I have the version labeled "Olson 8080" with full front panel (toggles and blinkenlights!). Too cute to sell. :)
On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 7:44 AM, Systems Glitch via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Whats the big deal with that? Its no more significant than a Compupro > chassis or a Integrand box in the S100 realm. > > I just like the size and configuration. I've been looking for one for a > while, it seems they were sort of common at one point. They were > whitelabeled by Bell & Howell (educational system) and Olson. I had a > "cheap attack" a few years ago on one with the full front panel and have > been looking for one for a decent price since then. > > I have a similarly sized TEI chassis, but it uses a Constant Voltage > Transformer in the power supply, and it's *very* loud. Louder than my > CompuPro's CVT. I suspect it has a loose lamination or something. > > > If thats rare then the BYT-8 boards must be worth a bundle. > > The BYT-8 MPU board is pretty common, I don't know if it was sold as a > separate product or what. I've had three, plus two bare, unassembled > boards. The 1/2K RAM board seems to be rare (I know of one in a Bell & > Howell system). > > Thanks, > Jonathan >