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Re: Brian Woodroffe's FORTH Computer

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on 13/06/2015 23:57:24,  wrote:
> On Friday, 12 June 2015 15:27:57 UTC+1, Derek Simmons  wrote:
>> In 1983 Brian Woodroffe wrote a series of articles for Wireless World on how to build a FORTH computer and a couple of articles on how to program. Scans of the articles can be found here:
>>
>> http://vintagecomputers.site90.net/mags/ww/index.htm
>>
>> Does anybody know if the EPROM images are online? Or how to get in touch with the author?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Derek
> 
> Gosh, that takes me back...
> 
> I remember poring over those WW articles back in the day - I had just
> started my first 'proper' job as a University Electronics Technician
> and was designing and building my own little 6809-based Forth SBC. I
> was inspired by some of the other micros SBCs that were around; the
> KIM-1, and SYM-1 for instance, and also by the BYTE articles on the
> design of the 6809, and the famous BYTE Forth issue (1980).
> 
> I did get my little board going and running my own Forth, although I
> never got around to getting some of the peripherals working. However
> my SBC was not compatible with Brian Woodroffe's. I have no idea where
> to find what you're looking for, I'm afraid - it was nearly
> thirty-five years ago! Depending on what you are after them for there
> are probably better ways of achieving what you want.
> 
> An interesting memory jog, in any case, thanks ;-)
> 
> Jon N (York, UK at the time)
> 
> 

Which led me to find the magazine that kicked off my interest in
computers. Scientific American, September 1966 issue.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/magazine/sa/1966/09-01/. Blimey. I was
9. I have a copy somewhere in the garage, along with Z80 manuals and an
Edinburgh Uni IMP programming manual. I must dig them out.

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Brian Woodroffe's FORTH Computer Derek Simmons <dereks314@gmail.com> - 2015-06-12 07:27 -0700
  Re: Brian Woodroffe's FORTH Computer jkn_gg@nicorp.f9.co.uk - 2015-06-13 15:57 -0700
    Re: Brian Woodroffe's FORTH Computer "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2015-06-16 21:31 +0100

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