Peter Renaud has designed a TIM system with a 6532, a 6502, some RAM, ROM and glue logic that runs the TIM ROM software.
Read here for the circuit diagram and assembler source.
About small SBC systems
Peter Renaud has designed a TIM system with a 6532, a 6502, some RAM, ROM and glue logic that runs the TIM ROM software.
Read here for the circuit diagram and assembler source.
The TIM-1 IC is a 6530, and since the 6532 is nearly identical with regards to I/O and timer facilities it is possible to construct a TIM system with the same software.
And that is what Peter Renaud has done. He took a 6532, a 6502, an EPROM (as replacement for the mask ROM in the 6530-004) and some RAM, some glue logic to build a system. See the cicuit diagram and source below (reproduced here with his permission).
TIM-2 assembler source (updated 2023)
Adapted for other I/O RAM and ROM addresses, functionally identical to the TIM ROM source.
Changes are (besides some assembler related)
– I/O base TIM = $6E00 TIM-2 = $6800
– ROM start TIM = $7000 TIM-2 $F000
– 64 Byte monitor reserve area TIM $FFC0 TIM-2 = $6000
– TIM-2 no INT Vectors area
– RS232 bit inverted
– 7 bit ASCII forced
An older version of the TIM-2 on the test bench of Peter.
Elektor did write about the Junior and related designs in recent years, retro electronics! This site (at the present and previous wwww locations) was mentioned also.
Oh, and this is retro and has the name Elektor Junior but it is not a Junior computer!
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6502, Junior and EC65(K)/Octopus publications by Elektuur and Elektor 1978 -1985
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Books and Paperware Junior Computer, Elektor Computing 1-5: Nederlands |
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Articles from the magazine Elektuur and Elektor 1978 -1985: Nederlands English Deutsch Francais Italino |
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The dutch KIM/6502 Club published many articles on the 6502 and the Junior: All Junior related articles here. The whole archive is here: KIM 6502 Kenner archief |
Software for the Elektor Junior, if adapted, runs on the PM version of the system software, using the bit banged serial TTY I/O on the Interface card.
You find system software, such as ROM binaries, TM, PM etc with sources in the pages at Junior Elektor, from base to full system
KB9 Basic
MICRO ADE
Tiny Basic
Comal
Microchess
ASMM/TED by CW Moser
Forth-79
Usurpator Chess
Various assembler sources as published in Elektor and the KIM Kenner
The Junior tapes
How to adapt KB-9 BASIC to the Junior
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KB-9 stands for Microsoft BASIC V1.1 for the KIM-1 with 9 digits precision. Scanned manual The original KIM-1 KB9 Microsoft BASIC V1.1, binary and papertape KB9for Junior updated in BIN, hex dump and wave format All the files here: archive with audio wave file, dump on terminal, binary and conversion software. (See also Junior with KB9 and OS65DV3.3 – Retro Computing) |
See the KIM-1 Software page for more information on KB-9 BASIC.
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MICRO-ADE was the working horse for many KIM-1 users,
the small and powerful assembler/editor/disassembler written by Peter Jennings, Microware. to the KIM Club (thank you Peter for this and for a great program!) |
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A letter sent by Anton Muller, KIM User Club the Netherlands,
to Peter Jennings, thanks Peter for the scan! |
In August 2021 I (Hans Otten) typed in the source of MICRO-Ade from the listing in the manual, the output is binary compatible with the binaries I saved from tape and are tested on the KIM-1.
The result is a source identical (in standard MOS Technology assembler format) to the listing and binary identical to the page image. I also made new high quality scan of the manual and the listing.
Micro Ade program source and binary
Scanned manual
Scanned listing
Read in the KIM KENNER archive the source of the enhancements (text by S.T. Woldringh o.a.)
The KIM club enhanced Micro Ade to version 8. Download here the binary with a 2 page command summary.
MICRO-ADE V8
The Elektor Junior seems to be designed for MCIRO ADE: the Interface card has two relais to control the motor of an audio cassette recorder, just as MICRO ADE wants.
