capitain.pad@nixpbe.UUCP (Capitain) (02/12/90)
Hi, I posted this in comp.sys.ibm.pc, but got no answer yet.
Maybe someone in this group can help me...
I want to run 680x0 software on my AT. Is there a board with a
680x0 processor for the AT (or is it possible to build such a
board), able to control the AT's hardware? Is it necessary to
stop the 80x86 processor or can both run at the same time?
Thanks in advance, Pit
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+-----------------------+---------------------------------------------------+m043210@muvms3.bitnet (B MOORE) (02/13/90)
In article <1229@nixpbe.UUCP>, capitain.pad@nixpbe.UUCP (Capitain) writes: > Hi, I posted this in comp.sys.ibm.pc, but got no answer yet. > Maybe someone in this group can help me... > > I want to run 680x0 software on my AT. Is there a board with a > 680x0 processor for the AT (or is it possible to build such a > board), able to control the AT's hardware? Is it necessary to > stop the 80x86 processor or can both run at the same time? > > Thanks in advance, Pit > > +-----------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ > ! Pit Capitain, DX-PC ! US: ...uunet!philabs!linus!nixbur!capitain.pad ! > ! Nixdorf Computer AG ! not US: ...{mcvax!}unido!nixpbe!capitain.pad ! > +-----------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ At one time, there were two different companies making a 68xxx processor board that fit in an IBM and allowed swapping files, etc. I don't recall the companies' names, but I think they have both gone out of operation. However, you might find a used one. I suggest you direct this query to the comp.os.os9 newsgroup. Good luck. B. Moore
mwjester@wsucsa.uucp (02/14/90)
In article <1229@nixpbe.UUCP>, capitain.pad@nixpbe.UUCP (Capitain) writes: > ... > I want to run 680x0 software on my AT. Is there a board with a > 680x0 processor for the AT (or is it possible to build such a > board), able to control the AT's hardware? Is it necessary to > stop the 80x86 processor or can both run at the same time? Byte ran an article about just such a board a couple of years back. I can dig through my collection this weekend and find the info if you're interested. > Thanks in advance, Pit You're welcome. Max J.
aburto@marlin.NOSC.MIL (Alfred A. Aburto) (02/14/90)
In article <13308@muvms3.bitnet> m043210@muvms3.bitnet (B MOORE) writes: >In article <1229@nixpbe.UUCP>, capitain.pad@nixpbe.UUCP (Capitain) writes: > >At one time, there were two different companies making a 68xxx processor >board that fit in an IBM and allowed swapping files, etc. I don't recall >the companies' names, but I think they have both gone out of operation. >However, you might find a used one. I suggest you direct this query to >the comp.os.os9 newsgroup. Good luck. > >B. Moore There is an outfit called YARC Systems in Thousand Oaks Calif that sells 680X0 and AMD29000 boards for the AT --- YARC Systems is still in operation but I don't have phone # or address here. They sell a 40 (or 50) MHz 68030 c0-processor board for the PC-AT. Also another outfit called DEFINICON also makes (or made) 680X0 co-processor boards for the PC-AT. Sorry, I don't have their phone # or address either. Not alot of help I know but at least we have two company names now. Al Aburto aburto@marlin.nosc.mil.UUCP
aburto@marlin.NOSC.MIL (Alfred A. Aburto) (02/15/90)
In article <1317@marlin.NOSC.MIL> aburto@marlin.nosc.mil.UUCP (Alfred A. Aburto) writes: >In article <13308@muvms3.bitnet> m043210@muvms3.bitnet (B MOORE) writes: >>In article <1229@nixpbe.UUCP>, capitain.pad@nixpbe.UUCP (Capitain) writes: Ok, after a phone call to a co-worker, I have a phone number for DEFINICON. They apparently still make 680X0 co-processor boards for the PC-AT's. They are in Newberry Park Calif (Not so far away from YARC Systems in Thousand Oaks). DEFINICON 1100 Business Center Circle #5 Newberry Park, Calif, 91320 (805) 499-0652 Note: This is old information! I hope it is still accurate! Al Aburto aburto@marlin.NOSC.MIL
m043210@muvms3.bitnet (B MOORE) (02/16/90)
In article <1318@marlin.NOSC.MIL>, aburto@marlin.NOSC.MIL (Alfred A. Aburto) writes: > In article <1317@marlin.NOSC.MIL> aburto@marlin.nosc.mil.UUCP (Alfred A. Aburto) writes: >>In article <13308@muvms3.bitnet> m043210@muvms3.bitnet (B MOORE) writes: >>>In article <1229@nixpbe.UUCP>, capitain.pad@nixpbe.UUCP (Capitain) writes: > > Ok, after a phone call to a co-worker, I have a phone number for > DEFINICON. They apparently still make 680X0 co-processor boards for the > Note: This is old information! I hope it is still accurate! (several lines deleted) > > Al Aburto > > aburto@marlin.NOSC.MIL One of the companies I had in mind was called TLM Systems - It seems that DEFINICON may have been the other I had in mind. I'm pretty sure TLM is out. In any event, they both ran OS9/68K, that's why I suggested a query to comp.os.os9. Someone there might have a used one, or a better handle on who, if any, is making such a product. Some of the Microware marketing types read that group, and since they sell OS9... B. Moore Marshall Univ. I don't have time for opinions - give me cosmic revelations any day.
aburto@marlin.NOSC.MIL (Alfred A. Aburto) (02/16/90)
In article <1229@nixpbe.UUCP> capitain.pad@nixpbe.UUCP (Capitain) writes: > >I want to run 680x0 software on my AT. Is there a board with a >680x0 processor for the AT (or is it possible to build such a >board), able to control the AT's hardware? Is it necessary to >stop the 80x86 processor or can both run at the same time? > >Thanks in advance, Pit > I have information on YARC Systems ----- YARC Systems 5655 Lindero #721 Westlake Village, Calif. 91362 (818) 889-4388 The person in charge there is Trevor Marshall. They make AMD29000 RISC products for the MAC and PC, Transputer for the PC and PS/2, and 68020/68030 co-processor boards for the PC and PS/2. They also operate the 1000 Oaks Technical Data Base BBS --- number is (805) 492 5472. YARC stands for 'Yet Another Ruddy Co-processor'. Haben Gluck Al Aburto aburto@marlin.NOSC.MIL
des@dtg.nsc.com (Desmond Young) (02/21/90)
In article <13308@muvms3.bitnet>, m043210@muvms3.bitnet (B MOORE) writes: > In article <1229@nixpbe.UUCP>, capitain.pad@nixpbe.UUCP (Capitain) writes: > > Hi, I posted this in comp.sys.ibm.pc, but got no answer yet. > > Maybe someone in this group can help me... > > > > I want to run 680x0 software on my AT. Is there a board with a > > 680x0 processor for the AT (or is it possible to build such a > > board), able to control the AT's hardware? Is it necessary to > > stop the 80x86 processor or can both run at the same time? Yes, a co. called Sritek did one. It was good. I do not know whether the company is still alive. No, both DOS and UNIX (SYS5) could run simultaneously. I believe itt used the DOS memory as a big disk cache, so once you loaded a file it was fast (successive ls etc). It was expensive. Des.