Re: Apple 1

[Rich Hare <rhare@mich.com>]

Duane Hentrich wrote:
> 
> Perry Dueck wrote:
> > I have that movie on videotape. I just *admire* (sarcasm) those
> > big 8" floppy drives that Matthew Broderick's character had to
> > use with his IMSAI microcomputer..heh heh heh.  :)
> 
> Yep, The Calcomp 'pizza ovens' were quite the rage back then. They
> were the hottest things around. The interface was a two board set
> centered around an 8080 (yes, the same as on the the processor board).
> It was their 'Intelligent Controller". I remember the day we got the
> PerSci 8" drives in for evaluation. 2 floppy slots in less volume than
> a single Calcomp *and* they sucked the floppy right out of your hand
> when inserted. Floppies were ejected by software command or by pushing
> the button on the front of the drive. Pure sex.
> 
> Until the 5 1/4 drives came out. Did anybody ever call those things
> anything but 'cute!'?

Remember the ads:  "Be happy - go floppy!"