Local bus schedule

From: allisonp_at_world.std.com <(allisonp_at_world.std.com)>
Date: Mon Jun 28 07:20:17 1999

On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 blstuart_at_bellsouth.net wrote:

> In message <199906271535.AA28999_at_world.std.com>, Allison J Parent writes:
> ><The book also includes a few x to S-100 translator designs.
> >
> >KIM to s100 would be useful.
>
> The book includes the schematics and a brief technical description
> of the KIMSI, a commercial KIM to S-100 product. It's covered in
> Chapter 15, "6502/6800 to S-100 Conversion."

Would it be possible to get a copy of the schematic and minimal text?

> It was open? I could swear I remember a really big stink in
> the DEC press when the BI was introduced. Of course, this
> wouldn't be the first time bit-rot affected my historical
> claims.

It was open but DEC was the sole source for the interface/protocal
chipset. Hence the stink. It' was never actully locked as a few years
later there was both a second source and a "open" spec available. The
fact of the matter is most vendor specific buses tend to be somewat
closed if by virtue of lack of adoption by third parties.

Allison
Received on Mon Jun 28 1999 - 07:20:17 BST