classiccmp-digest V1 #408

From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Fri Oct 27 20:39:29 2000

From: Jeff Hellige <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>


In a word I was there and did it. Oh, yeah... been there did that too.

Seriously, back then them boxes were not cheap and 8k of ram was
$199 there were a lot of creative hacks and tweeks to make do,
make good or make hot.

Allison



> Then you've got the S-100 bus systems of the mid-late 70's
>where nearly every single one of them was modified to some extent or
>another just due to the fact that it was something that needed to be
>done to get any kind of functionality out of it. Both my homebuilt
>S-100 machine and my SWTPc 6809 were added to over the years.
>Sometimes 'hot rodding' was just the nature of the beast and an
>everyday part of being a computer hobbyist at the time. I don't feel
>that period modifications are any less valid a configuration than a
>fresh factory machine and sometimes even more desirable because of
>how unique they can be.
>
> Jeff
Received on Fri Oct 27 2000 - 20:39:29 BST