[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
Thanks everyone who responded. I believe I have all of these in the library at Kennet Classic, donated by the Wilmington public library. We rescued them from the trash heap. Bill On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at 11:29 PM Chris via cctalk wrote: > "While not necessarily the basis fir the pt68k, there w

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Chris via cctalk
"While not necessarily the basis fir the pt68k, there was a similar European project computer that was touched on a month or 2 earlier. I have not seen or heard any other mention anywhere else though. The box they had it in had an exceptionally sexy bezel." March and May 1987. It was nothing m

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Will Cooke via cctalk
> On 12/27/2022 9:57 PM CST Will Cooke via cctalk wrote: > > > > On 12/27/2022 9:52 PM CST Bill Degnan via cctalk > > wrote: > > > > > > Which issue of Radio Electronics? > > Bill > > > I don't know which issues it's in, but they are all here: > https://worldradiohistory.com/Radio_Electr

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Chris via cctalk
While not necessarily the basis fir the pt68k, there was a similar European project computer that was touched on a month or 2 earlier. I have not seen or heard any other mention anywhere else though. The box they had it in had an exceptionally sexy bezel. There was also Fidel Castros Cuban com

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Will Cooke via cctalk
> On 12/27/2022 9:52 PM CST Bill Degnan via cctalk > wrote: > > > Which issue of Radio Electronics? > Bill > I don't know which issues it's in, but they are all here: https://worldradiohistory.com/Radio_Electronics%20_Master_Page.htm

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Jim Brain via cctalk
On 12/27/2022 9:52 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: Which issue of Radio Electronics? "Build the PT-68K" Oct 1987 and Nov 1987 and Dec 1987 and Jan 1988 and Feb 1988 and Apr 1988 and May 1988 and Jun 1988 and Jul 1988 and Aug 1988 and Sept 1988 and Dec 1988 and Jan 1989

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
Which issue of Radio Electronics? Bill On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at 10:47 PM Will Cooke via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > On 12/27/2022 9:36 PM CST Chris via cctalk > wrote: > > > > > > Those are for a different board. Maybe close enough? > > > > If you read the description it says t

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Will Cooke via cctalk
> On 12/27/2022 9:36 PM CST Chris via cctalk wrote: > > > Those are for a different board. Maybe close enough? > If you read the description it says the only difference is the clock chip, which I believe is "fully" compatible.

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Chris via cctalk
I don't have the whole range of articles, but often pcb artwork was included right in the magazine. Better then nuffin. On Tuesday, December 27, 2022, 10:08:08 PM EST, Tony Jones via cctalk wrote: On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at 7:04 PM Will Cooke via cctalk wrote: > http://peripheraltech.com/PT6

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Chris via cctalk
Those are for a different board. Maybe close enough? On Tuesday, December 27, 2022, 10:09:16 PM EST, Will Cooke via cctalk wrote: boot eprom download -- scroll down https://peripheraltech.com/PT68K1A.htm > On 12/27/2022 9:04 PM CST Chris via cctalk wrote: > > > What will you do

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Will Cooke via cctalk
boot eprom download -- scroll down https://peripheraltech.com/PT68K1A.htm > On 12/27/2022 9:04 PM CST Chris via cctalk wrote: > > > What will you do for firmware? I do believe the developer was around, maybe > still is. But wanted an enormous amount of money. > On Tuesday, December 27, 2022,

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Tony Jones via cctalk
On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at 7:04 PM Will Cooke via cctalk wrote: > http://peripheraltech.com/PT68K2 $399-450. Ouch. Too bad there aren't open-source Gerbers as I have most of the parts for this knocking around. > > > > > > On 12/27/2022 8:58 PM CST Jim Brain via cctalk > wrote: > > > > > > On 1

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Chris via cctalk
What will you do for firmware? I do believe the developer was around, maybe still is. But wanted an enormous amount of money. On Tuesday, December 27, 2022, 09:58:51 PM EST, Jim Brain via cctalk wrote: On 12/27/2022 8:47 PM, Chris via cctalk wrote: > It's a IBM PC form factor 68000 ba

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Will Cooke via cctalk
http://peripheraltech.com/PT68K2 > On 12/27/2022 8:58 PM CST Jim Brain via cctalk wrote: > > > On 12/27/2022 8:47 PM, Chris via cctalk wrote: > > It's a IBM PC form factor 68000 based project that was featured in Radio > > Electronics. Anyone remember it or even know what I'm talking about?

