SBC-6120 (was Re: Help about am2901) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

19 Oct 2006

On 10/20/06, woodelf <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
...
  woodelf wrote:
  Well tommorow I plan to test my SCB6120 so I hope
the magic smoke stays
 inside as I just finished soldering in the sockets. Tommorow a PDP-8
 lives < sound effects > Evil laugher , thunder bolts < / sound effects >
  A bolt of lightning strikes the 6402 ...
    Ok I installed it backwards, but I had a spare in my junk box. 
Oops!  At least it's a common chip.

...
  I pull the power switch ... A bat flies by ... It
*lives* . 
Nicely done.

...
  Now I just have to run over to the local computer
store a
 IDE cable and adapter for a laptop drive and mounting hardware. 
I have a Mesa-brand CF adapter on mine (and a stack of sub-32MB CF cards).

One caveat - it's been discussed on alt.sys.pdp8, but one of the
commonly-available games disk image with ADVENT on it has a corrupt
FRTS.SV.  You'll need a good copy of that to get Colossal Cave
working.

(thread on alt.sys.pdp8 - http://www.gatago.com/alt/sys/pdp8/21898642.html )

Spare Time Gizmos ADVENT page

  http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Hardware/SBC6120_Adventure.htm

In any case, congrats on the new 12-bitter.

-ethan