New Member - Intro & Greetings

Hello All,

First post to list. And first post to a Google Groups list. So it's all new.

Steve this way. Another Australian and Amateur Radio chap (VK2SJA). I think the group already has a few of both.

Background: While still a young teen my Father taught me to program in PL/I using "Access Manager" and "Display Manager" on CP/M machines. Later I seem to remember we were using multi-user MP/M. The machines in question were not S100 bus however. I missed out on owning one of these but was quite familiar with the concepts even back then. I did build a Dick Smith System 80 computer kit which had a single solitary S-100 bus connector. Does this count? Probably not. :lol:

The other day I got handed a giant heavy 19" rack mount server case. It's a generic PC case but colossal in size and made of real old school solid metal. Looking at this otherwise unwanted, unloved and discarded case. I got to thinking about how much it reminded me of the original S-100 bus machines. Then a crazy idea started forming about re-cycling the case into a retro S-100 bus machine. One thing led to another and I found myself at http://www.s100computers.com and then on to here.

So while I may well be suitably crazy. It would appear that perhaps I'm not the only one? :-)

Still reading, learning and measuring. If you're a person listed as a PCB supplier at http://n8vem-sbc.pbworks.com/ you may well hear from me soon(ish).

Kind Regards to All, Steve.