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In article <872@gold.GVG.TEK.COM>, grege@gold.GVG.TEK.COM (Gregory Ebert) writes:
> 		For the meantime, we will need to get a VERY simple monitor
> 	up and running, before anything else can be done.

I'm new to this system.  However, I have a simple ROM monitor, called SRM
(simple ROM monitor) which I use on a Compupro CPU-32016.

> 		3. Find and adopt a P-D assembler for the 32032. I would
> 		greatly appreciate it if someone could help with this. It
> 		would be ideal if we had 'C' source program which would
> 		create ASCII-hex files which I could then dump onto our
> 		PROM burner.

The assembler by Bruce Culbertson is very good.  It comes with complete
source.  I use this assembler and another C program to produce PROMs of
the above ROM monitor.

I have a 32532 designer's kit and a pd-32 also.  What I have been doing
is using a C compiler (with source), the aforementioned assembler, and
other assorted public-domain or "copylefted" C source files, on a PC
(cross-development) to write a simple MS-DOS clone operating system
(if MS-DOS can be called that) for the NS-32 processor.

It's a lot of stuff which has been posted in the past.  The monitor's not
too big, and it's pretty simple (read bare-bones).  By the way, TDS source
is available, but it's written in a strange dialect.

If you would like, send a couple of 1.2 or 1.44 floppies to me by snail
mail with return postage and I will put a C compiler, assembler, monitor,
make utility, eprom utility, etc. on it and send it back to you.  send
to: Rick Rodman, 8329 Ivy Glen Court, Manassas VA 22110.

I have looked at the GCC stuff, and it is a shame that these folks are not
constrained by any real-world considerations like comments for mere mortals.
Alas!  I couldn't even compile GCC on a Unix workstation, it's just too
darned big and complicated.  I still have hopes.

> 		2. Remember: This project can only survive if YOU contribute.
> 		The 32032 is in my opinion the best thought-out processor ever
> 		made, and we will all have a great time working with it.

I agree with you wholeheartedly.  I saw it written that IBM's choice of the
8088 for the PC was the most costly decision in human history.  How sad.
Let me know if I can help you in any way.  I have some extra chips, data
books...

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