other vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Unilab Serial Computer Module

A old thread but did you get very far in getting the board working with the Beeb?

I've managed to pick one up and was hoping you could share some info on the cabling and any software you use - it'd save me from reinventing the wheel. Unfortunately, I can't find a copy of the Unilab ROM anywhere and the one on CJE has sold.

Thanks,

Dave

Yeah, it's very simple, there's only TX, RX and GND, make a loop for the CTS/RTS inside the DIN connector. I wrote my own software as it's dead easy to send individual bytes to the serial port and it's also simple enough to change code written for the printer+user ports on the user VIA to send a byte to the serial port instead. I prefer the serial port as I barely use it for anything and like a mouse and printer in the user/printer ports and there are the full complement of eight switches and eight LEDs vs. the parallel version of the computer module.

Statistics: Posted by maniacminer — Sun May 05, 2024 3:55 am

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