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This directory contains information about the Mini Board 2.0, a
6811-based robotic controller board.

These subdirectories contain the following:

miniboard/6811sim/	Source code for a 6811 simulator written by
			ted@nmsu.edu.  

miniboard/amiga/	Amiga 6811 development software.  Port of DLM;
			also, software from an independent effort than
			the software described in the Mini Board
			documentation.

miniboard/docs/		Manual for the Mini Board controller.  Must
			be printed on a PostScript printer.

miniboard/mac/		Macintosh compiled applications and source
			code for the DLM downloader and Motorola's
			AS11 assembler.

miniboard/ms-dos/	MS-DOS binary and C source code for M.B. code
			downloader.  Used to download assembled
			6811 code to the Mini Board.  Motorola's AS11
			assembler for DOS.

miniboard/unix/		source code for M.B. downloader, ready to compile
			on Unix machine.

miniboard/lib11/	C and assembler libraries to allow use of
			Dave Dunfield's Micro-C system with the
			Mini Board.  More information in the docs.

miniboard/hexmon/	Program to allow interaction with Mini Board
			hardware (e.g., motor control and sensor
			input) over standard serial line.

miniboard/layout/	Macintosh file (archived using StuffIt and
			BinHex) creating using PCB layout program
			"Professional Layout"; Gerber-format copies
			of the board as well.

miniboard/rb-archive/	Archive of "robot-board" mailing list.
			Lots of Q & A about the Mini Board.

miniboard/projects/	Projects submitted by Mini Board users.
			Text files and GIF files.

miniboard/hobby-tips/	Letters written by Mini Board users giving 
			various useful information about motors,
			sensors, CPUs, etc.

Make sure that you transfer binary files (e.g., MS-DOS executables and
GIF files) using the FTP binary mode.

For more info, contact Fred Martin (fredm@media.mit.edu).