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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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Re: Programming the Fluke 9100 - Am I out of luck?
by ayeckley 15 Apr '02

15 Apr '02

>You should be able to tell if you have the programming option by > looking for the 9 pin D-type connection (like a serial port) on the back. Nope, I don't have it, but for some reason I do have the two 25 pin COM ports - utterly useless! >PS - If anyone understands keyboard interfacing and might be able to figure >out what makes the Fluke keyboard special (and hopefully make an adapter for >normal keyboards), let me know. I have a Fluke keyboard, minus keys, that I >can loan out if someone is serious about the project. I ran across a blurb in the service manual than mentions it uses a 2400 (IIRC) baud serial interface. My plan *was* to use a COM port on a PC to emulate the keyboard (there was also a table listing the key mapping), but there is little point if it won't get me anywhere. Sigh, thanks for your help. Looks like its back to the 9010 for me :-( Alex http://www.elektronforge.com ayeckley(a)elektronforge.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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Signatures and Asteroids....
by John Robertson 31 Aug '01

31 Aug '01

OK, you all have Signature analyzers, right? and you have a small pile of sick Asteroids, right? Do you have a working one? I think I might have found a way to check out the !@#$@# loop in Asteroids using Signatures but someone is going to have to help with the research. I'm just trying to get rid of fixing the darn things as service headaches... Results to date: Start with a working Asteroids board, put it in your bench and feed it 5VDC. Find the two self test switches, the main one to get the grid and the second one that creates a diagonal line, and turn both on (pull Low). Clock -ve Phase 2 clip Start +ve A9-1 (HALT - when Low) Stop -ve A9-1 " " Now you should get Sig 3H16 on Vcc, and 0000 on Gnd. OK? Now you will find that you get stable and different signatures on the data pins for almost all the IC's!!! I have experimented with having just the 1st self test (grid) on and checking the Sigs, if all DIP-8 switches are on then you get Vcc 1P90 and D11-9 (DAC) PAA6, and if all switches are off then you get Vcc 3958 and D11-9 17HH. Note that this does not care which version of main program you have! I forgot to check with the other version of Vector ROM so your mileage may vary, but it sure looks interesting! I shall be having my apprentice tech going through the board and get the Sigs for as many points as seem to matter beyond the basic Sigs that Peter Frey (sp?) created. Perhaps I'll post them if we have the time...but you can get rolling fast with what I've given you tonight. Anyone want to tackle the FLUKE 9010A Signature headache?? John :-#)# PS - I'm going to post this on RGVAC to troll for more techs for the group.

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Re: VECTOR: Fluke 9100A Software needed
by Marc Alexander 31 Aug '01

31 Aug '01

Get this, it should allow you to do a 'raw' image copy of the floppy discs to your Windows PC, and copy it back out to another floppy, before using them. http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/rawwrite.htm I haven't used it for this purpose, but I know it does it... Unless it's an old 5.25" floppy? There are other utils for the PC that will do a raw copy, let me know if you need it... Marc > Technically, it is possible to copy the disks. There > is a disk copy function in the 9100 software. The > only catch is... unless you have a working system > already running, you are going to have to use the > disks to get the machine running in the first place > and then the whole "marking the disks specifically for > the machine" deal kicks in. Dave, know anybody with a > working system that can dupe them for you before you > use them? > > -Chris > > > > --- John Robertson <jrr(a)flippers.com> wrote: > > Can you ask your friend in Holland if these can be > > duplicated for other > > 9100 owners? I have a working unit that I have never > > tried to figure out, > > but it would be nice to have backup setup discs. > > > > If permitted, could you make disc images for > > distribution to the owners of > > 9100's? > > > > John :-#)# > > > > At 02:42 AM 30/08/2001, you wrote: > > > > >Hi again ... > > > > > >A very nice man at Fluke in Holland just phoned me > > and agreed to send me > > >the 2 system disks and the 3 firmware disks for > > free ! > > > > > >:o) > > > > > > > > >Dave Langley > > >www.robotron-2084.co.uk > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >** To UNSUBSCRIBE from vectorlist, send a message > > with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the > > >** message body to vectorlist-request(a)synthcom.com. > > Please direct other > > >** questions, comments, or problems to > > neil(a)synthcom.com. > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger > http://im.yahoo.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ** To UNSUBSCRIBE from vectorlist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the > ** message body to vectorlist-request(a)synthcom.com. Please direct other > ** questions, comments, or problems to neil(a)synthcom.com. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** To UNSUBSCRIBE from vectorlist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the ** message body to vectorlist-request(a)synthcom.com. Please direct other ** questions, comments, or problems to neil(a)synthcom.com.

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fluke 9100 stuff
by Andy Welburn 30 Aug '01

30 Aug '01

hi.. i have a working 9100a unit and i'm in the UK becasue i delivered dave's unit to him the same time i picked mine up :) i will happily copy disk and whatever t get the other unit running.. we had intended to do this anyhow.. sounds like we have progress.. We got two mainframe units, knowing one was bad, but neither of them were labelled which was which, it was pot luck that i got the worker and dave got the duffer :) heh anyhow.. i think we're also on the case of reading/writing os9 disks as i am anxious to get some programs written on the PC and used on the unit, seeing as the rs-232 seems like its not intended for file transfer... i'm just getting my teeth into asteroids and galaxians right now.. Andy

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Anyone need a Fluke 8088 pod?
by Werner Sharp 29 Aug '01

29 Aug '01

I have a line on two of these so would be interested in trading or selling the 2nd one. I'd love to trade for a 6502 pod (yeah, yeah, not too likely), but would also take other pods, maybe a 8080, 6809 or 8086. Please email me offers. Thanks. Werner Sharp 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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