Joe,
Sorry I couldn't make the show.
While I don't have any micromint specific documentation, there's a good
chance I have some of the docs for the STD-BUS computer. Get the numbers off
the cards and I'll see what I have.
The STD BUS supports all kinds of processors. I have seen systems with
processors ranging from a 4004 up to a 486. The most common seem to be Z80
based. What processor is in your system?
The systems fall into two general categories. Dedicated controllers with
task specific operating systems and general purpose computers. If it's a
dedicated system, the OS would be burned in ROM and be of limited use
without reprogramming. If it's a general purpose computer, it would most
likely run CPM or DOS. If it's a CPM based system and you didn't get any
disks, finding a version of CPM that'll run can be a real challenge.
I think you should hand the machine off to someone that specializes in STD
BUS hardware <grin>.
Speaking of Daisy Wheel printers... I prefer to use a daisy wheel for
printing plain text stuff. Currently, I have a DIABLO 630 and am having real
difficulty talking to it. Seems like when I try to print anything, I get
buffer overruns, the wrong chatracters printed, and all kind of other
errors. I have tried every possible combination of comm settings, flow
control, etc... to no avail. Does anyone know where I can find the specs for
setup and handshaking for this printer.
See ya,
SteveRob
>From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
>Reply-To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
>To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
>Subject: THE best find of the weekend!
>Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 19:20:14 -0500
>
>Besides that nice trinket I also got two Gould logic analyzers, a
>MicroMint Std-bus computer... <CLIP>
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Received on Sun Feb 10 2002 - 20:15:52 GMT