are in great shape, look ready to run.
TIA for any and all help. Feel free to contact me off-list to work out
deals.
-Bill
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