Re: Milwaukee Computers MC-1200

2018-09-05 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 10:00 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > We have two in the CHM collection. This is the first time I've ever seen one > work. I was thinking it might be fun to try to get FORTH running on it. That sounds cool. > I may also mod mine so that it puts out proper RS-232 levels w

Re: Milwaukee Computers MC-1200

2018-09-04 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 9:13 AM, John Foust via cctalk wrote: > At 09:58 AM 9/3/2018, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >>Ethan had asked me years ago to make copies of the software for this machine. >>It is pretty obscure, one full page add in Byte, and it sank without a trace. > Jon Auringer (of Madis

Re: Milwaukee Computers MC-1200

2018-09-04 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 9/4/18 6:13 AM, John Foust via cctalk wrote: Have you ever connected any names to this company - founders or employees? Nope. I had wondered if they were former GE Medical Systems people, being they were so close to their New Berlin plant. We have two in the CHM collection. This is the f

Re: Milwaukee Computers MC-1200

2018-09-04 Thread John Foust via cctalk
At 09:58 AM 9/3/2018, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >Ethan had asked me years ago to make copies of the software for this machine. >It is pretty obscure, one full page add in Byte, and it sank without a trace. >6502, p-System, totally custom MFM-encoded floppy interface based on a Moto >6852 >synchr

Re: Milwaukee Computers MC-1200

2018-09-03 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 09/03/2018 07:58 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > One thing I noticed that made me nervous is looking at the code there is no > checksum on either the sector address or data fields on the floppy. I made an > image of a floppy that I bulk-erased and initialized this morning, and all you > see a