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I have a few old copies of Kilobaud somewhere from the era when I was building 8080 and Z80 boards in the 70's/80's.
Do you remember the electronics of the 80's?
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Hello,
There is also the DickSmith 80 computer project on the archive:
https://archive.org/details/dicksmithsystem80manuals
Bertus
There is also the DickSmith 80 computer project on the archive:
https://archive.org/details/dicksmithsystem80manuals
Bertus
One year ago, I gave away my Yaesu FT901 DM (XCVR) which costed me dearly when still going at sea. I might be wrong but found that there was little challenge insisting as a ham. Too many button pushers who, with little money, could splash everything with 1 KW amplifiers.
The sole circuit implemented with valves, never worked. But my modified CW xmtr (for AM) did. Seven countries in the first hours of operation was one of the best rewards I ever got. Built in spite of me knowing nothing and against the domestic war she started.
Met my first digital circuit (CMOS) when a friend on board, gave me a non working one, expected to mimic the Big Ben tones. After signing off, went to an electronic shop where the guy at the counter let me surprised: "check the clock" he said. A clock!!!
Bought several CD4000 CMOS chips and started to thest them with a cheap needle voltimeter.
After reading Rodnay Saks book on programming the Z80, my ZX81 and later my Sinclair 2068 were able to do incredibly and strange things.
Few years ago, I managed to teach the little man inside the 18F family, many unusual things like showing text on the screen of an analog scope, implementing a digital filter or playing the Conway's Life game on a 12864 GLCD, amongst others.
The sole circuit implemented with valves, never worked. But my modified CW xmtr (for AM) did. Seven countries in the first hours of operation was one of the best rewards I ever got. Built in spite of me knowing nothing and against the domestic war she started.
Met my first digital circuit (CMOS) when a friend on board, gave me a non working one, expected to mimic the Big Ben tones. After signing off, went to an electronic shop where the guy at the counter let me surprised: "check the clock" he said. A clock!!!
Bought several CD4000 CMOS chips and started to thest them with a cheap needle voltimeter.
After reading Rodnay Saks book on programming the Z80, my ZX81 and later my Sinclair 2068 were able to do incredibly and strange things.
Few years ago, I managed to teach the little man inside the 18F family, many unusual things like showing text on the screen of an analog scope, implementing a digital filter or playing the Conway's Life game on a 12864 GLCD, amongst others.
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Ah yes, Creative Computing! There were some great magazines.
Elektor is pretty good, but it’s not quite the same...
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