by musovern | Apr 22, 2025 | Vintage Computer
This project is an open source implementation of an MSX2 compatible computer. The project is built using a combination of 1980’s era components – Z80 CPU, V9958 VDP, AY-3-8910/YM2149F PSG, 8255 PPI, 7400-series logic, and some newer components, such as 512...
by musovern | Oct 10, 2024 | Vintage Computer
Micro 8088 is an easy to build IBM PC/XT compatible processor board. It uses a fairly common Faraday FE2010/FE2010A chipset, that implements most of IBM PC/XT LSIs (Intel 8xxx ICs) and glue logic. Micro 8088 uses SRAM ICs to implement the system RAM, and a Flash ROM...
by musovern | May 2, 2023 | Vintage Computer
Got this Super80 in the big tech sale Auckland 2020. A little bit about the Super 80 The Dick Smith Super-80 was a Zilog Z80 based kit computer developed as a joint venture between Electronics Australia magazine and Dick Smith Electronics. It was presented as a series...
by musovern | Aug 12, 2022 | Vintage Computer
Background on the Apple II Rev 0 Replica The first 6000 or so Apple II’s sold, were equipped with what is called a revision 0 motherboard. A number of Apple II motherboards were also sold at the same time without case, keyboard or power supply. Most of...
by musovern | May 12, 2022 | Vintage Computer
The PPC512 had an NEC V30 processor running at 8 MHz, 512 KiB of memory, a full-size 102-key keyboard with a numeric keypad, a built-in liquid crystal display (not backlit)[1] that could emulate the CGA or MDA and either one or two 720k 3.5″ floppy drives (the...
by musovern | Feb 14, 2022 | Vintage Computer
Welcome the OSI Superboard II Rev D Replica—a modern re-creation of the classic Ohio Scientific 6502-based computer from the late 1970s!This is the SuperBoard II revD PCB by KlyBall over at the OSI fourm that has been modified for cherry keycaps and 2716 eproms. Fully...
