An update: Although I still expect there is an issue with that loop
count of 10 (0x0A), I went ahead and stuck my logic analyzer on it in
state mode just to see what, if anything, was going on.
The CPU is running and runs the program in the ROM as expected at first.
But the program gets to the
In working on my ACS 8000-2, I managed to dump the ROM and started
disassembling it, and almost immediately came up with something strange
(see below). As a result, it is not surprising the machine is totally
confused.
If anyone has an Altos ACS 8000, models 1 thru 4 or 1S thru 4S, that is,
an