Das ultimative (Weihnachts-, Hanukkah-, ...) Geschenk für alle Microtronic-Fans

Hatte diese Woche mal wieder Kontakt zu Herrn Vallen von Busch bzgl. Microtronic-Archäologie - und es hat sich gelohnt!

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GitHub - lambdamikel/Busch-2090: An Emulator of the Busch 2090 Microtronic Computer System for Arduino Uno and Arduino Mega 2560

An Emulator of the Busch 2090 Microtronic Computer System for Arduino Uno and Arduino Mega 2560 - GitHub - lambdamikel/Busch-2090: An Emulator of the Busch…

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unter "Latest Bombshell News - December 1st 2023"

Na, dann will ich die Katze mal aus dem Sack lassen:

"Latest Bombshell News - December 1st 2023

The creator of the original Busch Microtronic, Mr. Jörg Vallen of Busch and author of the excellent Microtronic manuals found an important historical document in his archives: the summary / abstract of his master thesis (Diplomarbeit)!

The Microtronic manuals were an essential part of his master thesis in 1982, and this abstract / summary unveils previously unknown details of the Microtronic genesis, from early planning stages in the fall of 1979 at Busch to mass-production of the masked-programmed TMS1600 by Texas Instrument in the fall of 1981.

Whereas it was previously rumored that the original hardware design of the Microtronic might have been contributed by the electronics magazine "ELO" due to a previous collaboration between Busch and "ELO" for some of their earlier electronics kits, this turned out to be not the case. But read for yourself to uncover who, under commission of Busch and guidance from Mr. Vallen, developed the hardware and operating system of the Microtronic! The document is a fascinating read and also nicely discusses some of the engineering challenges that cropped up along the way. It becomes clear that the excellent Microtronic instruction set is largely Mr. Vallen's brainchild and that he had a profound impact on the design and creation of the Microtronic.

Thanks much to Mr. Vallen for this great gift to all Microtronic enthusiasts, and for giving me permission to include this important historical Microtronic document in the repository."