RE: Replace the 9010A base with an IBM Parallel port?

Well I reckon the idea of replicating the 9010a base unit with a PC is cool.
If you reckon it'll pay for itself in reduced testing time then you have a
great excuse to have some fun doing it!

I have ideas to replace the whole lot with a home made computer running a
H64180 processor (supercharged 12MHz Z80), an LCD dot-matrix screen and a
multi-tasking Forth operating system, as I used to design and program them
for a living. That's what I call fun!

However, I've wanted to do that for about 4 years, since having a CatBOX to
play with for a year, so it's a long term project.

I hope you do do it, as it's my hobby as well and it's gives me something to
talk about to Mike Coates et al when we meet up :-)

Cheers,
Phillip Eaton

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-techtoolslist@www.flippers.com
> [mailto:owner-techtoolslist@www.flippers.com]On Behalf Of John Robertson
> Sent: 27 February 2002 16:38
> To: Kev; techToolsList@flippers.com
> Subject: Re: Replace the 9010A base with an IBM Parallel port?
>
>
>
> I have chatted with Fredric about porting the code over and he is
> going to
> help me with the original BASIC compiler software (he's getting
> permission
> to send me a copy) so I can figure out the structure to enable it to be
> ported to something like Liberty BASIC...
>
> John :-#)#
>
> At 08:31 AM 27/02/2002 -0500, Kev wrote:
>
>
> > > I think that combining the pods with the modern computer
> would be a useful
> > > addition to the techs bench. There are still LOTs of these
> out in the real
> >
> >Agreed, but I'm not the guy to build it either....
> >
> > > world as well you know....many of them are fixing things
> other than old
> > > video games. I suspect that so many of them turn up for auction is the
> > > frustration with the time curve of using them effectively.
> > >
> >
> >Hmm, I wonder about this. I found some fluke stuff in aviation
> repair shops
> >but I too wonder how many people really use these things. It seems that
> >most of the units are sitting on test equipment resellers shelves still
> >trying to be sold for a PREMIUM. Guess they are waiting on the modern
> >computer replacement too.
> >
> > > It is just an intellectual toy, fun, but is it worth the time? I still
> > > think it is, but I can't write software effectively....but
> I'm going to
> > > keep poking at it in my spare time...one needs a hobby after all...
> > >
> > > Perhaps porting Fredric's code to the IBM is the best
> solution...not an
> > > enormous amount of time, and a few new cool tricks.
> >
> >Agreed. If I could just get that Freq Counter function going (I haven't
> >heard from Fredric, has anyone lately?).
> >
> >I'm still a excited about modifing the existing scripts (ex Asteroids ->
> >Battlezone) and writing a script for Donkey Kong essentially copying the
> >existing script formats.
> >
> >Kev
>
>
Received on Wed Feb 27 11:40:02 2002