[cctalk] Re: PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Jim Brain via cctalk
On 12/27/2022 8:47 PM, Chris via cctalk wrote: It's a IBM PC form factor 68000 based project that was featured in Radio Electronics. Anyone remember it or even know what I'm talking about? It would be a fun prokect. I remember it, and I believe I have all those issues, as a project to comple

[cctalk] PT-68K

2022-12-27 Thread Chris via cctalk
It's a IBM PC form factor 68000 based project that was featured in Radio Electronics. Anyone remember it or even know what I'm talking about? It would be a fun prokect.

[cctalk] Re: best C compiler(s) for varied vintage programming

2022-12-27 Thread Chris via cctalk
I'll pull it out and take photos of the mainboard later. Ve shall see. That scary monster sure didn't look like a pc to me. On Tuesday, December 27, 2022, 11:15:06 AM EST, geneb via cctalk wrote: On Tue, 27 Dec 2022, Chris via cctalk wrote: > Apparently Northstar's dos is yet anothe

[cctalk] Re: best C compiler(s) for varied vintage programming

2022-12-27 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 12/26/22 23:08, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: : "Lattice C was ported to MVS, VMS, Unix, OS/2, Amiga, Atari ST, and Sinclair." The TRS-80 You left out the TRS-80... bill

[cctalk] Re: best C compiler(s) for varied vintage programming

2022-12-27 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 12/27/22 01:02, Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote: > asically: programming on an actual vintage MS-DOS system is very painful > these days. For starters, the 8.3 filenames and lack of COPY-PASTE. > True, there are some vintage editors that will have a form of copy-paste. > Another issue is some of

[cctalk] Re: best C compiler(s) for varied vintage programming

2022-12-27 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
On Tue, 27 Dec 2022, Chris via cctalk wrote: Apparently Northstar's dos is yet another amended version of ms-dos. I suppose it was supplied for basic tasks, as it couldn't possibly provide all the features supplied by Netware. So whereas this may not be as difficult as I thought, there are sti

[cctalk] Re: best C compiler(s) for varied vintage programming

2022-12-27 Thread geneb via cctalk
On Tue, 27 Dec 2022, Chris via cctalk wrote: Apparently Northstar's dos is yet another amended version of ms-dos. I suppose it was supplied for basic tasks, as it couldn't possibly provide all the features supplied by Netware. So whereas this may not be as difficult as I thought, there are sti

[cctalk] Re: best C compiler(s) for varied vintage programming

2022-12-27 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
I don't have it handy, but there was a copy run by the Gimpel family near Philadelphia (don't remember the company name) whose well-respected C products worked on IBM DOS, OS/2, MAC and Amiga. I have versions for most if not all. So, I'd say that "general purpose" can yet be broken down by proces

[cctalk] Re: best C compiler(s) for varied vintage programming

2022-12-27 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Tue, Dec 27, 2022, 7:31 AM Chris via cctalk wrote: > Apparently Northstar's dos is yet another amended version of ms-dos. I > suppose it was supplied for basic tasks, as it couldn't possibly provide > all the features supplied by Netware. So whereas this may not be as > difficult as I thought

[cctalk] Re: best C compiler(s) for varied vintage programming

2022-12-27 Thread Chris via cctalk
Apparently Northstar's dos is yet another amended version of ms-dos. I suppose it was supplied for basic tasks, as it couldn't possibly provide all the features supplied by Netware. So whereas this may not be as difficult as I thought, there are still significant hurdles. The floppy drive's tra

[cctalk] Re: best C compiler(s) for varied vintage programming

2022-12-27 Thread Steve Lewis via cctalk
I haven't followed the full thread here, but perhaps this might help: when I ported DestinyHunter (destinyhunter.org) from the 6502-based PET to the IBM PC, I gathered some notes on that process here https://destinyhunter.org/ibm-5150-development-notes/ Basically: programming on an actual vintage