Build your own Z80 computer
by S. Ciarcia · first published 1981
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Build Your Own Z80 Computer by Steve Ciarcia of Byte Magazine and Circuit Cellar fame may also be useful : https://smile.amazon.com/Build-Your-Own-Z80-Computer/dp/0070...
on “My Homebrew Z80 Microcomputer” ↗_Build Your Own Z80 Computer_ by Steve Ciarcia is fantastic. You will learn the basics of computer architecture, digital logic, assembly language, power supply design, and a basic operating system. Even though it's a book from…
on “Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building projects?” ↗…able to source chips from Jameco with no problem (and they're pretty cheap), and the z80.info site has a ton of useful info on homebrew z80 machines[1]. I was also able to pickup a copy of the book "Build Your Own z80 Computer"[2] by Steve Ciarcia, which should help a little. Anyway.. not to take anything away from the 6502. If it turns out that chips are available, I may take a stab at building one of those after I do this…
on “Build your own 6502 Microprocessor Kit” ↗…on a homebrew Z80 computer on breadboards and wirewrapped boards, and building all the (simple) hardware and software from scratch, using vintage chips (strictly no post-1989 chips) and Steve Ciarcia's Build Your Own Z80 Computer as a reference, but with a much higher spec (32K or better). My original plan is porting Li-Chen Wang's Tiny BASIC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_BASIC) to my homebrew computer, and describing its…
on “R.T. Russell's Z80 BBC Basic Is Now Open Source” ↗I also found this book... Build Your Own Z80 Computer by Steve Ciarcia
on “N8VEM – Homebrew Computing Project” ↗If you go looking for issues, you'll find them, alright... From the repo: "FAP stands for FPGA Assisted Processor, inspired by Steve Ciarcia's 1981 book Build Your Own Z80 Computer, in which he called his computer ZAP, short for Z80 Application Processor."
on “FAP80, a retro computer without the retro baggage” ↗> FAP stands for FPGA Assisted Processor, inspired by Steve Ciarcia's 1981 book Build Your Own Z80 Computer, in which he called his computer ZAP, short for Z80 Application Processor. I read the readme and this is what it said. Did you read the readme to the end? Was it different for you?
on “FAP80, a retro computer without the retro baggage” ↗…month about it. I had a personal tragedy and sort of dropped out of the Z80 hobbyist community, but I love seeing what Andrew has gone on to do! [1] including my master copy. http://www.mrbill.net/byo/Build_Your_Own_Z80_Computer.pdf
on “N8VEM – Homebrew Computing Project” ↗