Info needed: Eagle AVL S-100 computer

From: Innfogra_at_aol.com <(Innfogra_at_aol.com)>
Date: Sat Feb 5 03:12:53 2000

Joe;

I would ignore the AVL. Does anyone know if Eagle made a S100 computer? My
bet is the computer is a generic S100 used to run multiple serial ports.
However they could be custom controllers.

AVL makes slide projector controllers for large slide shows. This sounds like
a very early controller. What are the outputs on the AV cards? Could they
conceivably drive Kodak Ektamatic or Carousel slide projectors? Slide
projectors use 2, 5 or 7 wire/pin connectors. Some AVLs will control up to 12
slide projectors, usually in multiple of 3s (i.e., 3, 6, 9 or 12 projectors).
 Two of the wires control the power up and down on the light bulbs. If they
did this directly there would have to be some serious power dissipation. AVL
was an early adopter of computers.

If I remember right Eagle made S100 computers before their crossover clones.

This is my guess.
Paxton
Received on Sat Feb 05 2000 - 03:12:53 GMT