[vcf-midatlantic] A 4004 Based Microcomputer the Comstar System 4

[Bill Degnan]

Christian
Just my opinion, but this looks like exactly what it says it is, a
microprocessor-driven ePROM reader writer that allows a person to perform
some specialized functions related to altering the contents of an ePROM,
such as re-locating to a different memory space or similar edits before
writing a copy.  This is a peripheral device.  I would not call this a
computer, as in "general purpose stand-alone computer for convenient human
i/o, programming".  I have a similar 4040 (4004) programmer.  The
microprocessor takes the place of a lot of microcode ROMs, thus cheaper
than a similar unit without a microprocessor.

Maybe this is what everyone else has been already saying I have not read
every post in this thread.
Bill

On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 1:11 PM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> Here is a picture of the unit. I pulled it out of storage and I didn't
> have a day to really work on it. But it should give you an idea of
> what it is and how it was assembled.
>
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/YpDBYpxU56vC9dbq7
>
> On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 2:01 PM Herbert Johnson via vcf-midatlantic
> <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> > If I'm not mistaken, Christian has/had in hand physically, at least the
> > "compiler" Comstar product, maybe also the "controller" product? Not
> > quite clear what he owns. I hope he puts it up on some kind of Web page
> > or other editable Web-accessable thingy, that has stability and can be
> > edited and refined. Too hard to do that in threaded discussions (this a
> > case in point).
>