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It has been a while. Full-time paid employment means I have enough cash to finish this but limits the time I can spend finishing it. The current state of play it that I have added some SMDs to get in some practice with those. One of the SMDs is a frequency multiplier so that with the original crystal to drive the video I can vary the CPU speed from the 3.278MHz of the original ACE up to 19.668MHz and perhaps beyond. I've also made some modifications to make the KIO optional and enable full ACE compatibility. The KIOs are very difficult to get hold of and with Z84C15 and Z182 available these seem like the best CPU to be going forward. The fastest CPU I have is 20MHz and while I had to up the speed of the RAM, everything else seem happy on the CPU side. The Video was less happy, but I am not 100% convinced that was a speed problem. The multiplier I'm using on this board is a Renesas 512MLF , which is pin compatible with the On Semiconductor NB3N502DR2G , though the multiplicat
It's been a while. Maybe slow, slow, slower than you intended!. I'm very much a beginner and maybe out of my depth, but I wanted to make a Jupiter Ace replica. Minstrel 4 is available, but I want a usable keyboard!! and maybe save a few more bucks. I'm not sure how to order PCBs to be sent to the US. I'm guessing I can get one cheaper via China than the UK guys on Tindie (although maybe I have to order 5 minimum? How does that work?)
ReplyDeleteIt sure looks Cool !
DeleteThough : Could you not pop all those 74 TTL logic ICs onto a CPLD...XC95108 PLC84 ?? Would probably half the size of the PCB !
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DeleteFantastic Project !
Will this be available to buy ...and if so when ?