This weekend I had the time to pull open the Intel MDS system I
mentioned last week, and record info and photograph all the Multibus
cards. I've put the info up on some personal web space. All are
invited to comment on and advise me on what I've got.
The URL is:
http://sasteven.multics.org/MDS/Intel_MDS_Cards.html
Here's the 'text' of the page, which includes board numbers, etc. (go
to web page for a photo of each board)
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>These boards are out of my MDS system. It was targeted as an ICE for
>the 8051 microcontroller. The emulator POD plugs into one of the board
>sets below.
>
>This page is organized to document the boards as they are installed in
>the Multibus cage from the bottom going up.
>
>---------------------------------
>
>Bottom Board on Rack-
>
>Floppy Disk Interface
>Double Density
>PWA 123857-002
>S/N 023767
>
>This board has a cable plugged into it's top edge connector.
>
>---------------------------------
>
>
>Next Board Up
>
>Floppy Disk Controller Channel
>PWA 10000457-05
>(may have copied down one extra 'zero' in above part number)
>
>This board does not have a cable plugged into the 'top' edge connector.
>Edge connector shows 'weathering' from not having connector on it.
>
>---------------------------------
>
>Next Board Up
>
>Trace Board
>PWA 162249-001
>S/N 13904
>
>J10 and J11 headers which are brought out to the Emulator Pod.
>
>---------------------------------
>
>Next Board Up
>
>Controller Board
>PWA 162380-005 Rev M
>
>This board has an 8080A Processor on it.
>The Multibus P2 board edge is 'bridged' to Trace Board (above) on a
>two-slot interconnect board.
>Has header on it brought out to Emulator pod and also power header to
>emulator pod.
>
>---------------------------------
>
> Open Slot, second from top.
>
>---------------------------------
>
>Top Board
>
>I.P.C. board
>PWA 123192-003
>S/N 084111
>
>This board has an 8085 Processor and array of memory chips.
>Also has two 8251 and two 8259 chips.
>Board has row of buttons to generate interrupts that faces out to front
>of system.
It appears I have here an 8085 based system. Is this correct. It
also appears that there's an 8080 controller as part of the emulation
system. I'm assuming (?) the system would run with the Emulator
boards (Trace Board and Controller Board) not installed.
Some questions:
1. Is the memory array on the top board (board with 8085 processor)
the main system memory. It looks like four rows of 4116x8, for a
total 64K.
2. The system has a built in CRT display, and a keyboard input.
Where is the video generated and keyboard I/O circuitry?
Any and all insights into this system are welcomed. Probably I'll add
in any info I receive into the HTML for the page.
Thanks,
Scott
Received on Sun Oct 31 2004 - 00:02:59 BST