Apple ][ boards (mostly

Tony Duell ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk
Thu Aug 11 18:56:47 CDT 2005


> >2 of 'WORKSTATION' EPROMs, (C) University of Sussex. Probably for the BBC
> >micro. Any ideas?
> 
> Yep, for BBC.  (At least, I have an image of a "Workstation" ROM, (C)1983 
> University of Sussex Computing Centre, so I presume it's the same thing!)

ALmost certainly is. 

> 
> It's a terminal emulator - VT52, 4010 or "dumb".  The "setup" option only 
> allows changing of baud rate, up to 9600, so it seems not to be a 

What, no parity, etc, settings. Ouch!

> particularly sophisticated terminal emulator..  looks like it was a 
> internal or low-distribution release, based on the apparent 4-digit serial 
> No. on the title screen..

There's a 4 digit hex serial number on the label of the EPROM too. 
Different numbers on the 2 EPROMS I have, of course.

> 
> You didn't happen to come across a 6502 second processor did you?  I'm 
> after one, if cheap or for swaps..

No, I only have one of those (I only have 1 each of the 6502, Z80, and 
ARM 1 second processors, and the large-board 32016 in the ACW). 

-tony


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