New blog post! Fujitsu made a wildly complicated machine in the FM-77AV2, and this one defeated me. I did narrow the problem to a bad custom chip! Come along and see the heaviest 8-bit computer I owned before I got even heavier ones. https://www.leadedsolder.com/2026/02/10/fujitsu-fm77av2-damaged-keyboard-controller-failure.html

#retrocomputing #FM77AV #fm7 #fujitsu #debugging

Leaded Solder vs. The Crazy 77

Things don’t always go to plan! When battling one of the most complex 8-bit home computers ever made, you can expect to run into some problems.

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Advancing the Art: The Fujitsu FM77AV #RetroComputing

https://makertube.net/w/2EiTWziEmpFRLYBMePNgJa

Advancing the Art: The Fujitsu FM77AV #RetroComputing

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