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What is old is new again: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-100_bus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-100_bus > Power supplied on the bus is bulk unregulated +8 V
by kloch 3y ago
What is old is new again:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-100_bus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-100_bus
> Power supplied on the bus is bulk unregulated +8 Volt DC and ±16 Volt DC, designed to be regulated on the cards to +5 V (used by TTL ICs), -5 V and +12 V for Intel 8080 CPU IC, ±12 V RS-232 line driver ICs, +12 V for disk drive motors. The onboard voltage regulation is typically performed by devices of the 78xx family (for example, a 7805 device to produce +5 volts). These were linear regulators which are commonly mounted on heat sinks.
- Dylan16807 3y agoBoth kinds of power supply have existed simultaneously and in wide use for a long time. Neither design is "old". We're not going "back".