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From: gvg@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Greg Goebel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP86B information sought
Message-ID: <560016@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM>
Date: 2 Jun 91 14:13:59 GMT
References: <1991Jun1.033404.2260@sequent.com>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO
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>   	Anything noteworthy about the BASIC?

Not to rude, but rather vague question ... control-oriented BASIC.

>   	Processor?

Custom, basically a BCD-oriented calculator chip.

>   	Machine language escape mechanism?

Assembler ROM, hard to get ahold of these days.

>   	What does the DIP switch do?

HPIB addressing functions mostly.

>   	What are the video specifications?
>   	(why does every monitor I've tried
>   	 seem to overscan so much?  Can I
>   	 adjust for this somehow?)

Off-the-wall, this was designed in the old HP where we always reinvented the
wheel ... it's completely nonstandard timing.

>   Robert Kelley
>   rjk@sequent.com

If you have more questions, email me ... I am the last surviving Series-80
support person in HP.

Wile E. Coyote
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