8550

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The Tektronix 8550 is a part of the 8000 MDL Series Microcomputer development labs platform introduced in 1981.

The 8550 is a self contained microcomputer development lab that gives complete support to one user at a time. Important features of the 8550 include a flexible filing system that easily adapts to any type of software project, high level language and assembly support with symbolic debugging for both 8-bit and 16-bit chips, real-time emulation to install developed software in the prototype hardware, and a powerful set of real-time debugging tools, including the Trigger Trace Analyzer for 8-bit and 16-bit designs, and the Real-Time Prototype Analyzer for 8-bit designs.

The 8550 as a whole is made up of two components, the 8301 Micro Processor Development Unit and the 8501 Data management unit featuring two floppy drives

It supports the following microprocessors:

Intel	Motorola	Fairchild	Zilog	Texas Instruments	Others
8086 8088 8085A 8080A 8048 8049 8035 8039/8039-6 8021 8041A 8022	68000 6800 6802 6805 6808 6809	F8 3870 3874 3872 3876	Z8001 Z8002 Z-80A	TMS9900 SPB 9900	RCA 1802 Rockwell 6500/1

Peripherals

• CT8500 CRT Terminal
• 6463 Line Printer

Links

• Tektronix Microprocessor Development Products 1982

Documents Referencing 8550

Document	Class	Title	Authors	Year	Links
Tekscope 1980 V12 N4.pdf	Article	New Products		1980	4634 • TR503 • FG507 • DC508A • 8550 • S-3275
Tekscope 1981 V13 N1.pdf	Article	A Microprocessor Development Lab with an Expandable Future	Bob Hunter	1981	8540 • 8550 • 8560 • 8301 • 8501
Tekscope 1982 V14 N1.pdf	Article	A Real-Time Debugging Tool for the 8500 Series MDL		1982	8540 • 8550 • TTA

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