CUBIX/6809 updates

[woodelf]

Dave Dunfield wrote:

>>>I think a Floppy chip with a real built in data separator is the way to go.
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>>Find a37c65 or 9266. no big deal using raw ttl as then  you can do ANY 
>>data rate.
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>Also a good idea.
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>>>Also  a good dma  is needed,  as  having the cpu do  floppy  I/O leaves
>>>no margin for serial  I/O.
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>>Not required.  Small system, nice addition but pumps up complexity 
>>more than a bit. 
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>Agreed, although there is nothing in the design of CUBIX to prevent a DMA
>disk interface.
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>>>The other thing is a NICE terminal to go with the system. I don't want 
>>>to boot windows or dos to run a terminal. For development work a PC is 
>>>a good idea until you get a OS running. I have a used Altos IV here, 
>>>from what the keyboard says but I don't know of  how many years of 
>>>life the terminal may have left.
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>>Fix it, build one or find a VT220,320,320 whatever.
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>Or do like I did in the original portable unit - put on a 6845 and do your
>own video display.
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No way that would work, as I don't have a TTL level monitor here, or a 
real keyboard...
Just PC stuff!  I still not figured out the terminal design yet, but it 
would have 3 over laping
displays ... lowest level -- some sort of  graphic display -- say 8 grey 
or 8 colors -- 3 dots per
byte. Second level -- User Ascii with fixed colors and transparentcy.  
Third level -- System Ascii
and borders and  cursor pointers. 

>Regards,
>Dave
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