Fw: Fw: Pre-history of Digital Research

From: Richard A. Cini, Jr. <rcini_at_email.msn.com>
Date: Sat Mar 20 06:48:34 1999

Hello, all:

    I've had some interesting correspondance with Tom Fischer, of
Fischer-Frietas. See below...

[ Rich Cini/WUGNET
[ ClubWin!/CW7
[ MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
[ Collector of "classic" computers
[ http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
[ http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/pdp11/
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----- Original Message -----
From: Richard A. Cini, Jr. <rcini_at_email.msn.com>
To: Thomas Fischer <amrock_at_cwo.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 1999 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Pre-history of Digital Research


> Tom:
>
> >I have some ambitious plans in
> > store to satisfy some of the demand for a return to the "feel" of early
> > microcomputing. Those plans will unravel over the next couple of months
> on
> > www.imsai.net.
>
> That is excellent! In the IMSAI's heyday, I wasn't aware of the
subtile
> elegance of the S100 machines (I'm 32 now, so I was about 14 in 1981).
Most
> of my computing focus at the time was the micros: Commodore, Tandy, and
> Apple, which is what I used in school.
>
> I didn't become interested in computers that pre-date the micros until
> about 3 years ago when I began collecting in earnest. I started with some
of
> the micros which I grew-up on, and then expanded to others, including my
> only S100 machine, a Northstar Horizon. My collection still includes many
> micros, but also some SBCs, workstations, and a PDP11. I also belong to an
> on-line group of collectors who share history, folklore, collecting and
> repairing tips for these machines.
>
> FWIW, what I'd like to see is a 25th Anniversary IMSAI 8080 Kit. Price
> point: about $500. This would give those of us who have not had the
> experience of building a true computer kit the opportunity to do so.
>
> I'll be anxiously watching your site. Good luck.
>
> [ Rich Cini/WUGNET
> [ ClubWin!/CW7
> [ MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
> [ Collector of "classic" computers
> [ http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
> [ http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/pdp11/
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Thomas Fischer <amrock_at_cwo.com>
> To: Richard A. Cini, Jr. <rcini_at_msn.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 1999 10:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: Pre-history of Digital Research
>
>
> > At 10:28 PM 3/19/99 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Tom:
> > >
> > > This is a second try...
> > (snip)
> >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Richard A. Cini, Jr. <rcini_at_email.msn.com>
> > >To: Thomas Fischer <paralegl_at_cwo.com>
> > >Sent: Friday, March 19, 1999 6:41 PM
> > >Subject: Re: Pre-history of Digital Research
> > >
> > >
> > >> Tom:
> > >>
> > >> I say your post and was intrigued. What ever happened to IMSAI
> after
> > >F-F
> > >> owned it? In all that I have read, IMSAI's history ended at F-F.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks!
> > >>
> > >> [ Rich Cini/WUGNET
> > >> [ ClubWin!/CW7
> > >> [ MCP Windows 95/Windows Networking
> > >> [ Collector of "classic" computers
> > >> [ http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/classiccmp/
> > >> [ http://highgate.comm.sfu.ca/~rcini/pdp11/
> > (snip)
> > Hello Richard,
> >
> > Nancy and I retreated to Orangevale California (near Sacramento) in
early
> > 1984 to preserve our shrinking assets and enjoy a more idyllic country
> > style life. We continued support and sales until 1986 when my
consulting
> > and design talents took me into other ventures. IMSAI remained dormant
> > until a few months ago when the collectability issues and perceived
demand
> > prompted me to renew our trademarks and once again consider serious
> > participation in the retro-computing area. I have some ambitious plans
> in
> > store to satisfy some of the demand for a return to the "feel" of early
> > microcomputing. Those plans will unravel over the next couple of months
> on
> > www.imsai.net.
> >
> > Thank you for your interst and support. Best regards,
> >
> > -Thomas "Todd" Fischer
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Sat Mar 20 1999 - 06:48:34 GMT

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