Andrew / John,
 
please retract this request, I will support the larger group order that 
Neil is arranging.
regards
David Fry

On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 9:25:06 AM UTC, David Fry wrote:

>  Andrew / John
>  
> Please can you include me for one S-100 MS-DOS V2 board in your early 
> batch as mentioned in your post, I don't mind paying more for a lower 
> volume order, please let me know how much to send (UK buyer) and who to.
>  
> regards
> David Fry
>
> On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 2:58:32 AM UTC, monahanz wrote:
>
>>  Back over 2 years ago Andrew and I put together an S100 bus “MSDOS 
>> Support board”.  This board was designed to allow one to run Microsoft’s 
>> MSDOS (V4.10) right out of the box utilizing common hardware/configuration 
>> etc. found in a PC and our 8088/8086/80286 family of CPU boards.
>>
>> The board has proven to be very popular and reliable.  Over 20 boards 
>> were already made and distributed to users.  I decided to add a few small 
>> changes to the board to improve its functionality. We are calling this 
>> board the* “**V2-MSDOS Support Board”*.  The changes include:-
>>
>> *1.  Add a HolTek HT6542 PC keyboard controller chip to allow a MSDOS 
>> keyboard and mouse connection  *
>>
>> *2.  Replace the RTC with a chip that utilizes a separate battery for 
>> future replacements/availability *
>>
>> *3. Optimize the board layout and traces so the overall lengths are 
>> shorter and more reliable*
>>
>> * 4. Remove the S100 bus extra wait state circuit *
>>
>> * 5.  Label the board jumper options on the board better.*
>>
>> A brief description of the V2 board can be found here:-
>>
>>
>> http://s100computers.com/My%20System%20Pages/MSDOS%20Board/MSDOS%20Board.htm#V2
>>   
>> MS_DOS Support
>>
>> (Bottom of the page).
>>
>> It’s unclear what the interest is in people obtaining a “commercial 
>> style” bare board like this. I will definitely be getting 3 for myself. If 
>> you absolutely need one sooner rather than later let Andrew know we can 
>> include you in the early “first batch”.   Otherwise stay tuned for a 
>> later group purchase by (hopefully) a group member that will organize a 
>> larger purchase - at a lower price.
>>
>>

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