PC utilities updated

Posted on 01/03/2021 by hanso

The PC utilities page has seen an update of th4 Conversion hex formats utility.

Programs to manipulate the binary and hex formatted files of interest for SBC owners. Intel hex, MOS papertape, Motorola S-record, binary, hex conversion fort eh 8 bit world.
Runs on Windows, Linux, Mac due to Lazarus and Freepascal. Source included.

Focal-65 V3D for TIM and KIM-1

Focal on the 6502, a page on this small language, originating for Digital Equipment. A small interpreter (about 5K) for...

John Bell Engineering catalogs

Thanks to Dallas Shell I have added the 1984 and 1988 catalog to the John Bell Engineering pages. Also a hand drawn and...

Cosmicos donation

Cosmicos is the name for a SBC around the RCA 1802 CPU. Cosmicos stands for COSMAC MINI COMPUTERSYSTEM. Published in th...

New KIM-1 info and more

Added again some KIM-1 information! MDT 650 photos (John Feagans) Scans from the Commodore International Historica...

Microsoft Basic 6502

Written in 1976, Microsoft BASIC for the 8 bit MOS 6502 has been available for virtually every 6502-based computer. Also for the SBC’s on this site: KIM-1, SYM-1, AIM 65 and as a port of Applesoft on the Apple 1.

Binary versions and manuals are on the pages dedicated to these machines:

Sources of early Microsoft Basic on 6502 are available on pagetable blog by Michael Steil

Build binaries from source on a Linux system (Raspberry PI OS)

First install CC65 package, the assembler and linker are required.

You need the CC65 package, a C and Macro assembler and linker for the 6502.

https://github.com/cc65/wiki/wiki is broken, https://cc65.github.io/getting-started.html is fine.

git clone https://github.com/cc65/cc65.git
cd cc65
make
sudo make avail

Now get the MS Basic source and assemble the binaries

https://github.com/mist64/msbasic
git clone https://github.com/mist64/msbasic
cd msbasic
./make.sh
cd tmp
ls

and you will see a directory of binaries (.bin), symbol table (.lbl) and object files (.o)

Compare the binary files with the binary files in the msbasic/orig folder and you will see hopefullyy they are identical!

It is not only nice to see the source, now you are able to customize a Microsoft Basic to your likings.

Steps as advised in the pagetable description:
1. Create a .cfg file by copying an existing one.
2. Adapt the make file for the new target.
3. Change the platform specific source files

and assemble again.

For example, the KB9 Basic can be changed:

Character in//out to a serial device
Control-C handler update
Remove the ROR workaround
Save/load to another storage device
See the KIM Kenner articles for patches on KB9 Basic

An example is this post by Gordon Henderson who made a serial interfaced Commodore Basic by creating a new variant and tweaking some conditionals, replacing the screen editor with the line editing interface of older versions.

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, audio wave, binary and papertape format

Part 4 Sorbus runs Wozmon, Apple 1 Basic, MCP

The first test run of the Sorbus computer can be done with two simple images: Wozmon with Apple 1 Basic and the MCP prog...

Sorbus computer part 3: the hardware

The hardware of the Sorbus computers could not be simpler. Designed with care to be as flexible as possible, fully progr...

Sorbus computer (part 2)

Soldering the PCBs I got from Sven PCBs for the Sorbus and the Sorbus Junior. It took an afternoon to solder all part...

The Sorbus computers

A new development! A minimal 65(C)02 system, called Sorbus designed by Sven Oliver Moll (SvOlli). Thank you Sven for th...

SerialTester

Posted on 30/11/2020 by hanso

A program, SerialTester, a guide and test results.

Focal-65 V3D for TIM and KIM-1

Focal on the 6502, a page on this small language, originating for Digital Equipment. A small interpreter (about 5K) for...

John Bell Engineering catalogs

Thanks to Dallas Shell I have added the 1984 and 1988 catalog to the John Bell Engineering pages. Also a hand drawn and...

New KIM-1 info and more

Added again some KIM-1 information! MDT 650 photos (John Feagans) Scans from the Commodore International Historica...

KIM-1 Simulator simple demo

To test my new HDMI 4K USB Video Capture I made two videos. Simulator running on one notebook, the other notebook with t...

MC-65 AIM65 compatible

An AIM65 compatible 65C02 CPU based computer, the MC-65. With a 6532, 6522, terminal I/O, cassette interface, and in theory possible to run the original AIM 65 ROMs.

For AIM 65 ROMS and manuals, see the AIM 65 pages!

Part 4 Sorbus runs Wozmon, Apple 1 Basic, MCP

The first test run of the Sorbus computer can be done with two simple images: Wozmon with Apple 1 Basic and the MCP prog...

