5 Dec
2009
5 Dec
'09
9:43 a.m.
Ansgar Kueckes has released a new version of his "HPDrive" disc emulator
that works with HP 64000 logic development stations and HP 1000 MEF-series
minicomputers, in addition to the HP 9845. The emulator is hosted on a
Windows PC with a GPIB interface card and appears to the target system to
be any of a selection of HP-IB floppy, hard, or cartridge tape drives that
use the Amigo or CS/80 protocols.
Drives that are not supported natively may be added via a configuration
file if the drive parameters (Amigo) or Describe information (CS/80) is
supplied.
The project page is here:
http://www.hp9845.net/9845/projects/hpdrive/
The emulator has not been tested with the HP 1000 A/L-series, nor with the
HP 3000, but the disc emulations are reasonably thorough and may well work
with these systems.
My thanks to Michel Bissonnette, Al Kossow, Frank McConnell, and Jay West
for lending hardware for HPDrive development and testing.
-- Dave