Dragon articles from Electronics & Computing Monthly
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 8:18 pm
Hope this is of some use to the archive.
I don't know how to add these to the Wiki, and don't want to try as I might break it.
Articles from "Electronics & Computing Monthly"
1) October 1982 "Dragon Review"
2) June/July 1984 "A Dragon eprom blower"
3) August 1984 "Dragon proto Board"
The articles were scanned and saved as PNG and a PDF of the scans were made, both the PNG and PDF files are included.
If the files are too big let me know what format/size you would like them and I'll re-post.
Some notes on the EPROM programmer:
I built the EPROM programmer (round about 1986) and had to be careful about typing in the programme
as was tricky to tell some of the B's from some of the 8's, but it all worked out in the end.
The programmer was 'archived' in the bottom of a box in damp shed for about 25 years and when I plugged
it into my Dragon 32, a couple of years ago, it worked !
I've included photos of the programmer I built and as you can see it's a bit of Heath Robinson affair - but it works.
The label stuck over the EPROM on the programmer says 2014 but this is a copy I made (using a shop-bought programmer)
before trying out the programmer just in case it blew up.
The archive of "A Dragon eprom blower" contains the ".rom" for the operating programme, so if anyone wants
to build it they don't have to spend hours typing in the hex code.
Dropbox links to files (approximate files sizes in brackets):
1) Dragon Review (250Meg). http://tinyurl.com/hzq9jyd
2) A Dragon eprom blower(560Meg). http://tinyurl.com/z9yal66
3) Dragon proto board (300Meg). http://tinyurl.com/js52674
I don't know how to add these to the Wiki, and don't want to try as I might break it.
Articles from "Electronics & Computing Monthly"
1) October 1982 "Dragon Review"
2) June/July 1984 "A Dragon eprom blower"
3) August 1984 "Dragon proto Board"
The articles were scanned and saved as PNG and a PDF of the scans were made, both the PNG and PDF files are included.
If the files are too big let me know what format/size you would like them and I'll re-post.
Some notes on the EPROM programmer:
I built the EPROM programmer (round about 1986) and had to be careful about typing in the programme
as was tricky to tell some of the B's from some of the 8's, but it all worked out in the end.
The programmer was 'archived' in the bottom of a box in damp shed for about 25 years and when I plugged
it into my Dragon 32, a couple of years ago, it worked !
I've included photos of the programmer I built and as you can see it's a bit of Heath Robinson affair - but it works.
The label stuck over the EPROM on the programmer says 2014 but this is a copy I made (using a shop-bought programmer)
before trying out the programmer just in case it blew up.
The archive of "A Dragon eprom blower" contains the ".rom" for the operating programme, so if anyone wants
to build it they don't have to spend hours typing in the hex code.
Dropbox links to files (approximate files sizes in brackets):
1) Dragon Review (250Meg). http://tinyurl.com/hzq9jyd
2) A Dragon eprom blower(560Meg). http://tinyurl.com/z9yal66
3) Dragon proto board (300Meg). http://tinyurl.com/js52674