24 Mar
2017
24 Mar
'17
11:48 a.m.
Brad,
I think you may struggle. Looking at the early 6800 Journal there are many boards, which
can use Gimix ?Ghost? addressing and are supported by the GMXBug includes the driver
software.
https://sites.google.com/a/aaronwolfe.com/cococoding/home/magazines/68-micr…
volume 1 n 5 Page 3 (P5 in the PDF) has a Gimix advert. There is a GMBBUG 02 manual on the
flex user group site, but it stops at the chapter before the screen i/o routines?.
http://www.flexusergroup.com/flexusergroup/pdfs/gmxmon2.pdf
&
http://www.flexusergroup.com/flexusergroup/pdfs/gmxbug2.pdf
Yuk
Dave
From: Brad H [mailto:vintagecomputer at bettercomputing.net]
Sent: 24 March 2017 17:58
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Subject: RE: GImix Ghost Video Board
No.. mine has a 2513 character generator.. the one in the ad uses ram based character
generation. Based on IC dates my board looks like mid to late 70s.. a fair bit earlier
than that one.
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From: dave.g4ugm at gmail.com
Date: 2017-03-24 2:16 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: 'Brad H' <vintagecomputer at bettercomputing.net <mailto:vintagecomputer
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Subject: RE: GImix Ghost Video Board
Is it one that's in the catalogue here:-
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/gimix/Gimix_Catalog_Jun82.pdf
Dave
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Subject: GImix Ghost Video Board
Hoping someone might be able to help me on this.
I got a Gimix Ghost SS50 video board today and was trying to find a
manual.
I'm sure these were used in Gimix's own ghost
systems but the very limited
info I've come across out there suggests they may have worked with any
SS50 system. It basically provides a direct composite video feed out from
the
computer, I assume bypassing the need for a terminal.
I plugged it in and
fired it up on my SWTPC 6800 and it is working - I think - it generates a
full
screen of readable random characters. However it does
not put up anything
from the computer - that still goes out via terminal. I'm assuming Ghost
systems were wired up somehow to use this.. I'm hoping to find a manual
that explains how. I don't see a keyboard interface for it anywhere so
maybe
this went along as a complete Ghost system with
hardware I don't have.
Thanks if you have anything!