S-100 power supply voltage ranges

[bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca]

Andrew Lynch wrote:

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> Hi Chuck!  Yes, the S-100 crates I have at home all use +8V and 18V/-16V
> rails from the linear power supplies.  I understand where the power standard
> came from and agree the standard values would be the ideal solution.
> However I am working on a low cost small S-100 backplane project and I'd
> like to know what flexibility I have with regards to power supplies in order
> to keep costs low.  
> Andrew Lynch
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What would be the use of this small S-100 system? 8 or 16 bit cpu's?
The best option might be 4 slots , with the basic Z80 cpu, memory and
I/O on the mother board.
Ben