BOTGA Hardware Collection
Vintage Hardware Collection
uCT-1 TIME CARD
Lincoln Semiconductor announced a new “uC
Time Card” that provides a microcomputer with
easy access to the time of day, hours, min
utes, and seconds.
The card uses an I/O port to communicate
with the host computer and can program set
table and readable time with no extra switch
es. The kit fits the SlOO Hobbyist Standard
Bus and contains all the necessary ICs to
drive a 3″ high, six digit LED display. $395
kit, $145 assembled at 1249 Birchwood Dr.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 734-8020.
With the SOLOS Personality Module installed, the computer is
in the command mode when power is applied to the Sol. Command mode
is a sort of “home base” from which excursions may be made into other
programs. An analysis of three levels of programs will make the
concept of command mode more understandable.
The Interface Board buffers all
signals between the display/control
board and the ALTAIR 88OOb bus. It
also contains eight parallel data
lines which transfer data to the CPU
from the Display/Control board.
The CPU board controls and processes
all instructions and data within
the ALTAIR 88OOb computer. It-con
fai ns the Intel Corporation model
8O8OA microprocessor circuit, the
master timing circuit, eight input
and eight output data lines to the
ALTAIR bus control circuits.