Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

2016-06-22 Thread Mark J. Blair
> On Jun 22, 2016, at 12:31 , shad wrote: > > Hello Mark, > when you are ready with your machine up and running, > you could try to use on a real Nova 3 the tool I wrote to raw read/write > disks and tapes through the serial port. > You just need a PC (linux preferred)

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

2016-06-22 Thread Mark J. Blair
> On Jun 22, 2016, at 12:29 , Jay West wrote: > > Mark wrote... > = > Additional documentation is flowing in behind the schematic courtesy of that > little birdie who all of us DG collectors know and love > = > > Here Birdie Birdie (throwing sunflower seeds on

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

2016-06-22 Thread shadoooo
Hello Mark, when you are ready with your machine up and running, you could try to use on a real Nova 3 the tool I wrote to raw read/write disks and tapes through the serial port. You just need a PC (linux preferred) and Python installed (plus serial port module). Then you should be able to

RE: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

2016-06-22 Thread Jay West
Mark wrote... = Additional documentation is flowing in behind the schematic courtesy of that little birdie who all of us DG collectors know and love = Here Birdie Birdie (throwing sunflower seeds on the ground) J

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

2016-06-22 Thread Mark J. Blair
> On Jun 22, 2016, at 08:55, William Donzelli wrote: > >> I'm feeling so happy that I think I'll buy my dogs a cheeseburger at >> In-N-Out on the way home tonight to celebrate. > > Just one? Or do you want a dog fight? Little dog gets 1/3, and bigger dog gets 2/3. That's

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

2016-06-22 Thread William Donzelli
> I'm feeling so happy that I think I'll buy my dogs a cheeseburger at In-N-Out > on the way home tonight to celebrate. Just one? Or do you want a dog fight? -- Will

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

2016-06-22 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Mark J. Blair > An interface card schematic has appeared in my inbox as if by magic. If that allows you to create a list of what various 8000-series chips do (or if you've since located one), that would be a good thing to have available online. If you have (or create) one, we can

Re: Data General 8000-series logic in my Nova 3?!

2016-06-22 Thread Mark J. Blair
Update! An interface card schematic has appeared in my inbox as if by magic. That changes this task from "breaking the enemy cipher" to plain ol' logic debugging. Woohoo! -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X http://www.nf6x.net/