HP 5036A microprocessor lab

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Sun Apr 27 11:55:00 2003

At 12:00 PM 4/27/03 -0400, Mike wrote:
>
>Tried selling them on ebay that is... I reserved it at $90 and it didn't
>reach there twice. I paid a high price for my first 5036a in my early day
>on ebay but that was because I had found 'Practical Microprocessors' a few
>years earlier and grew tired of opening suitcases at fleas & thrifts. Then
>I bought 5 more of the trainers later on ebay. I think I first traded two
>to Joe for a DEC WT/78, then another two trainers for a PDP 11/05. Then
>when Joe was throwing stuff out, I got a few of the trainers back too. ;)
>So you should still have some hiding around Joe.

   I do have a couple left but I'm not parting with them :-) That's why I decided to put in a plug for your auctions. You're right, they're worth a lot more than $90! I sold a couple on E-bay for ~$130 and if you're selling the ones that you got from me they've all been cleaned, tested and repaired including replacing the missing power cords with original HP cords, replacing all the missing straps so that they'll stand up like an A-frame, replaced the broken snap fasteners, etc. And they included all the manuals (or at least NEW copies of them).

>
>
>I think I still have loose leaf copies of ALL of the 5036 manuals, including
>the SM, Practical Microprocessors and User's (Owner's?) manual. I'll *loan*
>them anyone that is willing to scan them and post them on a website
>somewhere. I also still have a copy of the webpage that I used to have for
>the 5036. I intended to post it and a lot of other HP related web pages on
>Jay's wesite but I ran into too many problems with his site (it wouldn't
>work with any of the FTP programs that I had, the directories couldn't be
>found, the passwords didn't work, etc) so none of them ever got posted.
>
>> >I would rate the book "Practical Microprocessors" together with an HP
>5036A
>> >as a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10. I also have the Heath ET-3400A, an
>ETA-3400
>> >(memory & I/O) expansion,
>
>sheesh! There's a breadboard there for god's sake...

   Yeap, and it's a lot easier to work with and more reliable than the cheap sockets and jumper wires that HK uses. If I want to use the HK style breadboard, I can jumpered from a plug over to a full size breadboard.

>
>
>>> and the Heath manuals. I would rate that as
>> >perhaps a 6 or 7 on the same scale.
>>
>
>No way. "Individual Learning Program in Microprocessors" is everybit as
>good as PM. PM concentrates more on troubleshooting and Heath presents more
>on interfacing...

   sheesh, Every other microprocessor book that I pick up has interfacing information. The PM includes stuff like how to use Logic Analyzers, logic probes, logic pulsers, current tracers, signature analyis that's seldom covered elsewhere. I guess which one is best depends on wheather you want to design computers or fix them!


    Joe
Received on Sun Apr 27 2003 - 11:55:00 BST