On 01/12/2017 11:19 AM, Sam O'nella wrote: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/85127208@N05/7799377360/in/photostream > Not sure if this URL will share properly but this is one item I'd > love to hear if anyone knows about. Definitely one of my most unusual > prices however I bought it from a fellow collector and he got it from > a friend's pawn shop find so not much on the true origin other than > speculation. I haven't had time to fix it, but even the molecular > connectors for the power are a but unusual. I brought it to our VCF > South/Southwest a few times for showing early Portable computers. >
That brings back some KIM-1 memories! I recall a KIM-fan friend who ordered up a complete KIMSI S-100 adapter, as well as a standard S100 case and PSU from Integrand, complete with 5.25" floppy cutout. I took on the task of helping him out getting the floppy (a Shugart SA400) going. It was a bit of a nightmare with the big power transformer living in the same box. We had to work up some shielding for the drive. --Chuck