haugelan@unix.cis.pitt.edu (John C. Haugeland) (10/07/90)
Have I got a deal for you! I want to GIVE AWAY my 6809 system.
Here's what it is --
One cabinet containing:
SS50/30 bus motherboard
2mhz 6809 processor board w/ROM
Memory mapped video controller, 80x25 (no graphics)
32k static RAM board
48k static RAM board (expandable to 64k)
Double density disk controller (for 4 drives)
Serial and parallel port cards
and a heavy power supply
A matching cabinet containing:
Two 8" disk drives (Shugart SA-801 -- SS/DD, 500k apiece)
and another heavy power supply
A 12" monochrome monitor (composite video)
Miscellaneous software, including:
A good quality macro assembler
A good disassembler
A not-very-good C compiler
An editor with some WP (formatting) features
A decent text formatter (w/ asm source)
and various utilities, etc.
Plus documentation on all of the above (including many schematics).
The boards are all "industrial strength," made by a company called
Smoke Signal Broadcasting, which (so far as I know) no longer exists.
The cabinets are custom-made oiled hardwood, about 2' x 2' x 8".
The operating system is SSB's proprietary DOS69D, which is roughly
like CPM or Flex, but not really compatible with anything.
MicroWare once had a version of OS9 for this system, but I don't
know whether it's still available.
The system was built in 1981, and at that time cost about $4000.
Everything STILL WORKS!
I am prepared to give the whole thing away to somebody who will either
come pick it up (in Pittsburgh, PA) or pay for packing and shipping
(it's fairly bulky and heavy).
If you would be interested in receiving this system (or know of somebody
who would), please write me a note explaining (briefly!) why you (or he
or she) would be a good person for me to give it to--and how you would
take delivery.
I would prefer to give it away intact; but if nobody wants it that way,
I will give away various pieces (the alternative is just to junk it).
Don't be shy -- there won't be a long line -- but do be prompt.
John Haugeland
email: haugelan@unix.cis.pitt.edu
USmail: 1005 Winterton Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15206