Atari-inspired, new "8-bit" computer

[reifsnyderb]

5 hours ago, Geister said:

Looking at you Brian!

Ok. Ok.  I'll have to put an interest type thread up really soon (within days?) and get out what I've developed.  🙂  I got held up on the RAM Disk card...which is almost working except for some corruption bug I haven't troubleshot yet.  So, I took a break to get the firmware board working to do OS and BASIC upgrades.  (The caveat here is that anything that messes with PORTB bytes 0,1, and 7, will crash it.)  So, there is the 320k of RAM, prototype boards, 2 80 column cards, CX-85 Numeric Keypad card, a 64k/256k card, firmware board, and a compatibility card for the XE thus far.

Edited December 15, 2023 by reifsnyderb

[Forrest]

The Pico56 looks interesting - just might build one.

 

The design for the PicoMite VGA was released about 3 years ago and the firmware author has been updating the Firmware and MicroMite Basic with new features on a weekly basis - see https://geoffg.net/picomitevga.html.

 

The VGA graphics and sounds commands are amazing and fast, considered there is no dedicated GPU. Attack of the Petscii Robots has been ported to the PicoMite VGA and PicoMite - all running Basic. Check out this video of a late Alpha release https://youtu.be/vA65PJIsT8I?si=aleXahRu48apbf-J

 

The PicoMite VGA can be built for about $20 (including custom PCB).

Basic development can be done directly on the PicoMite VGA, thru a computer running a terminal emulator or on a computer running MicroMite Basic for Windows.

 

The standard PicoMite or the WebMite can be interfaced to a small touchscreen LCD by simply connecting the Pico pins with the LCD with DuPont wires - a board isn’t needed.

[777ismyname]

On 12/14/2023 at 10:42 PM, Forrest said:

The Pico56 looks interesting - just might build one.

 

The design for the PicoMite VGA was released about 3 years ago and the firmware author has been updating the Firmware and MicroMite Basic with new features on a weekly basis - see https://geoffg.net/picomitevga.html.

 

The VGA graphics and sounds commands are amazing and fast, considered there is no dedicated GPU. Attack of the Petscii Robots has been ported to the PicoMite VGA and PicoMite - all running Basic. Check out this video of a late Alpha release https://youtu.be/vA65PJIsT8I?si=aleXahRu48apbf-J

 

The PicoMite VGA can be built for about $20 (including custom PCB).

Basic development can be done directly on the PicoMite VGA, thru a computer running a terminal emulator or on a computer running MicroMite Basic for Windows.

 

The standard PicoMite or the WebMite can be interfaced to a small touchscreen LCD by simply connecting the Pico pins with the LCD with DuPont wires - a board isn’t needed.

I need to check the PicoMite out. I've got the Color Maximites 1 and 2, but haven't been on The Back Shed in ages.

 

And I'm also ready for a 1090 loaded up with goodies.