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The ZTO-80 SBC is for Sale

A project log for ZTO-80 Computer System

A powerful Z80 computer built around a highly expandable central bus design

jacob-hahnJacob Hahn 10/01/2020 at 16:450 Comments

Over the past couple of weeks, I've been getting everything ready for the v3.1 boards to be sold online.

After receiving the new boards, plus parts to make one board, I soldered one and tested all of the features using the same methods I used to test v3.0. All of the issues that I had identified were successfully fixed in this revision.

I also rearranged the headers to be mostly concentrated on one side of the board. This improved the usability of the board's features slightly, as a breadboard can be placed on one side of the board and easy access most signals.

Now that the boards were designed and tested, I decided to work on selling them on Tindie. This required a few steps: setting up the Tindie shop, taking photos, and preparing shipping. The most time consuming of these steps was shipping. I had to figure out a good base rate to charge for anywhere in the US, and also one for certain international destinations (which is harder, as different countries cost different amounts to ship to). I also had to choose what packaging I would use to ship the board. To do all this, I took a few trips to the post office and sorted everything out. I'm now confident that I'm giving the best deal I can on shipping to anywhere in the US and some international destinations.

At the time of writing, I have 7 boards in stock. I'm not expecting to sell many at all, so I believe that will be more than enough for now!

You can find the Tindie listing to buy the boards here. I appreciate every sale I get and each one motivates me to continue to work on the project.

Next up on the project agenda is to complete the modular system. This includes a backplane that can attach to the ZTO-80 SBC using the expansion header and horizontal headers. When I get to a good spot, I'll post an update.

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