• Making a Task List

    Danielle • 10/02/2024 at 03:21 • 0 comments

    When I was trying to decide what I should do for this year's RetroChallenge, I was trying to think of something that would be a multi-faceted learning experience. I've put off many a project because of having to learn something totally new just to complete one small task on the project list. This is no exception.

    Here's my tentative task list (possibly not in order):

    1. Use OMPeaRetro's lovely Cap Map to purchase all the capacitors needed for this project
    2. Recap my system(s), especially the power supplies
    3. Test out the tape deck on each system, probably utilizing Numbertron as I believe I can still buy a copy if I destroy the one I own
      1. Repair the tape decks if necessary
    4. Use the best system to test out booting with the GB-10 installed - just to make sure the GB-10 is electrically okay
    5. Try to find a game that will test out PCG features (maybe Pac-Man) and use it to test GB-10 compatibility compared to the PCG-700
      1. May need to learn how to utilize my phone or computer to "feed" the computer a tape image
    6. Get an idea of how the GB-10 works
      1. Make a BOM of the GB-10 board and get pictures of it into something like Inkscape
      2. Use KiCad to make schematics/mock-up
      3. Compare against the general PCG schematics in Oh!MZ
      4. Find any documentation from Lotus on this card
    7. Create prototype GB-10 or mix of GB-10 + general PCG
    8. Create a 3D-printed caddy for the existing GB-10 to reduce strain on the CPU socket
    9. ???

    I know I'm definitely missing a bunch of interim steps and making some bold assumptions that I can do even a few of these in a month, but here's to trying!