retro computer (19)

Paula

PC6502 + Transputer

So, yeah, I have a thing for transputers, don't ask me why, I don't know. I've always been fascinated.... Anyway, I finally managed to get some reliable and repeatable comms between my 6502 tower and a T425 TRAM. Here you can see the data going…

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Paula

PC6502 update

I have been tinkering with various bits of the PC6502 computer system in between looking after Suzi (who is getting better slowly, but we still have a couple of months of hard work ahead of us). Previously I was able to show the OPL3 Sound…

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Paula

PC6502 Progress

In my previous blog entry I posted about the 6502 computer PCB I made, since then a lot of progress has been made. A lot. Firstly the timing issue has been overcome, the 6502 will now happily run at 14MHz (tested up to 17MHz), the…

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Paula

It's been a month, or two

It's been a while since I wrote, a lot has been going on. Firstly, the Transputer saga, I got a PCB from Oscar Toledo (https://github.com/nanochess/transputer) and confirmed that my TRAMs did indeed pass the tests with his card. However they did not with mine. Then…

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Paula

What's been happening?

Well I failed at posting once a month, my bad. A lot has been going on since March. I've been talking to the new owners of Modal Electronics on and off, since September, and I just stepped away from it. My reasons? There are a…

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Paula

Time flies

It's been a hectic few weeks, well, month. My mood has been all over the place, and generally trending down. But I have been doing some bits and bobs. I've been working on a couple of displays, something retro styled. I wanted to do something…

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