Tag: FPGA Retro Computers
For the past few days, we’ve talked a lot about the MEGA65 here and on Twitter. The reason is the start of the pre-sale for the machine Dev kits. When you read this article, the first 100 units will be likely sold out, but the interested in the project sky-rocketed and more people want to know more about it. To…
The Mega65 (a C64/C65 compatible computer) team has announced on its website a new version of the DevKit, which is a version of the Mega65 aimed for developers to create programs for the machine and make them ready for when the final product is released. The board was lowered to leave more room for cables and programmers which required for…
Ricardo Saraiva posted on RetroShop Facebook Page another special offer for those interested in a MiSTer board. The offer is a special bundle called MiSTer Razor XL Edition Bundle, including XSRAM, Wakefield-Vette Heatshink and Boxed Noctua Fan. All boards are 100% assembled and tested. There are only 100 units available for 79,90€ with FREE Worldwide Shipping (with tracking). The sale will happen…
Ricardo Saraiva has announced today a 1-week special sale of the very desirable MISTer FPGA board IO5.5 Blue Board Edition (the latest version). He has made available 50 units of the board, fully assembled with the fan included for only 34,90€, down from the regular price of 45,00€. Some details taken from the MISTer Facebook Group: – This sale ends…
I was a happy guy when I saw the newest Kickstarter update from Henrique Olifiers, which I summarize here in this quick post. The case mould is being produced and it is almost ready to be used to inject the first ZX Spectrum Next cases, starting with a prototype to validate the mould. It looks like a very complicated and detailed…
There is a new update on the ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter page showing everything that was accomplished so far, including all the help the community gave to the ZX Spectrum Next team to ensure the early problems with the boards were fixed. Now the question that we keep asking! How about the full computers? The final design of the case…
The backers that opted in to get the ZX Spectrum Next board were happy to see their packages waiting for them at their doorstep but as soon some of them hooked it up, they were surprised by some unforeseen problems. The main issues are related to the keyboard, HDMI, and problems with the screen. Early this morning, Henrique Olifiers wrote a…
