8-bit OLED Thing – This is pretty awesome!
Several years ago, when I was re-discovering my original digital electronics design and breadboard prototyping background, I decided there was a need for a better LED indicator solution. This resulted …
Minimalist ECB (MECB) – Motorola 6802 (6800) CPU Card
Introducing the Motorola MC6802 CPU Card, designed for the MECB bus. This takes me back to the original MC6800 days of the late 1970’s, and also rounds-out my collection of …
Minimalist ECB (MECB) – Motorola 68008 CPU Card
After a break over the new year holiday period, I’m back with my first blog / video for 2026. This blog / video covers something exciting, that I’ve been working …
Year in Review + Current & Future Projects
Sometimes it’s good to look back on your recent achievements, and just take a moment to appreciate what you’ve achieved. So, now is a good time to review the last …
DREAM 6800 (6809) re-Creation – Part 2
It’s now time to fire-up and hands-on explore, the early retro 8-bit microprocessor user experience, which is provided by my DREAM 6800 (now 6809) re-Creation. My DREAM 6800 re-Creation, is …
DREAM 6800 (6809) re-Creation – Part 1
A DREAM 6800 re-Creation, upgraded to a 6809 and higher resolution graphics, but still keeping true to the original 1979 experience of one of the first stand-alone video graphics based …
RetroChallenge 2025/10 (RC2025) – DREAM 6800 (6809) re-Creation
Pre-amble This is (was) a late entry into RetroChallange 2025. As it happened, last year (2024) was the first time I’d entered RetroChallenge, and I thoroughly enjoyed the added incentive …
Hexadecimal 4×5 Matrix Keypad – Ultimate Cherry MX
Continuing on my Hexadecimal Keypad design journey, which started with a series of 3 videos published a couple of years ago. For this part 4, I present my 4×5 matrix …
TL866 EPROM Programmer Adapter – v2.0 Update! Celebrating Success
The Digicool Things TL866 EPROM Programmer Adapter for 27C400/800/160 and 27C322 16bit EPROMs, gets a celebratory update to v2 for 2025. Some years ago. In fact, way back in 2017, …
Minimalist ECB (MECB) – OLED Display 128×64 Card
I’ve always enjoyed playing with OLED display panels, with their sharp clear pixels, and inky blacks. Unlike LCD, where backlight driven displays turn blacks into greys and colours generally just …