rygD
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This all depends on if i have money when you are collecting, and the prices:

Atari 2600 32K ROM-Only cartridge- probably one of these, but I need to get some more info (my supercharger is in a box somewhere.  I  hope.) 

Apple II SD -to-floppy adapter- I am very interested in this.  I am pretty sure it would quickly pay for itself since I won't have to buy more disks at $1 or more each.  If the price is right I might be interested in a few.

z80 dev board- did I miss some details on this? I might be up for this.

doctormark77
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They look amazing! I'm really excited. The back made my day, I really appreciate you doing this. I vote z80 dev board.

Jazzmarazz
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rygD wrote:

z80 dev board- did I miss some details on this? I might be up for this.

No, I just threw the idea out there because it was something I always wanted. I designed a board WAY back when I was only etching boards myself by hand. Now that I can lighten up on my personal design-rules (thick traces, one-sided, DIP only) because I can get them professionally printed, I will be redesigning it. The redesign will be complete with many more capabilities such as serial (or USB), ps/2, composite video, rom, ram and easy-access pins for development. It will also run Microsoft Basic.

I haven't decided if I will be designing it as a single-board computer or a stackable "arduino-esque" deal. Anyhow, it will be the shit and it looks like many people want it as my next printing!

I may just print some Atari carts from OSHpark myself because of their very small size, so we might see those sooner. I also forgot to say that the ROM only version will now be a 64K cartridge.

Last edited by Jazzmarazz (Sep 14, 2013 6:23 am)

rygD
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I like the idea of serial AND usb

Jazzmarazz
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I can look into it. It doesn't require very many a dress bits and there a few free as it is currently.

Jazzmarazz
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Either Sunday night, or Monday I hope to get most if not all of these boards completed. In the meantime, I will create a thread to discuss the up-and-coming z80 development board....check it out.

thebitman
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heart yay

Jazzmarazz
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SO CLOSE! GET EXCITE!

ANd for those of you who are interested, I am still loving my XPOWER 852D+

Last edited by Jazzmarazz (Sep 17, 2013 9:50 pm)

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Matthew Joseph Payne

YUSSSSSSSSSSSS

DaRkO
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Straya Mate

I AM EXCITE. PERHAPS TOO EXCITE.

Jazzmarazz
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Don't mess your pants just yet. lol

doctormark77
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Awesome!

Jazzmarazz
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Its bed time right now, but I have been working on an extensive tutorial for the two people who ordered blank boards rather than completes. It covers everything from ICs to through-hole components to programming your FT232 eeprom and finally the 8515. I have learned a lot from this project and have had even more fun doing it. For those of you who ordered complete boards, I ask that you still read my post to see what kind of work went into the boards:

http://jazz-disassemblies.blogspot.com/ … bly-1.html

I have only a few more to program and then they will ship. Again, GET EXCITE. big_smile

I look forward to our next board printing, whatever it may be.

DSC
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Nice work.  For the programmer boards, please charge extra.  I know you can't make any profit on these without certain people here getting there panties in a twist, but at least you could make a little from the programmer boards.  Very well thought out meticulous work.  Cheers.

stargazer
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Just read through your blog. Very nice work. Thank you for relentlessly documenting everything.

Any tips for someone interested in this on where to start?

Jazzmarazz
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stargazer wrote:

Just read through your blog. Very nice work. Thank you for relentlessly documenting everything.

Any tips for someone interested in this on where to start?

INterested in obtaining a programmer? Would you like to purchase one or would you like to prototype one for yourself?

If we do these boards again guys, I will probably look into a different cart connector. I was alerted of a GBA replacement which is surface mounted and commercially available so no more donor-boys.
http://dx.com/p/repair-parts-replacemen … lite-37787

I would need to buy one first before making an eagle library though. I hope they are able to hold a GB cart snug.

Last edited by Jazzmarazz (Sep 24, 2013 2:32 am)