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authorAndreas Baumann <mail@andreasbaumann.cc>2022-11-11 17:23:10 +0100
committerAndreas Baumann <mail@andreasbaumann.cc>2022-11-11 17:23:10 +0100
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updates on the status of the IMC-2001
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@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ Trying to fix several issues:
- the paddle/joystick connectors miss some legs for putting them into
the sockets on the motherboard
- sometimes I get into the monitor, lower-nibble bit 3 of the key
- pressed is missing
+ being pressed is missing, unclear where it is lost, I suspect a
+ bad register on the motherboard holding the current ASCII value of
+ the key pressed or something similar.
+- ROM 1 with BASIC is broken (and gets really hot). This explains
+ the booting issues.. (will be tricky to get a replacement)
- possibly much more
Known things to work
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ Known things to work
ROM, video circuit seems to be just fine).
- Monitor is working just fine (which is sort of amazing for such an old
CRT monitor).
+- I can boot from a Apple \]\[ CP/M 56k floppy and I get a prompt.
# Images
@@ -36,6 +41,10 @@ From the outside:
{{< figure src="/images/hardware/imc-2001/computer_full.jpg" alt="IMC-2001" >}}
+Booting into Apple \]\[ CP/M 56k:
+
+{{< figure src="/images/hardware/imc-2001/cpm_40chars.jpg" alt="IMC-2001" >}}
+
The motherboard and floppy drives:
{{< figure src="/images/hardware/imc-2001/motherboard_internal.jpg" alt="IMC-2001" >}}