I had to yank like heck to get the tapes out so I could clean the heads.
And when I look in I see disintegrated drive pucks :( so I can't load any tapes.
Fun over for now.
I am all ears if there is a way to replace drive pucks.
Saved two more from being junked.
The original owner had to move quick and was just about to junk these systems.
Paid $150.00 each for them and got one set of manuals. These things are loaded with cards too.
Anyone near Orange California that can pick these up I can give you the guys email and maybe you can work a deal out with him. I bought the Imsai but he couldn't lift these.
Otherwise I think he is trashing them.
Well with any luck my new to me Imsai 8080 will be shippping to me today :)
It comes with a disk drive and terminal too which would have been a great deal. The sad thing is the guy is to old to lift the terminal and disk drive so I think he said he is going to junk it :(
He told me he is the...
How come there isn't to many videos up on youtube of the Altair and Imsai running?
Are people afraid to use them or are most of the machines dead to the world now?