>The AIM-65 (single-board, full keyboard, LED display and 20-column
>printer on-board), SD Systems Z-80 starter kit, Motorola MEK6800, VIM-1
>(predecessor to the SYM-1).
>
I have a full doc set for the AIM-65 if anyone needs any info on this
machine.
Happy new year all!
- Mike: dogas(a)leading.net
>> to suggest another target to aim for? ie: What other single board
computers
>> from the era, with on-board keypads, would be fitting companions for the
SYM
>> and KIM?
>
>The AIM-65 (single-board, full keyboard, LED display and 20-column
>printer on-board), SD Systems Z-80 starter kit, Motorola MEK6800, VIM-1
>(predecessor to the SYM-1).
>
>There are many more, but you only wanted those with on-board keypads.
>
A few more keypad systems immediately come to mind..
Heathkit ET3400: 680x based
HP5036A: 8085 based
IMSAI 8048 controllers:
- Mike: dogas(a)leading.net
Hi,
I have some old memory boards that use the EMM SEMI 4200 Chip (the same
as the Altair 16K Static RAM 16-MCS Board uses). They have TRI-DATA etched
into the copper. They also have "MCI 1" in white silk screen on the card.
They have a strange configuration: 6 Bit colum X 4 Bit row. They also
have an EPROM on board.
Does any one know where they came from, what they are used for and if
they are worth anything.
If they are worth something, I would be willing to exchange them for a
fair price. If they aren't worth anything, I'll just scrap them and sell
the memory for use with an Altair.
At any rate, if anyone knows anything about them, I would appreciate
knowing about them.
Thanks,
Neil.
On Dec 31, 20:07, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> As for the function keys, until recently I think the only thing I'd ever
> used them for was WordPerfect. Now I use them all the time on VT420's,
and
> wish I knew how to set them on a RS/6000. They would probably be used a
> LOT more if people knew how, or if there was some nice UNIX/Mac/Windoz
Apps
> for setting them to do stuff (of course there probably is, but I can't
> think of any).
I use them a lot too, partly because on my Unix box there's a little
utility called 'bindkey' to assign arbitrary strings to keys. It works for
any keys, but generally I find it more useful to assign command strings to
function keys, and I'm used to programming strings into function keys on
other micros (BBC Micro, Archimedes, mostly).
The insert() and string(string) functions in xterm should allow you to
program your function keys, but it's a bit tedious by hand, I expect.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Dept. of Computer Science
University of York
At 10:38 PM 12/22/98 -0600, you wrote:
> size keyboard and a 3x40 line lcd display. machine also has connections for
> rs232, telephone, and din plugs for modem and printer. machine can also run
>I tried to buy a lot of those once. I thought they were portable
>terminals, but they turn out to be "portable paging entry terminals" used
>to send pages to pagers, I assume.
> From: Tony Duell <ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
> 25229 : This also has the 40 pin ASIC but with a totally different
> layout. C1 is a 0.1uF cap Near the power connector. CR1 is a 1N4148 a few
> components back from the middle of the front edge. There are 2 zeners,
> CR8 (12V) near the head connector and CR18 (2.4V) about halfway between
> the front edge of the board and pin 1 of the 40 pin chip
That's the one! I suck at ASCII art so lets try text. Looking
at the board component side towards me, 50 pin edge connector
up. In the upper right corner is a tin can cap aligned veritically,
silk screen seems to be "C26". To its left is the power connector.
Below it, aligned horizontally, is a clear component with bright
copper ends and fine black print which (straining my eyes) seems
to read:
104
Z
50V
The silkscreen that seems to be associated with it is "C25".
Directly below that is where the missing component was,
also aligned horizontally. The silkscreen that seems to be
associated with that position is "C1". The leads that remianed
had the same bright copper ends still attached. There were
bits of curshed clear material stuck to the board.
In a message dated 12/31/98 10:14:47 PM EST, sinasohn(a)ricochet.net writes:
<< > size keyboard and a 3x40 line lcd display. machine also has connections
for
> rs232, telephone, and din plugs for modem and printer. machine can also run
>I tried to buy a lot of those once. I thought they were portable
>terminals, but they turn out to be "portable paging entry terminals" used
>to send pages to pagers, I assume.
>From my research into alphapaging standards (I was working on a program for
the RS m100 to use it as an alphapaging station) I believe that is exactly
what it is. A tech from airtouch recommended I just buy one of those
instead of writing my own program. (Probably shoulda listened; the pgm
isn't done yet.) >>
well, if anyone wants this alphamate, just let me know. i dont want it.
