Date   : Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:24:21 +0000
From   : afra@... (Phill Harvey-Smith)
Subject: Leicester RCM Show (RM Nimbuses)

Andy Taylor wrote:
> Alex Taylor wrote:
>> Nice to see a mention of a compact Mac. I have a bunch of them
> Mine definitely works. Some pics can be found on flickr. 
> http://bit.ly/3qkJ1i

Ohhh, that's the later one that looks like the later MCA based 286 and 
386 machines (I have one of the 386 ones).

What sort of a keyboard are you using on your machine ? I was lead to 
believe that they where unique to Nimbus 186 machines. I'll have a look 
to see if I have a spare RM keyboard, and if so I'll bring that along.

Looking at your disk controler board, it looks like it *may* be capable 
of being upgraded to run a hard disk, by addition of some extra chips.

Bear in mind though that the interface implemented is SASI, and will 
work with a very select group of early SCSI drives and some SASI->MFM 
bridge boards similar to those that where used on the Master.

I'll bring one of my controlers with me then we can look at the 
feasability of doing this, as far as I know it's all standard LS.

Cheers.

Phill.

-- 
Phill Harvey-Smith, Programmer, Hardware hacker, and general eccentric !

"You can twist perceptions, but reality won't budge" -- Rush.