This page last updated July 15 2010.
This Web page describes the Multibus I resources I have, mostly manuals and Multbus I cards, card cages. Other information including resources other people have, can be found at this linked page. My general Web page for Multibus, VMEbus and STDbus items is on the linked page. To email @ me for details or to order, check my ordering page.
My understanding is that Intel sold their rights and licenses for Multibus I and Intel's Multibus I products. For the history of Intel's Multibus license holders, check my early Intel history page.
I have a part number list of old Intel manuals. Follow this link for the .doc file.
As of 2008 I have a working Multibus I system. Check this linked Web page for specifics.
cage 1 (4) Matrox rgb-256 ram buffer? 4116 16 chips, 1980 LeCroy 3500-7 rev b, rom board, 2716's, 1984 Interphase corp SMD 2180; SMD disk controller? with Intel 8x300 chip. (3) Interphase corp,"disk cont/16K RAM", FDC 1680,floppy disk controller. WD1771 fdc chip custom card, z80 chip set (CPU PIO SIO DMA), FDC, ROM RAM. All wire wrap. "Decision Systems". two, Matrox MSBC 2480. 1979. video 24 X 80 text card? Sun related Bridge Communications IECM, PWA 06-0021-02 rev 01. Probably Ethernet. has 68000/10 processor, RAM, AM7990CD/60 chip, 16-pin and 26-pin connector.
--may be related to Bridge Communication CS/1 or CS/100 products. Board dated early 1986. OMNIBYTE OB68K1A, 68000 single board with ROM, serial, parallel
--manual is here Sun Microsystems card, 270-1003-06, rev A with AMD Z8530 UART, RAM, DB-9 connector. box 1 Computer Products Corp. RIMFIRE, disk/tape card Ziatech ZT80 rev c, 8080 card 1980 Heurikon MLZ-91 rev 2, z80 chip set, ZRAID Data Technology Corp DTC Multibus host adapter 003-00002 rev E, 003-0003 rev 4 ---Probably SCSI or SASI, has 50-pin connector. (2) Matrox Corp. FG01 (frame grabber?) w/TRW chip bit3 Bit 3 RAM/ROM/I-O p/n 8001-6001 rev 04. is it a bus extender? Old Intel Intel Memory Systems 05-0471-002 rev 01 Intel 16K X 8/450 RAM module. p/n 0100-1125-AC Intel MDS-800 card? Intel communications expansion board, 100-1197-04, 4 X 8251 USARTs, from 1977. Also a MDS-800 card? Also: three Sygnetron ACE processor cards. P/N 12D107 8085 processor with 1Kb RAM, 2732 (4Kb ROM), serial, parallel. Have three cards, two tagged as bad or problems. THESE ARE NOT MULTIBUS but they are about the same size, with a 72-pin edge connector.
this cage and power supplyare from Monolithic Systems. Seven slot Multibus card cage with backplane, no P2 bus. Also corresponding power supply, open frame (not switching) type. Pulled untested. These are rack mount, not deep so you can mount cage in front and powersupply in back. We may keep this for use so we won't give this away. Ask about a quote otherwise.
I have these documents. Good photocopies are available from me for a modest fee, contact me for details.
Intel 8008 and 8080 PL/M Programming manual, Rev A. dated 1975. 70 pgs. May be related to PL/M 3.x.
(as PDF files) 98-00300-04 plm 80 isis II compiler operator manual, V4?
98-00268B plm 80 programming manual, V4?
Intel EPROM Applications Manual, Sept 1980. Articles and ap notes on 2708, 2716, 2732, 2764 from 1979 and 1980, including design issues.
142648-001 Intel SBC 80/24 Single Board Computer Hard. Ref, 146 pgs
143153-001 Intel SBC 86/05 Single Board Computer Hard Ref, 110 pgs
9800450-02 Intel iSBC 534 Four Channel Comm Exp. Board Hwd Ref 86 pgs
165-A50-0411 Matrox BW-Alpha Video Controller, 64 pgs
NEC BP-0200 (16K Battery backed RAM), 50 pgs
Datacube Vide Graphics Model VG-120 and VG-220 User Man, 80 pgs
Data Systems Design (DSD) 5215 Disk Controller, 76 pgs
For my reference, these were acquired in 2004.
