Published On Jun 4, 2022
The SWTPC 6800 is back and this time we're booting the system using the original 1977 Smoke Signal Broadcasting BFD-68 disk controller and a SSB DOS68 disc image found on archive.org.
Part 1: • The 8-bit home computer from 1975 you...
Part 2: • Let's try to get the SWTPC 6800 compu...
Part 3: • Searching for bad RAM on a 45 year ol...
Part 4: • We can fix it! A home-made 32K RAM ex...
Part 5: This part!
--- Video Links
Archive.org repository with the disk images and HW manual:
https://archive.org/details/smoke-sig...
https://archive.org/details/ssb-bfd-6...
SWTPC 6800 Simulator:
https://github.com/rsanchovilla/SimH_...
Mike Douglas's YouTube Channel with lots of videos on the SWTPC 6800:
/ @deramp5113
Mike's website:
https://deramp.com/swtpc.html
South West Technical Products Company:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWTPC
The SS-50 Bus used in this machine:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS-50_bus
Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spr...
Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
/ @adriansdigitalbasement2
Support the channel on Patreon:
/ adriansdigitalbasement
-- Tools
Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.16...
O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
https://amzn.to/3a9x54J
Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW
Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0
Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
https://www.rigolna.com/products/digi...
Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
https://amzn.to/3adRbuy
TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000...
TS100 Soldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MI...
EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/
DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DS...
Magnetic Screw Holder:
https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-...
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-...
RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
http://www.retrotink.com/
Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-...
Heat Sinks:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537...
Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI
--- Links
My GitHub repository:
https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=r...
Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
• How to remove chips without damaging ...
--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino