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*[[:File:05 CPM Interface Guide 1976.pdf|CPM Interface Guide 1976]]
 
*[[:File:05 CPM Interface Guide 1976.pdf|CPM Interface Guide 1976]]
 
*[[:File:00 IMSAI Floppy Disk Operating System DOS-A Mar77.pdf|IMSAI Floppy Disk Operating System DOS-A Mar77]]
 
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*[[:File:IMSAI User Manual.pdf|Imsai 8080 MicroCompputer System User Manual]]
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Purchased from Herb Johnson [http://www.retrotechnology.com/ www.retrotechnology.com]
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*[[:File:IMSAI FDS Users.pdf|IMSAI FDS Users]]
 
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*[[:File:Imsai diskette sys ref.pdf|Imsai diskette sys ref]]
 
*[[:File:Imsai diskette sys ref.pdf|Imsai diskette sys ref]]
 
*[[:File:Calcomp 140 OEM Manual.pdf|Calcomp 140 OEM Manual]]
 
*[[:File:Calcomp 140 OEM Manual.pdf|Calcomp 140 OEM Manual]]
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===Schematics===
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I believe these came from Josh and/or other members of the S100computers Google group.
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*[[:File:IMSAI Schematics.pdf|Several IMSAI Schematics on a single .PDF]]
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*[[:File:IMSAI CPA.pdf|IMSAI CPA]] from Josh Bensadon
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*[[:File:IMSAI MPU.pdf|IMSAI MPU]]
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*[[:File:IMSAI RAM.pdf|IMSAI RAM]]
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==September 2018 S-100 Prius Road Trip==
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{{Blockquote|Huh? Prius road trip? I'm documenting some hardware I got on a road trip. And some forensics to try and use some parts in other projects.}}
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===Parallel ASCII Keyboard===
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File:Processor Technology 3PplusS IO Top.jpg
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Looking at the edge connector and the DB25 and header connector note that the two wires were connected to the Processor Technology header. I assume for DC voltage. I put some blue ink on one of the insulators so I could chase it in the details, I noticed that one wire is red striped although it was in the middle of a ribbon cable.
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[[Processor Technology 3P+S, I/O Rev a]] on this wiki
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Latest revision as of 15:25, 17 September 2024

Imsai 8080 S-100 computer. The original on top, and retrofitted with a hexadecimal front panel from Wameco on the bottom (Dad's Imsai)

See also; Imsai Floppy Disk

The Money Shot

The Money Shot as in how way to much money I spent to get these drives and the FIF FDC set. I now have four of the Calcomp floppy disk drives and an FIF FDC. Get ready, set - restore!

Imsai Full Stack.jpg

Dad's Imsai

This was my dad's computer. I recently rebuilt the power supply of dads original, I bought another Imsai computer off ebay to house the Wameco hexadecimal display front panel. I sent both of these front panels out to System Glitch for repair. I did the mechanical reinforcement of the switches on the Wameco FP1.

Archive.Org Byte Magazine Volume 02 Number 07 - Model Railroads
Archive.Org Byte Magazine Volume 00 Number 10 - The Game of LIFE in Color

Images

TwoImsaiS-100BinaryAndHexadecimalFrontPanels.jpg

Pictured with original 8080 CPU card, an unknow manufacturer 8k RAM board and Martin Eberhard's post era 88-2SIOJP I/O and EPROM board.

Imsai 8080 Top View.jpg


FIF / VIO evaluation - restoration

I paid entirely to much on ePay for an Imsai 8080 but included FIF FDC board set with both the IFM and FIB boards as well as the interconnect ribbon cable and the ribbon cable to the drive enclosure. It came with an Imsai eight inch FDD cabinet with identical drives to the set I already have Imsai Floppy Disk

See also; Imsai Floppy Disk

VIO

Udo Monk has a very nice video z80 pack simulation of the VIO

  • VIO front

  • VIO rear

FIF

  • FIB Front

  • FIB Rear

  • IFM Front

  • IFM Rear

SIO

  • SIO Rev 3 Front.jpg
  • SIO Rev 3 Rear.jpg
  • Imsai SIO Suggested Settings.png
  • ImsaiSioPorts.jpg

SIO test echo code

  
; jsio.asm jha 8/2/2018 testing sio
; https://wiki.theretrowagon.com/wiki/Imsai_8080
; Originally from a Monitor program code by John Garza hence the EQUates
; http://jgarza.sdf.org/files/M72.ASM
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; Important init code from VCF forums
; handy VCF threads for configuration
; http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?64964-Imsai-FIF-FDC-project
; http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?37137-How-to-get-output-from-SIO-with-Intel-8251A-USART
; 
; uses a straight through cable.

;------------------
;IMSAI 8080 EQUATES

LEDS	equ	0FFh	;IMSAI front panel output LEDs (top left)
SWCH	equ	0FFh	;IMSAI front panel input switches (left)

; channel a
;TTS     equ     03h     ;SIO channel A command port
;TTI     equ     02h     ;SIO channel A data port (yes input=output)
;TTO     equ     02h     ;SIO channel A data port

; channel b
TTS     equ     05h     ;SIO channel B command port
TTI     equ     04h     ;SIO channel B data port (yes input=output)
TTO     equ     04h     ;SIO channel B data port

TTYDA   equ     02h     ;tty data available (ready to receive?) 
TTYTR   equ     01h     ;tty terminal ready (ready to transmit?)

    org 0100h
init:
    mvi a,0    
    out TTS
    out TTS
    out TTS
    mvi a,040h
    out TTS
    mvi a,04eh  ; 8,1,n
    out TTS
    mvi a,037h
    out TTS

inout:               ; loop read from serial, write it to serial. Serial terminal echo.
    in TTS
    ani TTYDA        ; DATA available?
    jz inout
io1:
    in TTS
ani TTYTR           ; ready to receive?
    jz io1
    in TTO          ; read character
    out TTO         ; write
    jmp inout       ; repeat
    end

MIO

  • MIO Rev 2 Front.jpg
  • MIO Rev 2 Rear.jpg

Not pictured

  • (2) Vector Graphic 16k static RAM vev 1
  • Microbyte Memory M32KSS Rev a 32k RAM
  • Potomac Micro-Magic Inc. MM-103 Modem (Base port address C0)

ImageDisk

See Imagedisk page on this system for notes on my imagedisk usage to create boot media.

Resources

Manuals

Found at http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/imsai/

Purchased August 2018

Purchased from Herb Johnson www.retrotechnology.com

Schematics

I believe these came from Josh and/or other members of the S100computers Google group.

September 2018 S-100 Prius Road Trip

Huh? Prius road trip? I'm documenting some hardware I got on a road trip. And some forensics to try and use some parts in other projects.

Parallel ASCII Keyboard

  • Parallel ASCII Keyboard.jpg
  • Processor Technology 3PplusS IO Top.jpg
  • Processor Technology 3PplusS IO Bottom.jpg
  • Processor Technology 3PplusS IO Left Header Connector Detail.jpg
  • Solid State Music VB3 Parallel Port Header Detail.jpg
  • DB25 Detail.jpg

Looking at the edge connector and the DB25 and header connector note that the two wires were connected to the Processor Technology header. I assume for DC voltage. I put some blue ink on one of the insulators so I could chase it in the details, I noticed that one wire is red striped although it was in the middle of a ribbon cable.

Processor Technology 3P+S, I/O Rev a on this wiki

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