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The VTech Socratic Method | Leaded Solder

www.leadedsolder.com
2025-04-23T20:55:14.684Z
vtech z80 retro hacks hardware

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So we’ve managed to pick up an arbitrary educational computer off the side of the road, figure out its ROM pinout, make a composite mod for it, and draw pixels to the screen. Why am I still feeling dissatisfied? It’s because I don’t have printf working still.

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Pi Zero Serial Terminal « RC2014

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2021-02-18T08:24:46.000Z
rc2014 hardware retro z80 imported:pinboard

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The Pi Zero Serial Terminal module allows you to plug the RC2014 in to an HDMI monitor or TV and a USB keyboard, thus use it without the reliance on another computer. [Ok, yes, you are still relying on another computer – the Pi Zero – but it’s small and neat within the RC2014 footprint]

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The RUM 80 – a home brew Z80 computer built from scratch | Hackaday

hackaday.com
2015-04-16T21:46:16.000Z
z80 retro diy computers imported:pinboard

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hacker [Lumir Vanek] from the Czech Republic. Between 1985 and 1989, [Lumir] built his own home brew, Z80 based computer.

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