Subj : Re: IMS Series 8000 Microcomputer
To   : Abbub
From : mary4
Date : Sat Apr 27 2024 00:52:06

 Ab> Using an IMS International Series 8000 computer to write this. The main 
 Ab> ¨(master) CPU board and memory board (Z80 at 4MHz with 64k of RAM) was
 Ab> built in ¨1979. The two MPU (slave) boards also have Z80s and 64k of
 Ab> RAM, as well as two ¨serial ports. The operating system is TurboDOS,
 Ab> which is a multi-processor     ¨version of CP/M (sort of) that allows
 Ab> the main CPU to share system resources   ¨(hard drives, floppies, etc)
 Ab> among the MPU boards. The MPU boards have two     ¨serial ports, one for
 Ab> connecting terminals to access the operating system, and ¨one that can
 Ab> be used for modems, printers,etc. I'm connected to one via a     
 Ab> ¨terminal and then have the second one connected to TCPSER so I can
 Ab> telnet to   ¨my BBS and send you guys this message. I have, for what
 Ab> it's worth, the second ¨terminal also up and running and am playing The
 Ab> Hitchhiker's Guide to the      ¨Galaxy in the other window. Multi-tasking 
 Ab> 
THATS COOL! :D

--mary4 (Victoria Crenshaw) the 286 enthusiast

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