The visual environment allowed for rapid prototyping anddevelopment of the program for a Windows environment. The compiled natureof Delphi provides for adequate performance of the simulation, comparedto some other interpreted visual languages. This software is a full simulation of the complete 6800 instructionset. It is more than merely a 6800 simulator, however. The trainer keyboardand display hardware are simulated as well, at the microprocessor instructionlevel.
Students can edit, execute, and test programs exactly as they wouldon the real trainer.
The Heathkit ROM programs do not contain a copyright notice. Nevertheless,Heathkit has been contacted regarding permission to copy this program. An answer was still pending at the time this paper was written. The simulated 6800 instructions run at reasonably fast speeds, due tothe significantly higher clock speeds of modern PCs compared to the trainer's1 MHz. The simulated speed depends on the instructions being executed.