You see that the system software of the Junior (ESS503, the monitor, PM, TM, PME, PMV, Universal Terminal is written in the MICRO ADE dialect of assembler.
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Tom Pitman’s Tiny basic. Small enough to fit in the 1K KIM-1, yet a real Basic interpreter |
COMAL is an interpreted structured language. I have only as original the KIM User Club Elektor Junior version, and as with most of the 6502 SBC programs, not that difficult to adapt to a KIM-1, as shown in the last pages of the manual (in/out/break character, load/save tape, memory layout).
KGN COMAL binary
Manual KGN COMAL (dutch)
Partial commented disassembly of Comal
Updated October 2022
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MICROCHESS for the KIM-1. Another Peter Jennings Microware product. Runs on a standard KIM-1. Control via LED displays and hex keypad. Quite a commercial success, many sold! |
Microchess has been adapted for the Elektor Junior by Sjaak de Wit, sjelabs.nl.
Description of the adaptation
Source and binary of Microchess for the Elektor Junior
Wave files of tape and binaries, dump of my cassette files
Assembler source and binaries, typed in by me in 2021, binary identical to tape
Original manual (from the reseller The Computerist) scanned by me
Original manual by Peter Jennings
Manual in HTML format
Article on upgrading/extending Microchess, Compute II Issue 1, pdf format
Article on upgrading/extending MICROCHESS, Compute II Issue 1, html format
Upgraded/extending assembler source and binaries, typed in by me in 2021
More chess openings, Fer Weber 1978
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CW Moser ASSM/TED Assembler and Text Editor binaries: original, KIM-1, Elektor Junior Manual scanned in PDF format (with appendix for KIM-1 adaptations) |
Sources of CW Moser for 65C02 and Junior binaries
Color version of later manual
Dissecting C. W. Moser’s ASSM_TED, Compute! Issue 11
Commodore PET version of the manual
Graphics Drawing Compiler for PET and SYM manual
Fast cassette interface for ASSM/TED by CW Moser
Universal 6502 Memory Test PET, Apple, Sym and Others, Compute! Issue 1
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Usurpator Chess for the 6800 and 6502 in 2K, a book by H.G. Muller The book, with source listings for 6800 and 6502 Binary Source in CW Moser format |
MICRO ADE, ASSM/TED format as found in the Junior tapes.
All sources from the Junior tapes: Elektor programs, sources of MICRO ADE, ASSM/TED, Fort, Universal terminal, Elektor clock 222, Basicode for KB9 and more.
With a Junior I bought second hand came a little booklet and a floppy. The previous owner must have been a active programmer, and he had saved his tapes on disk, the audio files were converted to binary files. The dump program is included!
I copied the floppy over to my computer, and hand typed in the description form the booklet.
If the file was a program, the binary was just a representation of it.
Text files were not that easy. A hex dump showd it were text files with some editor related extra’s, e.g. line numbers.
The files were the tape dumps of the editors used on the Junior: MICOR ADE and CW Moser.
After studying the dumps I wrote a program to recreate the text in normal DOS format. A GUI version first, later a CLI to easily convert the text filen and give it the name of the file instead of the numbering scheme.
The archive is a treasure, with Comal, MICOR ADE, CW Moser ASSM/TED, Forth binaries and sources for Junior and KIM-1. Some ROM dumps were present. And many assembler sources in MICEO ADE and CW Moser format. Here I present you the original archive, and the name/text converted one.
The Junior tape archive
The Junior tape archive, text files decoded, files with correct names
The KIM-1 tape to text program
(Command line and GUI, Freepascal source included to decode text files from the Junior.
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The FORTH language 6502 FIG-FORTH |
Binary Forth original, start at 2000
FORTH assembler sources, 6502, 65C02
FORTH assembler sources, 6502, 65C02 in ASSM/TED format, Elektor Junior binaries
Fig-FORTH 6502 manual
Fig-FORTH Manuals May 1979
The Junior Computer hardware and software is described in detail in the books and articles, see there for details.