Sorbus computer part 3: the hardware

The hardware of the Sorbus computers could not be simpler. Designed with care to be as flexible as possible, fully progr...

Sorbus computer (part 2)

Soldering the PCBs I got from Sven PCBs for the Sorbus and the Sorbus Junior. It took an afternoon to solder all part...

The Sorbus computers

A new development! A minimal 65(C)02 system, called Sorbus designed by Sven Oliver Moll (SvOlli). Thank you Sven for th...

The Target AIM 65 Newsletter

an AIM 65 Newsletter

A bimonthtly newsletter published by Don Clem, 1979 to 1981

Scans by David Colglazier

The Target julyaugust 1979
The Target January February 1980
The Target March April 1980
The Target May June1980
The Target July August 1980
The Target September October 1980
The Target November December 1980
The Target July-December 1981

Part 4 Sorbus runs Wozmon, Apple 1 Basic, MCP

The first test run of the Sorbus computer can be done with two simple images: Wozmon with Apple 1 Basic and the MCP prog...

Sorbus computer part 3: the hardware

The hardware of the Sorbus computers could not be simpler. Designed with care to be as flexible as possible, fully progr...

Sorbus computer (part 2)

Soldering the PCBs I got from Sven PCBs for the Sorbus and the Sorbus Junior. It took an afternoon to solder all part...

The Sorbus computers

A new development! A minimal 65(C)02 system, called Sorbus designed by Sven Oliver Moll (SvOlli). Thank you Sven for th...

RB Specials

When I was an editor at Radio Bulletin we published several specials. Some were additions to the magazine, two specials were on sale.

	RB CB Special 1980. The early KIM-1 articles by Dick de Boer.
	RB CB special inhoud
	De Keuze van een Personal Computer, Hans Otten
	rbspecialmicrocomputers, D.M. de Boer
	EPROM programmeerapparaat met de KIM, J.M. v.d. Peijl
	Grafisch TV-display, D.M. de Boer
	Mastermind op de KIM, J.M. v.d. Peijl
	Morse-decodering met de KIM, M.B. Immerzaal
	Programmeren, stap voor stap
	Zero page shifter. D.M. de Boer
	Automatische registeruitlezing, D.M. de Boer
	CB Special 1982. KIM uitbreidingen Paul de Beer en Hans Otten.
	Inhoud CB Special
	EPROM programmeerapparaat PET en KIM, J.M. v.d. Peijl, P.G.J. de Beer
	Geheugenuitbreiding voor 6502-systemen, H.J.C. Otten, P.G.J. de Beer
	Mini-assembler voorde 6502, M. Dohmen, R. Koekoek
	ASCII-toetsenbord UART-schakeling Baudrate generator, H.J.C. Otten
	5V 20A Voeding voor microprocessorsystemen, Manudax
	AMI-COS getest, overdruk Radio Bulletin Sepember 1980, H.J.C. Otten
	De microprocessor van morgen, P.G.J. de Beer, H.J.C. Otten
	uprofessioneel bijlage 1980, BEM Brutech

Part 4 Sorbus runs Wozmon, Apple 1 Basic, MCP

The first test run of the Sorbus computer can be done with two simple images: Wozmon with Apple 1 Basic and the MCP prog...

Sorbus computer part 3: the hardware

The hardware of the Sorbus computers could not be simpler. Designed with care to be as flexible as possible, fully progr...

Sorbus computer (part 2)

Soldering the PCBs I got from Sven PCBs for the Sorbus and the Sorbus Junior. It took an afternoon to solder all part...

The Sorbus computers

A new development! A minimal 65(C)02 system, called Sorbus designed by Sven Oliver Moll (SvOlli). Thank you Sven for th...

RM 65

Downloads

	Datasheets of all available RM 65 modules are described in Chapter 9 of the 1984 Rockwell Databook
	16 Slot Card Motherboard and Cage RM65
	A CRT or TV interface for AIM 65
	RM 65 32K Dynamic RAM module
	RM 65 CRT Controller
	RM 65 Floppy disk Controller Module Users manual
	RM 65 Floppy Disk Controller Module
	RM65 8K Static RAM Users Manual
	RM65 16K PROM ROM Module Users Manual
	RM65 32K Dynamic RAM Module Users Guide
	RM65 General Purpose Input Output and Timer Module Users Manual
	RM65 Run-time BASIC Users Manual
	RM65 Single Board Computer (SBC) Module Users Guide
	RM65-7201E Design Prototyping Module
	FDC Module user’s manual
	Microprocessor Systems Engineering R.C. Camp, T.A. Smay, C.J. Triska AIM 65 System 65 parts

Photos from VintageComputer.ca

Development System

RM 65 to AIM 65 Interface card

RM65 interface on AIM 65 expansion connector

Interface card between RM65 and AIM 65

General Purpose I/O Timer interface

Rear of General Purpose I/O Time interface card

RM65 top

Cage with cards

CRT Controller

FDC Controller

Rear of Floppy disk interface card

32K RAM Memory card

Rear of 32K RAM memory card

Part 4 Sorbus runs Wozmon, Apple 1 Basic, MCP

The first test run of the Sorbus computer can be done with two simple images: Wozmon with Apple 1 Basic and the MCP prog...

