In message <Pine.SGI.3.95.990628081529.14266A-100000_at_world.std.com>, allisonp_at_w
orld.std.com writes:
>On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 blstuart_at_bellsouth.net wrote:
>
>> 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?
Sure. Send me you address and I'll try to make a copy at work
tomorrow.
>> 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.
Ah, that makes sense. I guess after being spoiled by the well
and widely documented Unibus and Q-bus anything less seemed like
they wanted to keep it all to themselves.
Brian
Received on Mon Jun 28 1999 - 21:37:47 BST