MEK6800D2

Data and programs could be loaded from and saved to an audio cassette tape.

There was an on-board monitor program called JBUG (analogous to an operating system on a modern computer) fitted in a 1K byte ROM, and the maximum RAM capacity on board was 512 bytes, but this could be expanded via the Motorola EXORciser computer bus interface.

The keyboard-display module contained a 16 key (hexadecimal) data entry section, and eight function keys labeled M, E, R, G, V, N, L, and Pl along with a 6 hex digit LED display.

The keyboard-display board connected to the microcomputer module by a 50-conductor ribbon cable.

Another popular monitor program for this system is called MIKBUG.

A Motorola MEK6800D2 Microcomputer, circa 1976. This microcomputer is based on a Motorola MC6800 8-bit microprocessor. The board on the left is the Microcomputer module containing the 6800 microprocessor, along with memory and I/O devices. The board on the right is the Keyboard/Display module containing a hexadecimal keypad, function keys, and 7-segment LED displays for displaying a 16-bit address and 8-bit data.
A Motorola MEK6800D2 Microcomputer, circa 1976. This microcomputer is based on a Motorola MC6800 8-bit microprocessor. The board on the left is the Microcomputer module containing the 6800 microprocessor, along with memory and I/O devices. The board on the right is the Keyboard/Display module containing a hexadecimal keypad, function keys, and 7-segment LED displays for displaying a 16-bit address and 8-bit data.