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Category Archives: DrACo/Z80
TIL311 replacement 
A modern replacement of the venerable-but-expensive TIL311 hex display. Continue reading
Posted in Assembly, Coding, Components, Digital, DrACo/Z80, Drexel, EET325, Electronics, Level 3, Nostalgia, PIC Microcontrollers, Projects
Tagged hex decoder, hexadecimal, PCB, PIC, TIL 311, TIL311
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True 8-bit computing!
The DrACo/Z80 has been redesigned as a true 8-bit computer… Continue reading
Energy Star — Paleotechnology style!
A while back, I realized that the Z80 was drawing (relatively speaking) a lot of power. I know modern CPUs can both crunch your numbers and cook your dinner; the Intel Core i7 datasheet specifies a maximum of 145 AMPS … Continue reading
Posted in Digital, DrACo/Z80, Drexel
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Prime Time
…and now, for something completely different. (By different, I mean almost useful!) The Z80 computer is now busy computing prime numbers! I wrote a straightforward BASIC program, which I then compiled using Oshonsoft‘s Z80 simulator suite of utilities. The resulting … Continue reading