snuci
Veteran Member
I am the proud owner of a Sol-20! This is my semi-first S-100 computer. My first is a KIM-1 with a KIMSI board that would accept S-100 cards but I didn't really want to mess with that.
Anyway, I was a little disappointed that the cpu was a purple ceramic AMD AM9080ADC. Did these ever come with white C8080s? I'm missing the rear fasteners that apparently are not screws. If anyone can tell me what I can use to replace these, please let me know. It looks to be in great shape. It has the Solus-1 personality module but no other S-100 cards. It came also came complete with a Sanyo VM4092U monitor that fits perfectly with the era.
I don't know if it works because it was dropped off outside and it has some condensation on it from the cold so it waits until tomorrow to see if it works. When asked via email, the owner didn't really answer if it worked or not so I don't hold much hope that it will but you never know... Even if it doesn't work, out of the gate I'm still very impressed and will be asking for help. I have no manuals but have found them online.
This doesn't look like it was built as a kit if soldering was involved. Did the kit come with a bare board and you had to solder components or was it full of sockets that you simply placed the chips into?
Thanks for any help. I am very happy to have this little piece of history.
Anyway, I was a little disappointed that the cpu was a purple ceramic AMD AM9080ADC. Did these ever come with white C8080s? I'm missing the rear fasteners that apparently are not screws. If anyone can tell me what I can use to replace these, please let me know. It looks to be in great shape. It has the Solus-1 personality module but no other S-100 cards. It came also came complete with a Sanyo VM4092U monitor that fits perfectly with the era.
I don't know if it works because it was dropped off outside and it has some condensation on it from the cold so it waits until tomorrow to see if it works. When asked via email, the owner didn't really answer if it worked or not so I don't hold much hope that it will but you never know... Even if it doesn't work, out of the gate I'm still very impressed and will be asking for help. I have no manuals but have found them online.
This doesn't look like it was built as a kit if soldering was involved. Did the kit come with a bare board and you had to solder components or was it full of sockets that you simply placed the chips into?
Thanks for any help. I am very happy to have this little piece of history.