Oops, I didn't see Dave's post yet. Dwight
________________________________ From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> on behalf of dwight via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 4:30 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Intel MDS-800 If you only need a single drive and it is single density floppies, you don't need a MSD-800 and a MSD-720 to run the ICE-85. You can use what we call a Series II. It came with a small number of multibus slot. As I recall, we used to run ICE-80s and ICE-85 on a Series II. We may have had the drive boxes as well but I don't recall that much. Dwight ________________________________ From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> on behalf of Mich.com via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 2:06 PM To: Bill Degnan <billdeg...@gmail.com>; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Intel MDS-800 I have a few Intellec MDS Series II development systems. They can host an ICE-85. I’d sell you one. They are VERY heavy. I’m in Michigan. Dave Sent from my iPhone. > On Oct 12, 2021, at 4:51 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > and here are detailed pics of the Shugart jumpers > https://www.vintagecomputer.net/intel/MDS-720/ > > Maybe you could try a set of drives set to be 720's and see if that gets > you going. > > BIll > >> On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 4:50 PM Bill Degnan <billdeg...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Here is an MDS-720. Note the drives inside are Shugart 800 seriers. I >> would think the 800's would be Shugart-compatible if not actually Shugart >> drives inside. >> https://www.vintagecomputer.net/intel/MDS-720/Intel_MDS-720_D1-SN.jpg >> >> On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 4:11 PM Jonathan Chapman via cctalk < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> >>> All, >>> >>> I recently picked up an ICE-85 in-circuit emulator from Jack Rubin >>> (thanks Ian and Connor for ferrying it back!). I thought that the stuff it >>> came with included a Prompt-80 as a controller, but it does not: there's an >>> unrelated Prompt-48 board in the boxes. The ICE-85 came with ISIS control >>> software on 8" diskette. So I guess I'm in the market for an Intel MDS-800. >>> Good luck, right? :P >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Jonathan >>> >>