... Hi Martin, I have an HP-85 with a fault which I was planning to break up for spares. I don't know if the system ROMs are faulty or not, which ROM(s) are...
Hi Nelson, Thanks for that. I do actually have the Bill Kotaska PROM drawer with the 'Super ROM', which I sourced from John Shadbolt, in fact that's partly...
sixtiestek. s> I'm in need of a set of system ROMs if ever I am to resurrect my spare s> machine. Being a spare machine, I cannot justify spending the sort of ...
Hi It isn't just a level translator, there is some logic involved, such address registers, page register and address increment. There is a project of a "rom...
Hi all, I'm in need of a set of system ROMs if ever I am to resurrect my spare machine. Being a spare machine, I cannot justify spending the sort of money...
Hi all, If you haven't already seen it, the Series 80 Software Status Bulletin is a 'must read'. KPR 144 is a real nasty (applies to all early models at least...
Sorry, my mistake - I thought it was there. The 85 manual will get you going and appendix B in the 87 intro manual lists some of the differences (apart from...
Hi Bill & Noelene, No - HBIB cables are for linking HPIB (IEEE-488) devices so they should always have the same connector at each end. You will need an HP...
Hello Bill! First, I'd like to apologize for not answering your last mail: it did not make it through my spam filter for some reason and I had to dig it out....
Thanks for the tip about the HP 87 manual. Next question - can an RS 232 device be connected to the HP IB port on the HP86B? We have no HP IB cables at all -...
... If you can't find a full HP86B owners manual, the full HP87 manual (downloadable from www.series80.org ) will give you the compatible basic language - the...
Hi all, Any drive experts out there? My combined winchester + 5 1/4" floppy has a problem reading floppies. It can initialize and read its own floppies but...
Etienne wrote... e> Just for a modest start, I've posted a few pics from my e> french Hp-86B to show how a localized machine looks like! Thanks, Etienne! I...
Hi Everett, Bill, Olivier & all! Thank you Everett for creating this place! Just for a modest start, I've posted a few pics from my french Hp-86B to show how a...
I've created a folder in the FILES section of the Yahoo group site for "ROM listings". I hope that this will grow over time, although there are many that I...
I've added a FAQ.TXT file to the FILES section of the the hpseries80 Yahoo group. This is a bare seed of a FAQ file, but is a starting point. Suggestions AND...
Hi Bill, ... There's a write up on the differences between the 86A & B versions at: http://www.hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?hw=35 and a lengthier one in...
Everett writes ... It is definitely a HP 86B, no built in CRT, has a separate monitor. The plug at the back is a HP-IB connector - and the downloaded ...
Noelene wrote... NL> I recently acquired a HP-86B and monitor, and have downloaded the NL> Introduction to the HP086B manual from the series80 website. NL> Is...
Hi, thanks for starting this group up, I'll be in dire need of some information further down the track. I hope this is not duplicating a message I tried to...
Olivier wrote... o> Great idea, finally it can convince me to finish the MAC OS o> version of my emulator ... Great! And thanks for adding the link to your...
Gene asked on the HP Museum message board about downloading the Owner's Manual, so he could remember how to access disks and tapes. Briefly: You can set the...
Welcome to the HP Series 80 discussion group! The purpose of this group is to provide a focussed place for the handful of folks around the world who have some...
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