Subj : IMS Series 8000 Microcomputer
To   : Abbub
From : AKAcastor
Date : Mon Apr 29 2024 17:09:38

 A> it's the first computer I every wrote a program on. My dad's radio 
 A> station in the early 1980s used one and when he'd go up 
 A> after hours to work (he was the main engineer as well 
 A> as the owner) he'd take me with, park me in front of a 
 A> terminal, and let me write programs with Microsoft BASIC and it's compiler.

Great opportunity for computer time!

Did you ever type in programs from the 'learn to program' books aimed at kids? They may have come along just a bit too late for you.  I remember borrowing them from the library in the late 80s when I was learning on Apple ][ in elementary school and a Tandy 1000 at home.  By the late 80s the books started to feel dated (but I still enjoyed them a lot).

These may be from after the time period you're referring to - and are targeting home computers, but a lot of it was fairly generic BASIC - but anyway I thought I'd share a link to download Usborne 1980s Computer Books:
https://usborne.com/ca_en/books/computer-and-coding-books

 A> I've been working since March to get it running again. 
 A> 74x logic chip issues, incomplete documentation issues, 
 A> getting it to work with GOTEKs (since I don't have a 8" 
 A> floppy), and learning the operating system, of which 
 A> there's SCANT knowledge of on the internet.  

That is a complex project - lots of pieces to sort out before it all works together.  Is it all working pretty smooth now, or is there more to sort out?

 A> Fortunately, there's one guy on teh vcfed forums who 
 A> seems to know the systems really well, and he's been a huge help.

And it's great that there's now another person who knows the system too!  Great work!


Chris/akacastor

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