HPR3993: z80 membership card

Hosted by Brian in Ohio on 2023-11-22 00:00:00

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intro
- bought a couple of z80 old style computers
- found this searching youtube
- cosmac elf-rca 1802
- https://www.sunrise-ev.com/
lee hart
- electrical engineer
- was there at the beginning of the computer revolution
- life long love of electric vehicles
the kit
- piece of art
- z80 membership, minimum computer
- front panel gives self contained system
- boards, all parts and altoid tin
- great documentation, schematics, assembly guide and getting started
the assembly
- great instructions
- easy to solder
- a few tricks to get the boards to fit in the tin
- i made a dedicated serial cable by modifying ftdi cable
- i made a battery pack
usage
- front panel takes a bit of practice to use (locations of keys)
- found a z80 assembly language tutorial, hand assembly
- portable z80 machine to learn
take away
- excellent kit
- if your looking for a gift, many to choose from
- excellent quality