This is it, a completed build... well hardware-wise. All I need now is to concentrate on the software side. It will be quite a challenge, as I haven't programmed in assembly for 30 years.
Not that I have a need for it now, but I decided to add 512K RAM on my SBC. At first, it was just to see if I could do it, but later on, I may need extra RAM for ADC sampling, or other goodies that I haven't thought about. The bank switching is done via port B of the VIA. Simple enough.
In comes the insanity! Well, that's it! I'm not one of "those" people that reminisce and rides down memory lane in the nostalgia bandwagon. Yes, my mid-life crisis has gone and past. But I find myself wanting and yearning to have a good start in a new hobby, micro-electronics. And what better way than to start building an 8-bit microcomputer. And yes, I do dabble with microcontrollers also, so I have a good start. When I was in school in the late '80s I learned to program on the 6809 in assembly language on a single board computer (SBC). My initial thought was to recreate the aforementioned SBC, but the availability of parts is diminishing. In comes Western Design Center , makers of the new WD65C02 chips, still in production today. Off the shelf components is important to my endeavor, in case I want to replicate my design. Trying to scrounge vintage and obsolete parts is not part of the plan. So, welcome to my insanity project, keep in touch, an...
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