Alpha: The Serial Interface
Congratulations on getting your computer up and running. It's just a bit silly that the computer can only actually do what you burn into its EEPROM, and you can't communicate with it in
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Alpha: The first program
The simplest program will be the obligatory „flashing LED“. In truth, – we don't have many other ways to verify that the system is working, other than the aforementioned connection of resistors to the
Alpha: Memory subsystem
The processor circuit itself, as we designed it in the last chapter, is of no use. Respectively - you can plug it in, connect the data bus via resistors (ca 10k) to ground
Alpha: 8080/8085 processor computer concept
I'm preparing the sequel to my book, Sticks, Volts, Monochips. This time I'm going to cover the design of osmibit computers. The book should be published in 2019 again in the CZ.NIC
Getting it alive
Some time ago I posted on Facebook and Twitter that I was working on a second book, this time about building 8-bit computers, and I asked them what processor they would be most
