SBC6120-RC User Manual
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The SBC6120-RC ("''Reduced Cost''") is a simplified version of the combined [http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Hardware/SBC6120-2.htm SBC6120 PDP-8/E replica] and the [http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Hardware/SBC6120_Front_Panel.htm FP6120 front panel] . The -RC model reduces the total part count of the SBC6120/FP6120 combination, eliminates some of the parts which had become difficult to find, uses a simplified front panel construction with commonly available switches, and is both significantly cheaper and easier to assemble than the original SBC6120/FP6120. The -RC version has a functionally identical front panel to the FP6120, uses the same firmware (and indeed the same EPROMs) as the SBC6120, is still able to run OS/8 and any other software that would have run on the SBC6120. The -RC also has a dedicated spot for attaching a [http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Hardware/VT.htm VT6 terminal] board which allows it to connect directly to a VGA monitor and PS/2 keyboard. | The SBC6120-RC ("''Reduced Cost''") is a simplified version of the combined [http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Hardware/SBC6120-2.htm SBC6120 PDP-8/E replica] and the [http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Hardware/SBC6120_Front_Panel.htm FP6120 front panel] . The -RC model reduces the total part count of the SBC6120/FP6120 combination, eliminates some of the parts which had become difficult to find, uses a simplified front panel construction with commonly available switches, and is both significantly cheaper and easier to assemble than the original SBC6120/FP6120. The -RC version has a functionally identical front panel to the FP6120, uses the same firmware (and indeed the same EPROMs) as the SBC6120, is still able to run OS/8 and any other software that would have run on the SBC6120. The -RC also has a dedicated spot for attaching a [http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Hardware/VT.htm VT6 terminal] board which allows it to connect directly to a VGA monitor and PS/2 keyboard. | ||
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== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
* [[Overview]] | * [[Overview]] | ||
| + | * [[Assembling with or without the VT6]] | ||
| + | * [[Assembling the PC Board]] | ||
* [[Assembling the Faceplate]] | * [[Assembling the Faceplate]] | ||
| - | * [[ | + | * [[Attaching the Decal]] |
| - | * [[ | + | * [[Final Assembly and Checkout]] |
| + | * [[Troubleshooting Techniques]] | ||
* [[Using the Front Panel]] | * [[Using the Front Panel]] | ||
* [[Hardware Description]] | * [[Hardware Description]] | ||
* [[Firmware Description]] | * [[Firmware Description]] | ||
* [[Detailed Parts List]] | * [[Detailed Parts List]] | ||
| - | * [[ | + | * [[Drawings, Schematics and Firmware]] |
| + | * [[FAQ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:32, 29 April 2013
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The SBC6120-RC ("Reduced Cost") is a simplified version of the combined SBC6120 PDP-8/E replica and the FP6120 front panel . The -RC model reduces the total part count of the SBC6120/FP6120 combination, eliminates some of the parts which had become difficult to find, uses a simplified front panel construction with commonly available switches, and is both significantly cheaper and easier to assemble than the original SBC6120/FP6120. The -RC version has a functionally identical front panel to the FP6120, uses the same firmware (and indeed the same EPROMs) as the SBC6120, is still able to run OS/8 and any other software that would have run on the SBC6120. The -RC also has a dedicated spot for attaching a VT6 terminal board which allows it to connect directly to a VGA monitor and PS/2 keyboard.
There are already extensive PDF manuals online for the original SBC6120 and FP6120 front panel and much of the -RC functions, including the operation of the front panel and the built firmware reference, will be the same. This collection of wiki pages documents the aspects of the -RC which are unique to that model. It is Spare Time Gizmos first foray into user supplied community documentation, and it will be what you make it. Although I have a soft spot for the PDP-8 and sympathy for those who do too, the SBC6120, especially a reduced cost version, doesn't pay the bills and I simply do not have the time to provide the documentation that it deserves.
