by musovern | May 7, 2018 | Single Board Computers
In 2006, Andrew Lynch published his Single-Board CP/M design with the intention to involve others in a collective homebrewing project. The N8VEM (named after his ham radio license) is expandable with add-on cards and soon, an informal collaborative effort emerged...
by musovern | May 7, 2018 | Single Board Computers
The Multicomp Cyclone II-C (v1.10) is a motherboard which provides peripheral connectivity for a Cyclone II FPGA development board commonly available on eBay. The board was designed “by committee” in the retrobrewcomputers forum during December 2015, with James Moxham...
by musovern | May 1, 2018 | Single Board Computers
In 1979, S.D. Systems and Micro Design Concepts released the Z80 Starter Kit as an SBC – single board computer. Able to run either 8080 or Z80 software, it was designed as the best value on the market for the hobbiest / experimenter / student who wants to learn...
by musovern | Apr 24, 2018 | Single Board Computers
In August 1976 issue of Popular Electronics magazine, Joseph Weisbecker published a design for “Low-cost experimenter’s microcomputer” using RCA’s COSMAC CDP1802 microprocessor chip. It is a very simple computer having 256 bytes of memory, switches as input and LED as...
by musovern | Apr 20, 2018 | Single Board Computers
The Pico/Elf is a Micro/Elf derivative. By eliminating the displays and switches (as well as associated circuitry), Mike Riley has been able to add the IDE, Serial port, and Eprom socket. Circuitry has been added to allow the computer to boot from rom by swapping 32k...
by musovern | Apr 15, 2018 | Single Board Computers
The SuperElf single-board computer was made by Quest Electronics. It was an improvement of the Netronics Elf and Elf II training boards, also based on the RCA 1802, one of the first RISC microprocessors. The board also featured an 1861 video chip that was closely tied...
