Would this computer even boot?
Taking what others had done before me, I went with a series of modular buck converters to derive the +12v, +5v and -5v supplies expected by the machine.
I installed them on a small protoboard, jumpered into the TI's power header, and sure enough, I had a working machine. Yay!


The datasheets for these devices specify ceramics, but I went with electrolytics for some reason. I guess I'm used to working with linear regulators which usually get electrolytics on the inputs and outputs.
Below is the schematic:

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