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A project log for W-32 Z80 computer

I'm not going to give up this time, I promise!

buzz-pendarvisBuzz Pendarvis 02/02/2020 at 07:140 Comments

    Sorry for the long break, I've been really busy with school recently, and haven't worked much on the project. I've decided to make changes to what my current goals are, although I plan on improving on/modifying the computer when I have more time.

    The biggest change is that it will no longer be the W-64. To speed up the design process, I'm getting rid of the memory banking idea for now. I may still include some circuitry on the main board that will make memory banking possible later, but for now it will have to be the W-32. It will only have 32KB of RAM and 32KB of ROM (might make this 16KB of built in ROM and 16KB of cartridge space. Not sure yet). 

    I'm going to put a connector (or a few) on the board so that I can add video, disk, more memory, or whatever else later when I have more time. Because I wont have any real I/O when i'm done with the main board, I'm going to put an 8 bit data latch with some LEDs on the main board for testing purposes.

    That's all for now. I'll be able to work on the computer on Saturdays every week, but not a lot other than that. I can't wait to get the computer working and start writing programs for it, but for now, I'll start redesigning the computer and making sure I have everything i need. Thanks for reading!

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