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{{ blockquote| Imsai Eight Inch Floppy Disk Drive SubSystem with two Calcomp 142M disk drives}}
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{{ blockquote| Imsai Eight Inch Floppy Disk Drive SubSystem with two Calcomp 142M disk drives. See also [[Imsai 8080]]}}
{{blockquote|'''Wanted to Buy''' Imsai FIF floppy disk controller board set consisting of an FIB & IFM card [http://www.theretrowagon.com/contact/ please contact me]}}
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{{blockquote|'''Wanted to Buy''' Imsai FIF floppy disk controller board set consisting of an FIB & IFM card [http://www.theretrowagon.com/contact/ please contact me] July 2018 '''I acquired a set''' in an ePay purchase. Can you help me restore it to functionality? I now have two Imsai FDD sub systems.}}
{{blockquote|I am looking for manual for Imsai FIF FDC board set}}
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{{blockquote|I am looking for manual for Imsai FIF FDC board set [http://www.theretrowagon.com/contact/ please contact me]}}
  
 
[[File:ComputerWorld Feb 14 1977 Calcomp 142M.JPG|thumb|right|Computerworld February 14, 1977 Calcomp 142M Announcment]]
 
[[File:ComputerWorld Feb 14 1977 Calcomp 142M.JPG|thumb|right|Computerworld February 14, 1977 Calcomp 142M Announcment]]

Latest revision as of 19:02, 29 July 2018

Imsai Floppy Disk

Imsai Eight Inch Floppy Disk Drive SubSystem with two Calcomp 142M disk drives. See also Imsai 8080

Wanted to Buy Imsai FIF floppy disk controller board set consisting of an FIB & IFM card please contact me July 2018 I acquired a set in an ePay purchase. Can you help me restore it to functionality? I now have two Imsai FDD sub systems.

I am looking for manual for Imsai FIF FDC board set please contact me

Computerworld February 14, 1977 Calcomp 142M Announcment

Eight Inch Floppy Disk Drive Sub System.jpg


Gallery


Resources

Found at http://www.autometer.de/unix4fun/z80pack/ftp/imsai/

Other nifty stuff...

Exploration / build notes

  • 1/9/2018 I thought about swapping in some Shugart 8" floppies. Check the width they're to wide even with the perpendicular cabinet support brackets removed. About 1.5mm. Qume Trak 842 drives are not as wide but still to wide.