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oscholz5
1. März 20221 Min. Lesezeit
Use protection, kids!
Let's fix the exhaust port, right above the main port! Use the Force, Luke... The ColecoVision is a powerful console, but it suffers from...
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oscholz5
16. Jan. 20223 Min. Lesezeit
Have you played Atari today?
In this instalment we'll go Atari! We have the power! Coleco was nice enough to build an expansion module that's basically a full Atari...
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oscholz5
6. Jan. 20222 Min. Lesezeit
Donkey Kong without a cart?
Next, we'll look at support for a built-in game. ColecoVision with 64K + 64K? Well, not really, at least you can't address 64K RAM plus...
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oscholz5
5. Jan. 20224 Min. Lesezeit
Adam and the RAMs!
Now let's do some serious upgrading, like 32K RAM! Some memory related rambling As you probably know, the ColecoVision was planned to be...
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oscholz5
5. Jan. 20221 Min. Lesezeit
Wait a minute...!
The first (very simple) modification is a pause button! Stop... in the name of love! To pause any game, just add a simple switch: SW3 ...
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oscholz5
3. Jan. 20221 Min. Lesezeit
Another quickie (or as Luke would put it: almost there!)
Now we'll finally add sound to our games! Beep, Blip, Bloop! We're almost there! Just a few more parts, and you'll hear the music and...
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oscholz5
3. Jan. 20221 Min. Lesezeit
The Joy of Stix...
What fun is a videogame without controllers? You're in control To be able enjoy the joy of controllers, you need to solder a lot of small...
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oscholz5
2. Jan. 20222 Min. Lesezeit
Care for a quick one?
The point of a game console is CARTRIDGES... right? Look at those nuts! This instalment will be a short, but important one: our...
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oscholz5
2. Jan. 20222 Min. Lesezeit
TMS - without Alex Levy or Mitch Kessler
Video on a scope is great, but let's watch it on screen! Small, smaller, smallest... Falonn over at AtariAge has developed a great, open...
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oscholz5
1. Jan. 20223 Min. Lesezeit
Video killed the radio star...
Now that the Z80 runs, let's have it generate some video! SMTs and then some more SMTs Now, the Video Display Processor (VDP) used in the...
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oscholz5
30. Dez. 20213 Min. Lesezeit
Run, Forrest, run!
With power, clock and reset, we have everthing in place to let a Z80 run! SMT first, then sockets, then ICs I really recommend socketing...
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oscholz5
28. Dez. 20212 Min. Lesezeit
Save the Clock Tower!
Now that the power supply is running, let's build what every processor needs: a clock and reset. As you would expect, you have many...
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oscholz5
28. Dez. 20213 Min. Lesezeit
Let's get started!
The first thing to build is the power supply, because this is the foundation of everything else, and without power, you can't test...
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oscholz5
26. Dez. 20214 Min. Lesezeit
Before we start... some ramblings
Before we get deep into building your own, homemade video console, allow me to write a little about what it is going to do. The main...
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oscholz5
22. Dez. 20212 Min. Lesezeit
So..... you want to build your own videogame console?
Well, you've come to the right place! Armed with no more than your soldering iron and - possibly a credit card - you can build a console...
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