Hi there,I recently completed recreations of the Sol Intelligent Terminal and JOLT PCBs and have had a bunch produced if anyone is interested.But the real reason I am writing is I want to tackle a much more difficult project which is the RGS-008, which came out around the time of the Altair and was condemned obsolescence almost immediately following release.I am trying to track down any surviving copies of schematics or documentation. I have already reached out to CHM and a couple other folks but so far actual documentation remains elusive. CHM does have an RGS-008 based on the original wire wrap design, but no schematics.Probably these things are hard to find for a reason, but I thought I might reach out here to see if anyone has any other leads I could possibly follow. I suspect the basic design followed the reference design supplied by Intel, with some modifications. Many thanks and Happy New Year!BradSent from my Galaxy
One of the greatest joys of classic computing was running what you wanted
on your own computer. What has happened in the intervening years? Have
‘software walls’ created a computing environment that benefits software
gate-keepers(owners of computing technology) by monopolizing creativity,
freedom to program and establishing a defacto ‘true ownership’. Will the
future be this or will it be more like the earliest years of
microcomputing?
Murray 🙂
Hey all -
I came across a big box of 12 of these disks which my dad acquired through
work back in the 70s, and squirreled them away in the attic after they had
copied the data. 4 of them have a broken metal access door. I opened one of
the broken ones (in a clean of an environment as possible) to see what was
going on inside. It looks like the door is held on by plastic divets that
have broken off. They might be able to be repaired with small screws. I
have no idea if these are functional or not. I am offering them up for free
for anyone that can use them. I'm willing to ship or you pick up in San
Diego.
Here is a link to photos of them:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wnzqjAtiq44MGU-wDJR-AQdzu-Mkyii8?us…
-Kurt