Sorbus computer part 3: the hardware

The hardware of the Sorbus computers could not be simpler. Designed with care to be as flexible as possible, fully progr...

Sorbus computer (part 2)

Soldering the PCBs I got from Sven PCBs for the Sorbus and the Sorbus Junior. It took an afternoon to solder all part...

The Sorbus computers

A new development! A minimal 65(C)02 system, called Sorbus designed by Sven Oliver Moll (SvOlli). Thank you Sven for th...

My AIM 65s

My current AIM 65

My (former) AIM 65 collection, a PC100 Siemens OEM with custom software and a German manual, and a stock AIM 65 with full documentation.

Part 4 Sorbus runs Wozmon, Apple 1 Basic, MCP

The first test run of the Sorbus computer can be done with two simple images: Wozmon with Apple 1 Basic and the MCP prog...

Sorbus computer part 3: the hardware

The hardware of the Sorbus computers could not be simpler. Designed with care to be as flexible as possible, fully progr...

Sorbus computer (part 2)

Soldering the PCBs I got from Sven PCBs for the Sorbus and the Sorbus Junior. It took an afternoon to solder all part...

The Sorbus computers

A new development! A minimal 65(C)02 system, called Sorbus designed by Sven Oliver Moll (SvOlli). Thank you Sven for th...

AIM 65 other hardware

Application Notes, datasheets, other articles

	RS-232C Interface for AIM 65
	AIM 65 Expansion Motherboard
	AIM 65 PROM Programmer and CO-ED
	AIM-65 CRT Monitor or tV interface
	Interfacing R6500 to Floppy Disk Controller
	Optimzing usage of the AIM 65 I/O block
	Interfacing the 68000 to an AIM 65
	Cubit catalogue for AIM 65
	Cubit 6516 Eprom Programmer manual
	/DL1416B_datasheet
	DL1416T datasheet
	A simple 24 hour clock for the AIM 65 Micro March 1979 Errata of the simple 24 hour clock for the AIM 65 Micro March 1979
	Printer Control with the R6522 VIA
	R6565 Floppy Disk Controller Doppel Density
	Rockwell R6522 VIA datasheet
	Serial AIM 65 rev1
	Serial AIM65 rev2
	AIM 65 enclosure

Rockwell AIM 65 MEMORY CARTRIDGE

(Part No. A65-905-08) with 8K CMOS RAM (4x2K) and four sockets for 4 x 4K PROM/ROM for use with the Rockwell packaged 500 Series of desktop microcomputers or any AIM 65 board-level microcomputer with Buffer Module. Document No. 29000D98

Many applications of AIM 65 microcomputers, particularly in test equipment, instrumentation, monitors, analyzers or controllers, require that the resident application software or fixed parametric data be changed periodically. This may occur because the item under test or being controlled has been changed, or parameter values have been revised. For OEM installations, the change may be required to customize the system (or different customers).
The AIM 65 Memory Cartridge system is an economical and convenient method for expanding the memory of an AIM 65 microcomputer. The cartridges are designed for use with the Rockwell packaged 500 Series of desktop microcomputers, but may also be used with any AIM 65 board-level microcomputer. This Memory Cartridge is ideal to be used for swapping to the Buffer Module needed to connect to the AIM 65 Master Module. This Memory Cartridge has 8K CMOS RAM and the PROM/ROM part is unpopulated for complete user flexibility.
Rugged injection molded plastic covers the Memory Cartridge complementing the AIM 65 Enclosure in color, texture and sturdiness. A Memory Cartridge plugs vertically into the Buffer Module which is needed immediately behind the microcomputer enclosure to require a minimum of area in desktop applications. A recessed label area on the Memory Cartridge cover allows configuration information to be neatly added in an area visible to the operator (see picture). Address decoding required by the different cartridges is accomplished automatically without user intervention.

Features:
• Preconfigured Memory Cartridge Combination RAM and PROM/ROM sockets
• Convenient Memory Cartridge plug-in installation to Buffer Module (needed)
• Use with any AIM 65 500 Series Desktop Microcomputer
• Compatible with A65-006 enclosure and power supply
• Cartridges are fully assembled and tested