Am geeking out. Only knew of Xenix and Trsdos-16 working with the 68k back in the day, this is awesome. Used the TRSDOS-16 assember some, but it had non-standard mnemonics wheras I think the Xenix one had standard ones. Awesome seeing on CP/M and the smooth scrolling.
2:48 It looks like TYPE was one of the command names which came to CP/M from TOPS-10, so it makes sense: in older TOPS-10 systems the output would literally have been typed by a Teletype! And just the same would have been true of cat output to terminals on early Unix systems. And on the early, multiuser BASIC systems too, hence why it's PRINT, after all ...
It just needs some soldering skills and the ability to follow the schematics tbh. The most tedious part is acquiring all the parts but once done making the board doesn't take that long. You'll also need an eprom programmer and a few other tools. Let me know how you get on. (it's so satisfying to power on a working computer you made yourself)
Next project: new multi-user micro-mainframe, connect to a modem bank and give some of us shells on it. There is a concurrent CP/M. Not sure if that one is open source though.
Has anyone released or talked about releasing a similar board which supports a 68030 or 68040? It would be wonderful to have a little M68K SBC that could run software all the way up to a full pre-emptively multitasked OS, maybe even Linux if memory permits.
there is a video on YT of a 68030 SBC booting Debian 11, which takes 30 mins BTW, but it is functional. If you want to play around with m68k Linux, you can use an Amiga emulator (or real hardware), or the Atari ST virtual machine ARAnyM (a 68040 AtariST Running on Any Machine). BTW you can also boot uClinux on those too
@@paulwratt Yes, thank you @paulwratt ! I had a look around YT and there's a 2016 video by Will Sowerbutts demonstrating the KISS-68030, a RetroBrew 68030 board designed by John Coffman which does run Linux: th-cam.com/video/MYpMOBaohbw/w-d-xo.html . I _think_ Will was responsible for the Linux port, and he also showed off some changes to the I/O board design in another video th-cam.com/video/zsdBZ1Z29hs/w-d-xo.html . There are also 2022 videos about the MAXI030, a newer board designed by Lawrence Manning th-cam.com/video/WL3ttsiriho/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/gt7hjKePuec/w-d-xo.html . There are also original VMEbus backplane boards with 68040 processors on eBay, but VMEbus hardware still isn't that cheap: I think there must still be industrial users buying it up.
I am obsessed with old machines that type documents. Could you demonstrait is by typing an article or maybe a story or something and save it as a text file? Does it have a text editor program?
Am geeking out. Only knew of Xenix and Trsdos-16 working with the 68k back in the day, this is awesome. Used the TRSDOS-16 assember some, but it had non-standard mnemonics wheras I think the Xenix one had standard ones. Awesome seeing on CP/M and the smooth scrolling.
Thanks. Cost me about £50.00 to build the 68K so if you like it, why not make one too?
Miss the good old days!
Yeh there are some great things about 2022 and some not so great. New tech is much more powerful but (for me) lacks character
2:48 It looks like TYPE was one of the command names which came to CP/M from TOPS-10, so it makes sense: in older TOPS-10 systems the output would literally have been typed by a Teletype! And just the same would have been true of cat output to terminals on early Unix systems. And on the early, multiuser BASIC systems too, hence why it's PRINT, after all ...
These videos arouse my kink to make cool computer stuff.
It just needs some soldering skills and the ability to follow the schematics tbh. The most tedious part is acquiring all the parts but once done making the board doesn't take that long. You'll also need an eprom programmer and a few other tools. Let me know how you get on. (it's so satisfying to power on a working computer you made yourself)
Next project: new multi-user micro-mainframe, connect to a modem bank and give some of us shells on it. There is a concurrent CP/M. Not sure if that one is open source though.
That'd be amazing!
BTW I built the "lite" version with RTC and micro SD (recommended)
@@paulwratt wow. that'd be pretty amazing . I might have to build it up with more RAM though
Amber display supremacy.
v.cool no? 😛
Has anyone released or talked about releasing a similar board which supports a 68030 or 68040? It would be wonderful to have a little M68K SBC that could run software all the way up to a full pre-emptively multitasked OS, maybe even Linux if memory permits.
I'm honestly not sure but of course it's possible that it has been done. A Linux SCB would be great, especially as these are pretty cheap.
there is a video on YT of a 68030 SBC booting Debian 11, which takes 30 mins BTW, but it is functional. If you want to play around with m68k Linux, you can use an Amiga emulator (or real hardware), or the Atari ST virtual machine ARAnyM (a 68040 AtariST Running on Any Machine). BTW you can also boot uClinux on those too
@@paulwratt Thanks!
@@paulwratt Yes, thank you @paulwratt ! I had a look around YT and there's a 2016 video by Will Sowerbutts demonstrating the KISS-68030, a RetroBrew 68030 board designed by John Coffman which does run Linux: th-cam.com/video/MYpMOBaohbw/w-d-xo.html . I _think_ Will was responsible for the Linux port, and he also showed off some changes to the I/O board design in another video th-cam.com/video/zsdBZ1Z29hs/w-d-xo.html . There are also 2022 videos about the MAXI030, a newer board designed by Lawrence Manning th-cam.com/video/WL3ttsiriho/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/gt7hjKePuec/w-d-xo.html .
There are also original VMEbus backplane boards with 68040 processors on eBay, but VMEbus hardware still isn't that cheap: I think there must still be industrial users buying it up.
I am obsessed with old machines that type documents. Could you demonstrait is by typing an article or maybe a story or something and save it as a text file? Does it have a text editor program?
I'll see what I can do :)
Where did you get the terminal? That soft amber colour...I need one 🤤 Also, do you have the details of the Gerber you used?
terminal was on ebay dude. Yeh I can find a link for you. check back in a bit!
www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/68k_MBC__a_3_ICs_68008_homebrew_computer.html
There is also an old HP terminal that will give you the same view. Had a HP VGA (not SVGA) wired upto my AtariST
Where in the world? PC .. B ... way. 😁
:-)
May I kindly ask where to get the image containing the kermit program for CP/M-68?
hackaday.io/project/177988-68k-mbc-a-3-ics-68008-homebrew-computer
Does anyone have an 68008 Kiwi (with the MSX VDU) to try and boot CP/M 68k
If you are in need of an editor there are two microEmacs ports that run on this board.
Thank you. I will google it!
That is a tidy terminal...😉
Thanks Iain. Absolutely amazing image on that CRT :) Have you got one yourself or used one?
I used to have one very similar to that. Could almost be the same one. Sold it to a bloke down south somewhere.
@@ihardcas Dodgy southerner I bet :-p
haha
Try > CHAIN "REVS"
Should work.
lmao