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Tektronix 8550

Microcomputer development platform

Produced from 1981 to 1986

Manuals

(All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

Manuals – Specifications – Links – Pictures

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

Pictures

Components

Some Parts Used in the 8550

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 |model=8550
 |class=Computer
-|series=
+|series=8500 MDL
 |summary=Microcomputer development platform
 |image=8550(1).jpg
 |caption=Tektronix 8550
 |introduced=1981
-|discontinued=(?)
+|discontinued=1986
 |designers=
 |manuals=
+* [[Media:070-3571-00.pdf|8550 Editor Version 4.x]]
+* [[Media:070-3575-01.pdf|8550 Assembler core]]
+* [[Media:070-3576-00.pdf|8550 8080A/8085A Assembler Specifics]]
+* [[Media:070-3964-01.pdf|8550 Z80 Emulator Specifics]]
+* [[Media:070-3771-00.pdf|68000 Emulator Processor]]
+* [[Media:070-3970-00.pdf|68000 Emulator Specifics]]
+* [[Media:070-3855-00.pdf|68000 Assembler Specifics]]
+* [[Media:070-3856-00.pdf|Assembler Core Users Manual]]
+* [[Media:070-3760-01.pdf|Trigger Trace Analyzer]]
+* [[Media:070-3923-00.pdf|64K/128K Static Program Memory Installation/Service 070-3923-00]]
+* [[Media:070-3924-00.pdf|64K/128K Static Program Memory Installation/Service 070-3924-00]]
 * ''please add'' [[Category:Manual needed]]
 }}
-The '''Tektronix 8550''' is a Microcomputer development platform.
+The '''Tektronix 8550''' is a part of the [[8000 MDL Series]] Microcomputer development labs platform [[introduced in 1981]].
-It supports the 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, 1802 and 6500/1 microprocessors.
+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.
-Related models [[8540]] and [[8560]] were introduced a year later.
+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:
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Intel !! Motorola !! Fairchild !! Zilog !! Texas Instruments !! Others
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+|
+* 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==
 * [[Media:Tektronix Microprocessor Development Products 1982.pdf|Tektronix Microprocessor Development Products 1982]]
+{{Documents|Link=8550}}
 ==Pictures==
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 </gallery>
+==Components==
+{{Parts|8550}}
-[[Category:Computers]]
+[[Category:Microprocessor development systems]]
+[[Category:8500 MDL Series]]