This is just fantastic! You did a great job, I hope I'll be able to build something at least half as awesome as this (but hopefully, working on the same level ;-) ).
On Monday, March 3, 2014 2:57:57 PM UTC+1, David Fry wrote: > > Hi all, > > 8 months after my first contact/enquiry to John Monahan regarding building > a S100 computer I now have the hardware up and running as far as the Z80 > monitor. > > The boards currently build and fitted are:- > S100 V2 Z80 CPU card (running at 6mhz at the moment) > S100 V1 RAM&ROM card > S100 V2 IDE Interface card > S100 V1 Console I/O card > S100 V2 Bus extender card (just for the reset button) > > The main power supply rails are switch mode (+8v, +16v, -16v) with > secondary linear regulators (+5v, +12v) to power the onboard hard > disk/floppy drive. > The outer case metalwork (extruded sides & aluminium base) was purchased > from http://www.modushop.biz/ecommerce/index_l2.php > it's essentially case metalwork for audio/hifi projects but I liked the > idea of sliding the power supply modules & disk drives into the 'T' slotted > sides and it allows me to change my mind on drives etc... over time. > > The 10 slot active terminated backplane came from Herb Johnson > (Retrotechnology.com) > > I have uploaded a couple of pictures to the N8VEM workspace to > encourage others who are still working on their first S100 system > > http://n8vem-sbc.pbworks.com/w/browse/#view=ViewFolder¶m=David%20Fry > > I'd like to thank both John and Andrew for the hours of fun so far in > putting this system together, i'm sure it's not all going to be plain > sailing though which brings me to my first question. > > I have noticed in the Z80 monitor (v5.02) that once the screen is filled > with characters and starts to scroll the cursor prompt disappears !!, the > monitor still responds to commands though and all functionality otherwise > seems fine. Can anyone else replicate/confirm this, it's not a biggie but > thought I would mention it. > > Now I'm off to try and burn the IDE diagnostic test utility onto an EEPROM > to check out the IDE board before working out how to get CP/M 3 up and > running. > > regards and happy soldering > > David Fry > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "N8VEM-S100" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
