simard@loral.UUCP (05/27/84)
I'm thinking of getting a US Robotics modem (don't have a model # yet, but it's the S-100 bus, 300/1200 baud answer/originate type). It's going into an ancient Altair, with an 8080 CPU, which uses certain bus signals differently from Z-80's, particularly MEMR and SOUT, and I am not sure it is compatible with the original S-100 bus with an 8080. Does anyone have any experience with this product in this environment? It is supposed to be IEEE-compatible, but I don't hav a copy of the IEEE spec to compare to my bus (I have heard there are some differences) and US Robotics does not make schematics available, which makes modifying the unit difficult. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Ray Simard Loral Instrumentation, San Diego, CA.