April 2000 - TechToolsList - listserv.classicarcade.com

Re: 8086 pod for fluke?
by Chris_Hardy＠vie.co.uk 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

Hey, that would be my cue :) All of the M72, M82, M84 games from Irem use a NEC V20 which is a 8086 with some extra instructions. It's also pin compatible so the 8086 pod is usable with it. Of course, there aren't exactly many of these around :) Chris (M72 = RType, Dragon Breed, XMultiply, + others, M82 = RType II, Pound for Pound, M84 = Major Title) ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: 8086 pod for fluke? Author: Noel Johnson <nej(a)airmail.net> at Internet Date: 1/17/00 12:09 AM Hello All, I am about to obtain an 8086 pod for a fluke 9010. Did any arcade games use the 8086 or am I going to have to trade this puppy away?? Thanks! Noel

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Re[2]: Fluke T-shooters
by Chris_Hardy＠vie.co.uk 10 Aug '05

10 Aug '05

Does anyone know if the scripts for the 9010 work on a 9100a?? It may also be of interest to know that someone (presumably Al Kossow) has scanned and pdf'ed a lot of the fluke manuals and uploaded them to www.spies.com/arcade. There's a fluke directory which has some 9010 scripts and the .exe to compile them, and in the TE directory there are manuals for the 9010,9100 and most of the POD's. (I presume Al wrote the scripts) Unfortunately, the user manual for the 9100 isn't there. Sigh... Chris (I would like a copy of the scipt also :) ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: RE: Fluke T-shooters Author: John Robertson <jrr(a)flippers.com> at Internet Date: 1/11/00 8:40 AM I found the Asteroids script, had downloaded it a while ago and it was lurking in the wrong area. Would anyone like a copy? John :-#)#

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fluke 9010a help required please
by Peter Davies 15 Jun '00

15 Jun '00

I have been writing some script files for my fluke 9010a in order to trouble shoot some 'Universal boardsets that I have (eg:- cosmic monsters etc.) The problem is I only have One Tape. so i decided to download the scripts to my pentium III portable. No Problem downloaded perfectly :-)) trouble is when i try to upload them back to the fluke always at line 7 fluke sends an error message (Scriptfile about 110 lines long) and aborts sadly the message it gives is the abiguous message AUX-Receiving-ERROR discribed as 'Miscellanious Transmission Problems'???? Can anyone sugest anything I might try. I am sending to the pc with BAUD 9600 , PARITY=NONE , BITS=1 and Xon Xoff protocol as I say no problem sending to the pc. When Scriptfile and Signature Analysis is complete will post it for the use of the list members. Thanks in advance Pete Davies (Invadar) To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message body to: techtoolslist-request(a)flippers.com. Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to jrr(a)flippers.com.

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Fluke "Troubleshooter" articles
by John Robertson 29 Apr '00

29 Apr '00

I have a few of these articles: "A collection of articles for Microsystem troubleshooter users" dated 1983 (I believe it is the years collection), Vol 2 #1, Vol 3 #1 and Vol 3 #2, Vol. I was wondering if anyone has others in this series. They are for the 9000 series devices, and if someone would like to scan them and send to Al, I think they might be useful stored on Spies. One article of interest is showing how to make one pod cover a number of microprocessors, for example: the 6502 can be adapted with a simple pair of sockets to cover the 6503, 6504, 6507, and 6512. How to modify the 8085 pod to handle the NSC800, and others-some useful, some not so (Z80 --> 2650). John :-#)# John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) http://www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message body to: techtoolslist-request(a)flippers.com. Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to jrr(a)flippers.com.

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Fluke 90 Z80up Board Tester...
by John Robertson 23 Apr '00

23 Apr '00

Anyone have one of these? I am curious what the Z80 interface board looks like and if the software is the same as the unit I have (the 8085 version). I suspect it might be not toooooo difficult to modify these to use the Z80 or even the 6809 IF those versions can be found! Email or reply... John :-#)# John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) http://www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message body to: techtoolslist-request(a)flippers.com. Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to jrr(a)flippers.com.

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Fluke 90 Tester, Anyone?
by James Marous 21 Apr '00

21 Apr '00

Check this auction out: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=211809283 Anyone ever used one of these? Seems descent for the money ($61), just curious if anyone has actually owned one. On another note, I bought a 6809 pod for my 9010 from a place in Canade for $15, minus the cable that goes from the pod to the UUT. I called Fluke yesterday and they actually had the part in stock! Amazing.... Guess if you need parts for your 9000 series, you might give the parts line a call... 800-44-fluke and give them the Fluke part #. Because We Care James Marous James Marous Engineering Manager Midmark Corp. Versailles, OH mailto:jmarous@midmark.com

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Suggestions - Broken Emulator Pins
by Bob Barr 20 Apr '00

20 Apr '00

After many years using a trusty Zax 278 Z80 emulator, the law of averages finally caught up with me. I managed to break off two of the end pins on the emulator probe (flush with the circuit board, of course). I've heard that Zax has gone belly up some years ago and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to how I might repair or replace the broken pins (or the whole assembly for that matter). Thanks for any and all suggestions, Bob ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message body to: techtoolslist-request(a)flippers.com. Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to jrr(a)flippers.com.

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Re: Multiple eproms?
by John Robertson 17 Apr '00

17 Apr '00

There are "Gang Programmers" available for many units. eBay has them every now and then for the DATA I/O 29 series, sell for around $125US it seems... John :-#)# At 07:01 AM 4/14/2000 , Magiera, Joe (AIT) wrote: > Is there a device that can program multiple EPROM/PROMs at the same >time (assuming of course they were all the same type and all needed the >same image applied)? Does anyone have such a device? If so, any chance I >could hire them out to do a job for me? > > I need 15 copies of a set of eproms, 32 eproms to a set. I have the >needed images and access to an EPROM burner, but it's a one-at-a-time >burner, which means burning 480 separate EPROMs. Yuck! > > Anyone have a good cheap source for 480 of type 27512-12 150NS >EPROM/PROMs? Added bonus if they were EPROMs that didn't need to be erased. > > I can't figure out why, but I only get the tech tools in digest >form, so to save time, if anyone replies, can you plese e-mail me directly? >Thanks, > > Joe > > joe.magiera(a)ameritech.com John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) http://www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message body to: techtoolslist-request(a)flippers.com. Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to jrr(a)flippers.com.

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Multiple eproms?
by Magiera, Joe (AIT) 14 Apr '00

14 Apr '00

Is there a device that can program multiple EPROM/PROMs at the same time (assuming of course they were all the same type and all needed the same image applied)? Does anyone have such a device? If so, any chance I could hire them out to do a job for me? I need 15 copies of a set of eproms, 32 eproms to a set. I have the needed images and access to an EPROM burner, but it's a one-at-a-time burner, which means burning 480 separate EPROMs. Yuck! Anyone have a good cheap source for 480 of type 27512-12 150NS EPROM/PROMs? Added bonus if they were EPROMs that didn't need to be erased. I can't figure out why, but I only get the tech tools in digest form, so to save time, if anyone replies, can you plese e-mail me directly? Thanks, Joe joe.magiera(a)ameritech.com

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Kurz-Kasch - Superman test fixture?
by John Robertson 14 Apr '00

14 Apr '00

Anyone have the Superman test board for the KK test fixture? Or know if one exists... John :-#)# John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) http://www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message body to: techtoolslist-request(a)flippers.com. Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to jrr(a)flippers.com.

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