20 Mar
2014
20 Mar
'14
1:47 p.m.
I bought this one on ebay (I'm still waiting for it to arrive):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/250975975234
Datasheet:
http://pdf1.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/view/161645/EPSONTOYOCOM/TCO-711…
I'm not very good at Japanese(?), but it seams like it is a 5V
component with TTL compatible outputs. I have drawn a small adapter
PCB that I will try to make this weekend. I'll post pictures of it if
anybody is interested.
/Anders
Ok, I got the parts and putted the things together. Replaced the
broken integrated oscillator on the RL8A and putted the controller
back in. Managed to load a cartridge and the "READY" illuminated after
the disk spun up! Success!
http://www.abc80.net/docs/pdp8/pdp8a/DSC_2303.JPG
http://www.abc80.net/docs/pdp8/pdp8a/DSC_2304.JPG
http://www.abc80.net/docs/pdp8/pdp8a/DSC_2305.JPG
http://www.abc80.net/docs/pdp8/pdp8a/DSC_2306.JPG
Now I will try to run the test programs for the controller and the disk.
/Anders
21 Mar
21 Mar
8:55 a.m.
On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Anders Sandahl <anders at abc80.net> wrote:
Ok, I got the parts and putted the things together.
Replaced the broken
integrated oscillator on the RL8A and putted the controller back in. Managed
to load a cartridge and the "READY" illuminated after the disk spun up!
Success!
Excellent!
Gorgeous!
I will have to keep this in mind if I end up in the same boat someday.
-ethan
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