ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread Brad
Hey guys, Posting this to various forums in the hopes of finding someone in the know - I have this ASCI u68 system (6800 cpu) that I understand was used in educational environments. I kind of have it running but know little about assembly language programming, etc. Or the unit itself. Have a

Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread drlegendre .
The Heathkit ET-3400 (another SBC trainer) also used the M6800 CPU. Now I realize that the two machines probably have fairly different ROMs, but otherwise some of the 3400 materials / programs should cross-over to the u68. It might even simply be a matter of translating ROM calls.. Anyway, I have

RE: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread Brad
and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX) The Heathkit ET-3400 (another SBC trainer) also used the M6800 CPU. Now I realize that the two machines probably have fairly different ROMs, but otherwise some of the 3400 materials / programs should cross-over to the u68. It might even s

Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread Henk Gooijen
-Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Brad Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 8:27 PM To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' Subject: RE: ASCI u68 (SystemX) Many thanks. I'll take a quick look online just to see if I can save you the trouble. I'm sur

RE: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread Brad
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX) -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Brad Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 8:27 PM To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' Subject: RE: ASCI u68 (SystemX) Many thanks. I'll ta

Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread Mike Stein
used to convert RS-232 to TTL? m - Original Message - From: "Brad" To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'" Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 4:37 PM Subject: RE: ASCI u68 (SystemX) Thanks Henk, I tried that. No prompt comes up with PU

Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread Sean Caron
program in order for a terminal to connect to it > and use it? > > -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of > drlegendre . > Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 11:06 AM > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts < > cctalk

Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread Sean Caron
Hi Brad, I have a MEK6800 so not quite the same board but I know a little bit about 6800s ... I would suggest referring back to the original publications from Mot ... there is a M6800 Applications Manual and a M6800 Programming Manual ... those are canonical and you should be able to find both on

RE: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread Fred Cisin
On Fri, 16 Oct 2015, Brad wrote: Thanks Henk, I tried that. No prompt comes up with PUTTY on serial set at any baud rate. Instead on the LED display I get a C, or an S sometimes. Check for activity on lines 2 and 3, if it is a DB25. You have not yet confirmed that you have it cabled correctl

Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread Brent Hilpert
On 2015-Oct-16, at 9:16 AM, Brad wrote: > Hey guys, > > Posting this to various forums in the hopes of finding someone in the know - > I have this ASCI u68 system (6800 cpu) that I understand was used in > educational environments. I kind of have it running but know little about > assembly langua

RE: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread Brad
-- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Brent Hilpert Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 6:12 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX) On 2015-Oct-16, at 9:16 AM, Brad wrote: > Hey guys, > > Posting this to various forums in the

Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread Brent Hilpert
On 2015-Oct-16, at 7:30 PM, Brad wrote: > Here's some detail shots of the unit (including two of the front and back of > the mainboard). Note the 6821 in the middle that has 'BAD' scratched into > it. > > Front: > http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/unclefalter/media/20151016_191325_zpscaec0dg8.jp

RE: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread Brad
.@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Brent Hilpert Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 9:46 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX) On 2015-Oct-16, at 7:30 PM, Brad wrote: > Here's some detail shots of the unit (including two of the front and > back of

Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-16 Thread Brent Hilpert
boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Brent > Hilpert > Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 9:46 PM > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Subject: Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX) > > On 2015-Oct-16, at 7:30 PM, Brad wrote: > >> Here's some detail shots of the

Re: ASCI u68 (SystemX)

2015-10-17 Thread Henk Gooijen
the M6800 user manual on my desk. - Henk -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Brad Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 10:37 PM To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' Subject: RE: ASCI u68 (SystemX) Thanks Henk, I tried that. No prompt comes up with PUTTY on serial