27 Feb
2013
27 Feb
'13
9:13 a.m.
On Wednesday (02/27/2013 at 09:58AM -0500), Bill Sudbrink wrote:
yes-- as I noted to Josh in a private message, SWTBUG would be required
to run the MP-S as the console. The original SWTPC 6800 design used
MIKBUG and the console interface was an MP-C. SWTBUG was released later
as an upgrade ROM and it could support either an MP-C (original equipment)
or an MP-S (upgrade) as the console.
So, you really need to confirm which monitor ROM the system has to decide
what you can or need to do for the console interface.
Chris
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Chris Elmquist
I have a SWTPC 6800, but it came with the MP-C. I was thinking of
building an MP-S with an additional baud rate clock, to get a higher
speed than the MP-C.
I may have a spare MP-C. You do know that SWTBUG/MKBUG will operate
an MP-C in slot 1? You don't "need" an MP-S to get your 6800 up. 
27 Feb
27 Feb
9:37 a.m.
On 2/27/2013 9:13 AM, Chris Elmquist wrote:
On Wednesday (02/27/2013 at 09:58AM -0500), Bill
Sudbrink wrote:
yes-- as I noted to Josh in a private message, SWTBUG would be required
to run the MP-S as the console. The original SWTPC 6800 design used
MIKBUG and the console interface was an MP-C. SWTBUG was released later
as an upgrade ROM and it could support either an MP-C (original equipment)
or an MP-S (upgrade) as the console.
So, you really need to confirm which monitor ROM the system has to decide
what you can or need to do for the console interface.
Chris
Yeah, I did do a bit of research before posting here :). My 6800's
fitted with the SWTBUG 1.0 ROM, and I'm pretty sure it had an MP-S in it
at some point (if the documentation it came with is to be believed).
Either would work for me, though -- good point. (Or as Brent suggested
I could build my own -- I'd like to see if I can find an original first,
though.)
Thanks!
- Josh
I have a
SWTPC 6800, but it came with the MP-C. I was thinking of
building an MP-S with an additional baud rate clock, to get a higher
speed than the MP-C.
I may have a spare MP-C. You do know that SWTBUG/MKBUG will
operate
an MP-C in slot 1? You don't "need" an MP-S to get your 6800 up. 
10:13 a.m.
Josh Dersch wrote:
Yeah, I did do a bit of research before posting here
:). My
6800's fitted with the SWTBUG 1.0 ROM, and I'm pretty sure
it had an MP-S in it at some point (if the documentation it
came with is to be believed). Either would work for me,
though -- good point. (Or as Brent suggested I could build
my own -- I'd like to see if I can find an original first,
though.)
Ok. I'll look through my stuff tonight. I'm pretty sure
that I acquired a spare MP-C as I started to accumulate SWTPc
bits. It will be untested, maybe hacked a bit.
Bill S.
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