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"Holy cow! This is Tony Brock's Simmons SDX, in working condition and with a full set of disks and 7 SDX pads! This is the Fairlight of drum synthesizers. Only 250 were built and who knows how many have survived. The main unit comes with its original flight case, in which it will be shipped. There is a snake cable for the pads and a power cord (not sure why two are pictured, sorry!). The only thing lacking is the cable for the snare pad, which is unique, but shouldn't be too hard to make. There are no stands or other hardware with this set. Since this is a vintage computer, it is sold as-is. Any damage claims will be handled through the shipping carrier.
From Simmonsmuseum.com:
"16bit 44.1kHz sampling unit. independent computer with monochrome display, trackball, floppy and operating system. 16 inputs for so called zone intelligent pads, 16 outputs. Optional internal hard drive, scsi interface, up to 8MB ram.
The chassis consists of a a heavy steel frame with a welded on grip and a sheet metal tub that holds the electronic boards The upper covering is made of coated plywood. Lifting the chassis reminds me of the Star Wars scene where dieing Darth Vader lifts his helmet: Under a real exclusive piece of industrial design there's an ordenary ugly computer doing its work."
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