On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, Mike wrote:
> It's a homebrew (s-100??? mounted on plywood for chriscakes). Thinker toys
> Wunderbuss, 11 slot mb, 2x8" drives, 2x(stringy?)wafer drives, alot of
> wirewrap boards... maybe a punchtape/reader :) !!!
>
> Can anyone give me more/any info on this type of setup??
Sounds like a very cool historic piece. Would make a great centerpiece
for a home computer collection because of its homebrew motif.
The Wunderbuss was an S-100 bus made by George Morrow (Thinker Toys). I
believe it is actively terminated. The 8" drives are in all liklihood
Shugarts (SA800), perhaps anchored by a Thinker Toys Disk Jockey interface
(guessing, since the system includes the Thinker Toys Wunderbuss). The
Stringy floppy drive is the coolest aspect of this machine. It was
introduced around 1979 but didn't last very long due to its poor
reliability. Make sure you get as many wafers with it as you can as those
are rare.
I'd be curious to know what the wirewrap boards are.
Please post an update when you get your hands on it. Sounds like a cool
find.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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