Yes, the monitor just sees bytes coming at it, it can't distinguish whether they're typed or coming from a host/machine, as long as the byte sequence accords with the Motorola S record format.
You can formulate your own S records and type them at the monitor, too. On 2016-Aug-16, at 9:09 AM, Brad H wrote: > Another question if I may -- for a short TXT loader file.. could I manually > enter the information contained therein with my terminal? I'm just thinking > for a quick memory test, etc -- it'd be six of one half a dozen of the other > in terms of time to hook up a PC terminal and send the file.. > > If I were to hit L to put the 6800 into load mode, could I then just type > out the contents of the loader file with the CT1024's keyboard?