Who wants a Tektronix 8002A uProcessor Lab?

From: joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Wed Jul 11 14:23:12 2001

Steve,

     I THINK the TekDOS disks are hard sectored. That would make them a
bitch to duplicate or copy on another system.

     I'll make you a deal: You get busy and fix the power supply and I'll
get busy and find the disks.

      Joe


At 02:26 PM 7/11/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I took the 8002 that I got from Joe (Thanks Joe) and hooked it up to a
>terminal but couldn't get them to talk to each other. Seems the 8002 has a
>bad -12V power supply so the comm wouldn't work. I didn't get any further
>than that so, I'm not sure if there are other problems with the system or not.
>
>I removed the PS and it's not that complex so, it should possible to fix
>it without TOO much work. If I was really inspired, I could probably fix
>it in a few hours. It's probably something as simple as the Voltage
>Regulator IC or a fried bypass transistor. Of course, I could substitute
>another PS but, I'd prefer to keep everything original.
>
>Since I don't have the TEKDOS disks or any other software, this project
>has been really low on my priority list. If those TEKDOS disks are still
>available, I could certainly use them.
>
>Not sure about the disk format. Does any one know if they can be
>duplicated on another system?
>
>The box that I have has a Z80 POD and assembler. The Z80 happens to be my
>preferred microprocessor and it'd be very cool to have a "real" z80
>development system.
>
>SteveRob
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>>From: joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
>>Reply-To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
>>To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
>>CC: Steve Robertson <steven_j_robertson_at_hotmail.com>
>>Subject: Re: Who wants a Tektronix 8002A uProcessor Lab?
>>Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 11:25:23 -0400
>>
>>Hi Joel,
>>
>> I'm very interested in Tektronix computers. I never set out to collect
>>them but they just seem to find me. I have a loaded 4051, Tek 31
>>claculator, several 4041s and an 8170. I picked up an 8002 about a year
>>ago. I didn't have room to keep it or the time to fool with it so I
>>finally gave it to Steve Robertson. I also had some manuals that I had
>>picked up somewhere. I gave them to Steve also. Somewhere I have some Tek
>>DOS disks also and I plan on giving them to Steve when I find them. I
>>don't know if the disks that I have are the right ones for this 8002 and I
>>know that there are manuals that I'm missing so if no one else claims this
>>stuff, I will claim it on Steve's behalf. I'll also take some of the
>>hardware but I won't be able to take it all since it would cost a fortune
>>to ship. (I'm in Orlando, Florida.) Still, between the two of them we
>>should be able to make a complete and operational system.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>At 09:33 PM 7/10/01 -0600, you wrote:
>>>Hi all...
>>>
>>>Buried away in my company's cold storage I some time ago found a Tektronix
>>>8002A uProcessor Lab. I made one inquiry about this earlier, and got a reply
>>>telling me it was an interesting find. Sorry but I don't recall the fellow
>>>who sent that email. The 8002A was apparently used to develop software and
>>>operating systems for 8080 and 6800 based devices. Our company used it to
>>>develop the software for RTU's (Remote Terminal Units), which are commonly
>>>used in the oil & gas business at remote sites to control and monitor
>>>equipment on the site (such as pumps, valves, pressure transmitters).
>>>
>>>I've gone back out and made a partial list of everything that's included,
>>>which follows. I've also asked the boss what he thinks, and he just wants it
>>>GONE - that means FREE! So, have a look below and if this intrigues you let
>>>me know. The main problem will be shipping, as the total package probably
>>>weighs 200 pounds. The equipment is located in central Alberta (yes that IS
>>>Canada), so you might want to think twice about the shipping costs.
>>>
>>>Hardware:
>>>
>>> Tektronix 8002A uProcessor Lab
>>> - 2 PROM burner sockets on front panel
>>>
>>>2 Tektronix Flexible Disc Units
>>> - 2 8" floppy drives each
>>>
>>>2 Emulator Processors with probes
>>> (external black boxes on ribbon cables, & DIP plug)
>>>
>>>Manuals:
>>>
>>> 8080A Emulator Processor
>>> 8080A Assembler & Editor User's Manual
>>>
>>> 6800 Emulator Processor
>>> 6800 Assembler & Editor User's Manual
>>>
>>>3 TekDOS System Reference Booklets
>>>
>>> Command Reference Cards for various processors
>>>
>>>Software:
>>>
>>>NUMEROUS 8" floppies which seem to include...
>>>
>>> TekDOS
>>> Fortran
>>> Pascal
>>> RTU Development Disks (many)
>>>
>>>Depending on interest I may run this notice another time or two, to make
>>>sure nobody who might be interested misses it....
>>>
>>>Joel A. Weder
>>>jweder_at_telusplanet.net
>>>403-556-4020
>
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