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Pixel Brush edited this page May 23, 2022 · 18 revisions

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The Pix80 is a simple Computer designed to be assembled, understood and programmed by a singular person, with as few parts as possible.

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Basics

The Pix80, in it's most basic configuration, consists of the following components:

  • Zilog Z80-compatible CPU
  • 32 kilobytes of ROM, containing the initialization Code that's run on Startup and the Operating System, NUGGET
  • 32 kilobytes of RAM, enough to contain a few simple programs or similar

Peripherals

Currently known/planned Peripherals are:

  • 20x4 Character LCD, the primary Output of the Computer
  • PS/2 Keyboard Port, the primary Input of the Computer

Theoretical Peripherals, not yet confirmed to even be possible:

  • RS232 Serial Port, used to send and receive Serial Data for loading and saving programs, or possibly Accessories like Computer Mice
  • A 256 Color, 192x144 Graphics Card with a VGA output
  • A 6 Voice Soundcard
  • A Real-Time Clock
  • A simple 16-Bit Timer (~65536Hz Clock)
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