[comp.sys.m68k] Getting started on a new single-board machine.

henry@ginger.sri.com (Henry Pasternack) (07/12/90)

   After much procrastination, I got my single-board 68000 system
running last weekend.  It has 128K EPROM, 512K SRAM, and a 68681, all
running at 8MHz.  It is currently programmed to execute tight loops,
which was thrilling for about fifteen seconds and has now gotten
pretty dull.

   I'm in the process of wiring up the serial port and thinking about
how to use my Sun3 to generate ROMable code.  I've got a copy of Phil
Harbison's 'tohex' which seems to do a good job of turning '.o' files
into S-record format.  I'm not a hundred percent sure how to get the
compiler and link editor to put things together for me the way I want,
but I'm starting to see the light.

   I guess the next step is to build a monitor in assembler and
C. If anyone has words of wisdom or source code to share, please feel
free to write.

-Henry