Because the 'new' Imsai is not an S-100 machine?
Ben Franchuk wrote:
> jpero_at_sympatico.ca wrote:
> > That $2K for Imsai is the supply and demand fostered by clueless but
> > greedy people who wanted to make this a collection stuff as a cash
> > cow than simply using it and fixing it and play with it, that
> > latter is amirable, former is frowned upon. Also Imsai is buggy and
> > botched up box. There's better built and properly designed S-100
> > boxens to play with.
> >
>
> Well the whole S-100 bus was a mess for the longest time.
>
> As reminder IMSAI is back in business at http://www.imsai.net/
> Here you can get parts for your classic 8080 computer or
> a new 20MHZ Z80 S-100 bus computer for around $1K. Why pay $2k
> for a 2 MHZ 8080 when you can get a 20 MHZ version for half the
> price. :)
> Ben Franchuk.
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Received on Mon Nov 19 2001 - 21:00:30 GMT