1st stage loader for IMSAI - need ascii to binary conversion

[Richard A. Cini]

On 2/25/08 12:04 PM, "Marden P. Marshall" <mardy at voysys.com> wrote:

> 
> I just went through this same exercise last week.  Here is a link to
> the source code of IMSAI's original paper tape loader which does
> exactly what you're looking for.  You will probably have to modify it
> to suit your particular serial interface and memory map.
> 
> paper tape loader.asm
> 
> As an aside, here is a video of my IMSAI using this loader to bring up
> a copy of Altair 4K Basic.
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADplHpk33yY
> 
> 
> -Mardy


I actually used a version of Dave Dunfield's monitor which includes a hex
upload module. A few of the monitors I have from different sources have hex
upload capabilities.

That's obviously a bit more involved than the paper tape loader but is a
bridge to other things.

Rich

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