Open Source/Hardware has changed Retro Computing
summary
Open source projects turn scarce retro parts into usable systems: RGB-to-HDMI lets an Amiga 500 output flicker-free HDMI; a PiStorm is a Raspberry Pi + CPLD drop-in 68000 replacement that can emulate up to a 68040, map 128 MB fast RAM, mount virtual SCSI, provide Wi‑Fi networking, and delivers ~20,000 Dhrystones and 20–25 MB/s virtual disk speeds; the PiStorm originally cost ~$70 now ~$100. The ROMWBW BIOS runs Z80 machines, boots CP/M from ROM or SD, supplies SPI/I2C drivers, and builds tiny CPM systems like the pocket SC133.
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chapters (21)
- 0:00Introduction
- 7:38The finished product
- 8:06The Pi invasion
- 11:47Omega 500
- 12:58Amiga
- 13:33Piestorm
- 15:06Performance
- 17:48Demonstration
- 23:27Wrapup
- 24:21Open Project
- 24:40Retro Homebrew Community
- 25:29Z80
- 26:55CPUs
- 27:59CPM
- 28:47Wayne Worthen
- 29:53Andrew Lynch
- 30:42ROMWB
- 32:05CPC 133
- 33:17SC126
- 41:45SC120C
- 43:05Floppy Drive
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