Just want to add the thumbs up on your project. -pete
On Mar 20, 2017 3:38 PM, "jim stephens via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > On 3/20/2017 2:20 PM, Joseph Zatarski via cctalk wrote: > >> More info on the hardware I'm using is available here: >> https://hackaday.io/project/6150-beckman-du600-reverse-engineering >> > I have a copy of Diab and MQX that would run on it if you have the full > docs. the 68332 was a nice micro > that was used in several projects I worked on. The first one I used an > ice box that was a crude affair > done by an operation in Massachusetts, which allowed in circuit testing > via on chip facilities. > > Their development compiler was essentially GCC with a chip startup to set > up the rom, ram etc. registers, > then transfer control to the first instruction of main(). > > Diab is much like that with a cc setup that prepares the processor, but > the MQX goes and runs much like > your OS sounds. it is initially fixed number of tasks, but can add tasks, > etc. Not really a timeshare type > system, but a pretty powerful embedded OS of course. > > I have several boxes with the 68332 and will have to see if your gizmo > would come up and run on it. I'd > need to figure out how to get either an ethernet stack (there are some out > there), or something to > get to a serial mux from our hardware though. I think we have 2mb, and > 1mb rom though. Also a > very nice ASIC which was the reason for the hardware. > > Nice project > thanks > Jim > > >
