Mastodawn

A bit of a longshot, but I'll throw this question out here! Anyone remember what sort of 6502 dev board was used for the Scottish Higher Technological Studies around 1991/2?

I remember it had keypad for entering your code as hex, 7 segment displays and digital inputs/outputs for switches, lights, stepper motors...

I remember there was a reference guide for it (folded sheet of A4) with 6502 op codes etc that could be used in the exam too. I binned school stuff many decades ago but curious to see if anyone out there still has anything from all those decades ago.

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Phil M0OFX 1d ago

@quazarsamcoupe The MOS KIM-1 and Synertek SYM-1 fit that description. There were a lot of single-board 6502 computers though... it was almost a rite of passage (at one point) to make one.

For a UK twist, Flight Electronics (aka Flite) did a lot of educational computer boards back in the day. I know they took on the Micro-Professor from Acer/Multitech - they may have done a 6502 board.

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Quazar

@philpem It wasn't the KIM-1 or SYM-1. Looking at the archive information Flite still have online, they made boards for Z80, 68000 and 8086.

It's looking like the Emma II (as suggested in another reply) is a real contender...