On the following pages the essential information about the different parts are described: circuit diagrams, articles, ROM source and binaries etc.
It starts with a simple SBC: the base Junior. And it ends with a complete floppy disk and video based computer: the full Junior.
Thanks to many contributors, for ROMs and information! Philippe Roca, Philippe Roehr, Keith Robinson, Guus Assmann, the people at forum.system-cfg.com , VzEkC e. V. (classic-computing.de), Bram Prosman, Ian Lockhart. If forget someone, I want to thank you!
Memory layout
An attempt to show the meory map of a fully enhanced Junior system.
Nederlandstalige artikelen uit Elektuur 1980 en later.
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1980 First article Junior Computer March 1980 in color PDF file of the first two (dutch) articles 3-26 and 4-72 with the complete hardware design All other Elektuur Junior articles 1980 March 1980 Junior-computer The introduction article 4-72 Junior-computer hexadecimal monitor dump 5-66 KIM Gebruikers Club promotion! nogmaals: junior-computer nog wat aanvullende gegevens 6-56 elektuur uP systemen 8-26 RS 232 interface 9-48 RAM/EPROM kaart 8K RAM + 4,8,16K EPROM 10-42 meer junior-geheugen, memory decode for RAM/EPROM card 11-71 Junior groeit! |
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1981 All other Elektuur Junior articles 1981 2-54 junior-tekst, show text on led displays 3-54 junior-journaal, practical tips 4-41 Junior-hardware kompleet (PDF file) 4-52 junior-software aangevuld 5-56 junior-uitbreidingen bouwrijp (PDF file) 6-53 Junior Computer als Voltmeter (G.Sullivan) 10-53 EPROM-Programmer 12-46 pseudo-ROM |
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1982 1-58 EPROMmer (P.R. Boldt) All Elektuur Junior articles 1982 3-47 Junior spreekt Basic, adapt KIM KB-9 Basic to Junior 4-46 mini-EPROM-kaart 4-50 dynamische RAM-kaart 5-39 Software-uitpluizer (disassembler) 5-62 PSS Prive Software Service (EPROMmer) 5-67 Mini-teller met microprocesssor 7-59 Junior-vektoren ophalen (R. Mattysek) 7-46 single-cycle voor junior-computer (E.Kytzia) 9-74 konnektie tussen basis- en interface print 10-59 Van 6502 naar 6809 11-58 Floppy-disk interface voor junior en andere 6502-computers deel 1 12-26 floppy-disk interface deel 2 (Ohio Scientific DOS) |
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1983 1-66 verkeerslichtensturing (D. Herzberg) All Elektuur Junior articles 1983 3-28 Universele geheugenkaart 5-60 morse-dekoder 5-37 junior-programmatester 5-38 ASCII keyboard 5-48 parallel-serie-omzetter voor ASCII keyboard 6-48 RTTY-dekoder 7-73 busy-indicator voor junior 7-73 Centronics interface 6522 7-79 vektor-aansturing voor junior 9-58 VDU kaart 9-66 de muzikale junior 9-74 64K op de dynamische RAM-kaart 10-57 basicode-2 voor de junior 10-72 EPROMmer zonder interfacekaart 11-68 universele terminal 12-42 Omnibus busprint 12-44 indirekte files op de junior 12-70 Bus uitbreiding de Elektuur bus |
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1984 All Elektuur Junior articles 1984 1-68 adresdekodering 2-75 Basicode-2 voor Junior met VDU-kaart 2-66 6502-tracer 3-40 Tapemonitor uitbreiding 4-53 ID-list 4-71 motorschakeling voor floppy drives 6-36 merge voor BASIC files 7-50 RES IRQ NMI indikator 7-68 2716 voor 2708 8-12 start-omleiding voor 6502 8-15 beeldruiskiller 9-72 DOS-uitbreidingen 11-33 de 6845 geprogrammeerd |
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1985 RAM als EPROM swap routine voor 6502 6502 tracer |
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1978 – 1983 Elekterminal All articles in one PDF file of issues 181 to 231 |