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A project log for GTXL Gigatron clone computer with keyboard

Microcomputer that runs without a CPU

justin-davisJustin Davis 10/19/2018 at 12:370 Comments

I received my PCBs today from PCBWay.  The Gigatron guys gave me a coupon to use for the board which made them FREE (thanks guys!).  I've ordered maybe a dozen designs from PCBWay before, and I've never had any problems.  Hopefully the tariffs don't make the price go up too much because they have always had great prices and great quality.  

They look good on first inspection.  They feel larger than I was expecting.  It's probably the largest board I've ever made, but I wasn't exactly trying to minimize the space.  The width of the keyboard set that dimension, but I could squeeze the length.  I wanted to keep the same component layout so it looks the same as the original Gigatron.  I don't expect there to be a big demand for this, so these might be the only 5 boards that I get made.

Now I just need some time to assemble.  I think I have all the parts for it.  I was planning on using sockets for everything since this is a prototype just in case I have rewire things.

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