Imsai 8080 - IMSAI 8080 Hardware Features

IMSAI 8080 System
Hardware Features
IMSAI 8080 HARDWARE FEATURES
Flat cable interconnection used throughout.
Absolute minimum point-to-point wiring.
Front panel has programmed output port with LED indicators.
Front panel has large easy-to-use paddle handle switches.
Front panel legends are produced photographically and mounted
behind acrylic panel for protection.
Front panel has filler to increase contrast of LED indicators.
Long-life LEDs used throughout.
Front panel circuit designed so that one-shot timing links
are non-critical.
No point-to-point wiring to connect or disconnect front panel
to or from system.
Attractive custom designed cabinet and panel.
Rackmount cabinet available as special option.
Cabinet designed to facilitate customizing front panel.
Sturdy card cage construction.
Room for 22 cards.
Power supply subchassis with high-current transformer and
computer-grade electrolytic capacitors.
Heavy duty power supply supplies power sufficient for a full
complement of cards (28 amps, up to 500 watts).
Straight-through back plane wiring. No special purpose slots.
Front panel plugs into any slot to operate machine.
Double-sided printed circuit boards with plated-through holes
and solder mask.
All board contact fingers are gold-plated over nickel.
PC board material is glass-fiber-reinforced epoxy laminate.
On-board power regulation. Power is regulated by integrated
circuit regulators with thermal current limits.
Tantalum board decoupling capacitors. Ample .luf disk ceramic
power decoupling capacitors.
Designed with latest LSI and MSI components. Package count
minimized.
Heavy current tri-state bus drivers used throughout the system.
System designed from initial concept for multi-processor, shared
memory options.