Adventures with the Nixdorf 8870 Mini-Computer
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Articles and help


  • Who were Nixdorf Computer
  • 8870 - What to do with your new toy

Servicing and maintenance

  • Servicing an 8870
  • Servicing an SMC drive (Streamer Mode Cassette)
  • Repairing a SMC tape
  • Servicing the battery backup plate - 3038.02

8870 Hardware

VDUs (Visual Display Units)
  • DAP 3 VDU
  • DAP 4 VDU  - Includes pictures, how to enter keyboard parameters, country specific customisation etc.
  • BA80 VDU  -  I've no technical information on the BA80 VDU yet.

Cables

  • All the different cables that I've managed to identify and detail.

Operating system related

  • NIROS (Nixdorf Interactive Real-time Operating System) Operating system versions
  • CPU Instruction Set

Lists and indexes

  • An ever growing glossary of terms list
  • List of 8870 plates (circuit boards) - If I've any specific information on individual plates, you will be able to access it from this index.
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