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 …
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 …
Minimalist ECB (MECB) – Grid Cards for Prototyping & Wire Wrapping
Introducing a new family of plain Grid Cards, to join the existing Prototype Card family. You now have a choice of six different Cards for your MECB custom Card build …
Minimalist ECB (MECB) – W65C02S PLCC CPU Card
Last year, I made a PLCC packaged version of my 6809 CPU Card. This CPU Card also built in the functionality of the 1MB ROM Expansion Card, taking advantage of …
Minimalist Europe Card Bus (MECB) – Expanding the Glue Logic versatility
When I started out with creating my MECB platform standard, for retro 8-bit experimentation, I spent some time deciding on the best retro friendly way to implement a flexible glue-logic …
Minimalist Europe Card Bus (MECB) – V9938 or V9958 VDP RGBS Display Card
Ever since creating my existing TMS9918/992x VDP Card, I’ve thought that I’d also like to play with the TMS’s more capable successors, the V9938 and V9958 VDP’s. Also known as …