Difference between revisions of "PDS development system"
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| + | The system comprised an "Apricot PC" (an early PC), assembler, debugger, editor, profile, graphics tool and hardware to connect to a target computer. | ||
| + | A company called "Programmers Development Systems Ltd" or "PD Systems" sold it. | ||
| − | + | The system made it easy to develop for computers like the Amstrad, C64 and Spectrum. | |
| + | The code was written on the PC and transferred through the hardware interface to the target computer. | ||
| − | The target computer | + | The target computer ran a program which waited for PDS to send it instructions. |
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Not known what the interface contained. | Not known what the interface contained. | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | http://www.glaister.com/History/Andy/Andy History.htm | ||
| + | http://noname.c64.org/csdb/forums/?roomid=9&topicid=74874#74983 | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 30 March 2010
PDS is an acronym for "Programmers Development System" and is a development system made by Andy Glaister. The system comprised an "Apricot PC" (an early PC), assembler, debugger, editor, profile, graphics tool and hardware to connect to a target computer. A company called "Programmers Development Systems Ltd" or "PD Systems" sold it.
The system made it easy to develop for computers like the Amstrad, C64 and Spectrum. The code was written on the PC and transferred through the hardware interface to the target computer.
The target computer ran a program which waited for PDS to send it instructions.
Technical
Uses port FBEC-FBEF.
FBED input is used to signal data is ready for CPC to read FBEC is used to transfer 8-bit data. FBED output is used to signal back to host that data has been received.
Not known what the interface contained.
Links
http://www.glaister.com/History/Andy/Andy History.htm http://noname.c64.org/csdb/forums/?roomid=9&topicid=74874#74983