Analog devices RTI-1200 real time interface users guide 110 pgs 7/1977
Computer Products Corp RIMFIRE 38 disk controller, 1980, 36 pgs
Heurikon Corp manuals:
mlz-91A users manual (copy),165 pgs
zraid-91 manual with CP/M support Apr 81 45 pgs
mlz-91 schematics 40 pgs
MLMZ-80 system manual copy 1978 25 pgs
Heurikon product guide 8 pgs 1984
Heurikon Corp & Green Hills Software USer's manual for
C-68000 (48 pgs) Pascal-68000 30 pgs Fortran 31 pgs, 1987
also portable F77, I/O library 71 pgs, AS Assembler 16 pgs
Intel iSBC 534 four channel communications expansion board
hardware reference manual, 1977, 60 pgs
Intel iSBC 86/12 Hardware Reference Manual, 1978, 115 pgs
Interphase Corp. FDC 1680 and FDC 480 Floppy disk controller Users
guide, 22 pgs
Matrox MECS RGB-Alpha Video controller, prelim, 62 pgs
includes Hitachi HD46505SP video chip
National Semiconducor Series/80 BLC 8534 8538 4 & 8 channel comm
expansion boards, 1978, 50 pgs
Ziatech ZT80 manual, June 1980, GPIB controller,150 pgs
ZIatech product manual, 12 pgs, 1986
Zendex ZX-4DD flexible diskette Controller hardware reference
manual, ZX98-201. 1979, 52 pgs
For my reference, these were acquired in 2004.
Intel MCS-8086/88 Microcomputer training Course student notebook, 1979, 400 pgs Intel SDK-86 System design kit User's guide, 1978, schematics, 150 pgs Intel SDK-8g MSC-86 System design kit assembly manual, 46 pgs (put together instructions, not assembly language) Intel MSC Basic-52 User's manual, 1986, 216 pgs
From the beginning of Intel, they published "handbooks" documenting chips, software, and hardware. These were softbound books about 8 inches by 5 inches; a common format in the 1970's and 80's before the Web and CD-ROM's. I have a collection of these from Intel from that period. As time permits I'll list them here and try to provide some details. Some of these may duplicate component data sheets which were also published in 8.5 X 11 inch format.
My terms for photocopying these is that I'll provide one of two formats. Either two 8 X 5 pages per 8 X 11 sheet; or enlarged each 8 X 5 page to 8 X 11 size. The cost will be PER PAGE "PRINTED". So the two half-sized pages on one sheet count as one page, the two half-sized pages on TWO sheets counts as TWO pages. Contact me for prices.
Intel 1986 Microcontroller Handbook;
Data sheets, design information, instruction sets.
Just for the processors, not the chip sets. The processors are the 8096 family,
the 8051 family, the 8048 family, RUPI (8044) family. Also design notes.
Intel Memory Components Handbook, 1987
Static RAM data sheets (2114, 2115, 2125, 2147, etc.)
EPROM data sheets (2732, 64, 128, etc.) and Ap Notes and articles.
some EEPROMS 2817, 2864
Intel 1987 Microprocessor and peripheral Handbook Vol II - peripheral
some LSI chips like the 8203, 8206, 8207 memory controllers;
peripherals lie the 8231, 8253, 8254, other 82XX chips
8272 and 82072 floppy controllers
82064 Winchester controoller
8241, 8243 slave microcontrollers
8275 8276 CRT controller
82716 82730 82786 graphics coprocessors
Intel 1987 Microprocessor and peripheral Handbook Vol I - microprocessor
8086, 8088 data sheets; same for 80386, 80286
corresponding coprocessors, clock chips, DMA controllers.
Intel 1986 OEM Systems Handbook
Included in the handbook are chapters on iRMX which total 70 pgs.
Provides information and (Intel) references to operating system, languages,
system calls. Not a detailed reference but a good place to start. Document numbers,
chapters, page counts listed below.
210885-002 iRMX 86 Operating System, 19 pgs
280082-02 iRMX 286 Operating System, 20 pgs
230882-002 iSDM System Debug Monitor, 4 pgs
230882-003 iSDM 286 iAPX 286 System Debug Monitor, 4 pgs
230749-005 iRMX Languages, 5 pgs
230751-004 iRMX 86 Operating System, 5 pgs
231618-001 iRMX 286/386 Operating System, 2 pgs
231372-1 iRMX Networking - iRMX-NET, 6 pgs
These are moved to this Web page.
The Intel MDX 431A system, manuals and diskettes described below was sold in Aug 2006. Information about that system including a list of hardware, manuals and diskettes, are listed on this linked page. Contact me if you are looking for software or manuals from this system, I'll pass contacts along to the new owner.
The Intel system is in a white Intel cabinet, not a "blue box". Multibus I based system with 5" floppy, 5.25" hard drive, monitor, kbd system boots up from hard drive, Intellect IV iNDX ver 2.8 software environment 8088/8089 based system with software and ICE hardware for 8051 development ICE-51 8051 emulator card and pod, with MCS-51, PL/M-51, ASM-51 s/w various original diskettes and manuals for IAPX86, 8085 as well.
Intel disks - over 80 8-inch disks, accumulated from various sources. All original. Apparently in good shape.
The Intel MDX 431A system, manuals and diskettes described above was sold in Aug 2006. Information about that system including a list of hardware, manuals and diskettes, are listed on this linked page. Contact me if you are looking for software or manuals from this system, I'll pass contacts along to the new owner.
But I retained a few of these diskettes as follows:
S BG79 Insite Library 1 of 2 non-system (copy)
S BG79 Insite Library 2 of 2 non-system (copy)
S AB31 BG59 BG77 BG78 Insite Library non-system (copy)
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