16 May
2003
16 May
'03
6:36 a.m.
At 09:50 15/05/2003 +0100, Witchy wrote:
Made by STAG in 1984, it's got a model number of
PP16A and features a socket
for a cartridge containing the master EPROM and a module containing 16 EPROM
sockets for new EPROMS, so obviously you feed it a master and it makes up to
16 copies.
Under the hood it's actually a 6809 based micro with 2K RAM and the board
has holes ready for 2 COMM sockets, so does anyone remember these beasts?
It'd be great if I could add on the serial ports and talk to it using a
PeeCee for making ROM backups
I remember these being in use at Ferranti, when I was an apprentice there
about 20 years ago .. (so age fits!) AFAICR we only ever used them in
stand-alone mode as a bulk copier. They were also RENTED, from Livingston
Hire, if I recall correctly, (certainly we used them a lot) so there may be
a chance you can find some old docs from them.
Rob