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TheByteAttic

@TheByteAttic@mastodon.nl

Hardcore educational and retro computer engineering, as well as restorations of historical computers. Repairs are fun, design is better!

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Curtis Whitley got Pingo 3D running on , in BASIC!
https://www.facebook.com/100009725073672/videos/798918835162230/

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I sincerely have no idea how Movie Vertigo managed to do this; let alone the dynamic mode switching! It's truly amazing and a delight to see. I hereby declare Movie Vertigo ultimate expert.
https://youtu.be/YAkdrkZGHiM?si=Uxmbrw2_-g4o1IAp

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Apologies for the recent silence. My hobby suddenly took a turn to a more serious commercial effort. I'll say more whenever I can.

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Cool stream!
https://www.youtube.com/live/rAWEkzcq-tw?si=RbNggfvEll9vp-eS

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"The most impressive off-the-shelf eZ80 machine we've seen is the Byte Attic Agon series. These are available off-the-shelf in several versions, such as the €50 (£43, $53) AgonLight2 from Olimex, and there's copious info on its own wiki."
https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/26/long_live_16_bit_z80/

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Here's an index to nearly all main software out there, neatly organized by Marcus Schommer in a single place:
https://github.com/sabotrax/agon-software

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@techokami has now been around long enough that just about anything you might want has already been done by someone somewhere, including the wedge-shaped case with built-in keyboard. Below is one of several examples. You can ask in the Facebook group for more options. 🙂 https://www.printables.com/model/705534-agonlight2-retro-case

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@techokami Should I print one for you and send it to you for free with a supplicant apology for not serving all your needs exactly in the way you want, your highness?

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A complete /// has arrived. The condition of the electronics is unknown, as it has sat in an attic for over 3 decades. It should be interesting, when I get to it...

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The Bald Engineer is creating a logic analyzer adapter for !
https://www.youtube.com/live/-nUlBxMxUGA?si=lgNgvSnLogElKCaY

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So, and its brother, the , are being promoted in a magazine as test equipment for embedded applications! It's cool to see how people find unforeseen uses for well-designed hardware. Very gratifying. Full read here, starting at page 36:
https://cloud.3dissue.com/75530/75877/90119/MouserEIUMarch24/?fbclid=IwAR1UHz_fQ4Q2CKuA13p9Ys1pdrS-xEK102tXm6SxBzhk-P-rRP8ztKs6Qws_aem_AZpPI2b9UDJXzGiFbbeYx8zpZuQrQrEclZFLMEoGT6MYNrxaYHSHimLfSgPnex09Eg5PTwrPGJrBMLnuCZEQ59sD

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The beast is caged, err... encased 😜
https://youtu.be/P7R1-vvUlk0

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And it's done: first-time right, no bodges, no mods. is here! Only missing the transparent plexiglass case now. It will take only a couple of days for that. See clip below for a summary of what this is.
This has attracted attention, so I don't know if or when it will be released as open-source hardware, despite the logo on the board. Apologies for that. Sometimes there is a sound rationale for a different approach.
https://youtu.be/5V3HZBdjcpQ

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@mattsiegel Cheers mate!

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@PaulaMaddox Thanks!

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It's becoming a thing...

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@mrplado Yes, series of individual LEDs. The choice for a 2-signal-layer board (there are 4 layers in total, including 2 planes) is to make all nets visible on the board itself, and facilitate possible bodges if it doesn't work out of the box.

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The manuals have arrived...

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Here's CERBERUS 2100™ rendering Bad Apple, in a port by Movie Vertigo. Notice the fluidity and more-than-decent frame rate. Importantly, there is no pre-loading here! The CPU loads each frame into video memory in real time. Try that in any other 8-bitter!
https://youtu.be/XwM4UFcrj4M?si=FcaHtcnOPZBGzDGe

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Some lucky YouTubers are in for a treat...

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The hand-made production line of courtesy units is operating at full power. One more to go. The @olimex custom case is fantastic! This is the only classic-like 8-bitter you will ever need, with a , a , a DMA-based expansion slot, and two BASIC interpreters!

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Something is happening...

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@mrplado Yes!

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You can now emulate a number of classic, vintage systems on ™! See the video below for a lively demonstration of some of the possibilities.
https://youtu.be/QRfX_NviHeA?si=25u1f-sKs_Zx1IPa

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https://www.hackster.io/news/olimex-makes-it-easier-to-get-old-and-retro-systems-talking-to-modern-displays-with-the-vga2hdmi-2013610be779

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