Datanumerics DL8A is here! Have a peek @ ... - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

7 Mar 1998

...
 Propose a slightly labor intensive but very
practiceable method.

Once the machine is operational step through the eporms using the front
pannel and write down the data on a sheet of paper...it's only 1024 bytes.
it can be then typed into another machine and stored, disassembled or
whatever.  Hand disassembly of 1024 bytes it's not that bad, I've done
it in the past. 

Just received by email from the original owner...

"When I got the DL8a there were only the 4 EPROMs.  Not sure what's in them
though, I found the what I assume was the code in the EPROMs when stepping
through memory, but I couldn't be bothered trying to disassemble it.  "

I guess this implies that it was probably working, and that it would be safe
to power-up and step through the memory myself.  Any agreement here, or is
this a bad idea?

Cheers
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