Re: Milwaukee Computers MC-1200

2018-09-05 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 10:00 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > We have two in the CHM collection. This is the first time I've ever seen one > work. I was thinking it might be fun to try to get FORTH running on it. That sounds cool. > I may also mod mine so that it puts out proper RS-232 levels

Re: Milwaukee Computers MC-1200

2018-09-04 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 9:13 AM, John Foust via cctalk wrote: > At 09:58 AM 9/3/2018, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >>Ethan had asked me years ago to make copies of the software for this machine. >>It is pretty obscure, one full page add in Byte, and it sank without a trace. > Jon Auringer (of

Re: Milwaukee Computers MC-1200

2018-09-04 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 9/4/18 6:13 AM, John Foust via cctalk wrote: Have you ever connected any names to this company - founders or employees? Nope. I had wondered if they were former GE Medical Systems people, being they were so close to their New Berlin plant. We have two in the CHM collection. This is the

Re: Milwaukee Computers MC-1200

2018-09-04 Thread John Foust via cctalk
At 09:58 AM 9/3/2018, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >Ethan had asked me years ago to make copies of the software for this machine. >It is pretty obscure, one full page add in Byte, and it sank without a trace. >6502, p-System, totally custom MFM-encoded floppy interface based on a Moto >6852

Re: Milwaukee Computers MC-1200

2018-09-03 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 09/03/2018 07:58 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > One thing I noticed that made me nervous is looking at the code there is no > checksum on either the sector address or data fields on the floppy. I made an > image of a floppy that I bulk-erased and initialized this morning, and all you > see

Milwaukee Computers MC-1200

2018-09-03 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
Another small project off my plate. Ethan had asked me years ago to make copies of the software for this machine. It is pretty obscure, one full page add in Byte, and it sank without a trace. 6502, p-System, totally custom MFM-encoded floppy interface based on a Moto 6852 synchronous serial