Black Friday / Cyber Monday is kicking off slightly early over at z80kits.com with 15% discount on anything in the Base Kits, Core Modules or Expansion Modules category simply by using the discount code 5202MCFB at checkout.
Grab yourself a Z80 based retro computing bargain!
https://z80kits.com/
#RC2014 #BlackFriday #Z80 #Z80Kits #CyberMonday
Some #retro goodness arrived at my desk today ...
Today has mostly involved kitting up lots of #RC2014 stock to take down to #RetroFest2025 this coming weekend.
I can't take everything that's on the #z80kits store, but if you're coming along and want something specific, let me know and I will make sure to bring some along.
And if you are planning to come along, please buy your ticket soon. Saturday is almost sold out and Sunday is filling up pretty quick.
https://www.retrofest.uk/
Whilst it is still before midday in some time-zones, I just want to share the good news that the new #RC2014 Mini II Picasso has gone on display at the Tate Modern art gallery!
You can get your very own piece of art from #z80kits right now https://z80kits.com/shop/rc2014-mini-ii-picasso/
Remember, you can't spell UART without ART
I read a report recently that confirmed that straight PCB traces, right angle, and orthogonally placed components can actually make electrons sad and slow them down. They much prefer the excitement of whizzing along curvy traces, particularly if they end up going in to a chip at a random angle. And bright colours really make them want to work harder.
So I will be updating all #RC2014 kits with design philosophy. The first to be done is the RC2014 Mini II Picasso. You can pick one up now at #z80kits
https://z80kits.com/shop/rc2014-mini-ii-picasso/
Yay! The #Minstrel2 and #Minstrel3 from Tynemouth are both back in stock at #z80kits
These clones of the Sinclair #ZX80 and #ZX81 respectively are great fun to build and use. Get one quick before the run out again!
https://z80kits.com/shop/tynemouth-minstrel-2/
https://z80kits.com/shop/tynemouth-minstrel-3/
This evening has been mostly fingerprinting the various #RC2014 models and ROM images as the TTL Logic Probe sees them.
Tomorrow will be mostly trying to represent them in a clear and easy to follow troubleshooting guide.
In the meantime, the TTL Logic Probe is now available on #z80kits https://z80kits.com/shop/ttl-logic-probe/
First new #RC2014 product launch of 2025 is a 16C2550 based Dual UART Module. Available exclusively on #z80kits this module is essentially a dual version of the 16C550 UART module that was launched in the final hours of 2024
https://z80kits.com/shop/16c2550-dual-uart-serial-module/
If you have a RomWBW based RC2014 this is perfect if you want more serial ports. Up to 4 ports are supported by default, or up to 8 with a custom ROM build
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