To boot a SCELBI configured with 16K of memory and a MEA monitor,
you must toggle in a jump to address 060-000 and then run the CPU
from there. The following table describes the process.
ACTION | COMMENT |
Set toggle switches B6 and B2 in the up position and all the rest to down | This is the first byte of a JMP instruction (octal 104) |
Press the INT button to interrupt the CPU | This tells the CPU that you are “jamming” an instruction (the JMP) into the CPU |
Press the STEP button until both the INT and the leftmost STATUS LED are illuminated | This may take one or more steps, depending upon the state of the CPU when you interrupt it |
Set all the toggle switches in the down position | This sets the low address byte of the JMP instruction to 000 |
Press the STEP button exactly once | This moves the low part of the address, 000, into the CPU |
Set toggle switches B4 and B5 in the up position, all the rest remain down | The sets the high byte (6 bits) of the Jump instruction to 060 |
Press the STEP button twice | You should see the PAGE 060 and MEMORY ADDRESS 000 show up on the LEDs |
Press the RUN button | With some luck, the MEA prompt will be displayed on the terminal. |