Browsing old BYTEs - Signetics Instructor 50

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Wed Sep 9 21:23:41 1998

< > While browsing several old BYTE magazines, I came across an ad for
< > Signetics Instructor 50 SBC. Althoug the ad wasn't very good, it looks
< > it could be an SBC style S-100 Altair clone with a hex keypad, display
< > data switches. Sort of an Altair-KIM hybrid (if one can imagine such
< > thing).
<
< There was at least one other SBC like this. I have an Explorer 85 that
< has room for two S-100 slots (mine has one S-100 connector soldered in)
< And I believe my SD Z-80 Starter System SBC can also accomodate an S-10
< board.

As someone with an actively used Netronics Explorer 8085, yes that one
had two s100 slots and a 5 slot extender (level E) as well.

That class of machines was not uncommon. There was a front pannel
replacement with display and keypad (8080 too!) for s100 machines.

Allison
Received on Wed Sep 09 1998 - 21:23:41 BST