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by voidstar
Thu Dec 21, 2023 10:21 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Commander X16 pre-orders are up! 6502-based system
Replies: 2
Views: 4936

Re: Commander X16 pre-orders are up! 6502-based system

The X16 ATX-form factor "full size" Gen1 DevBoard is remains available. And for info about a more compact version, here is a preview...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yGOlmcHbos



For those unfamiliar with the X16 history, here is a quick recap of several years of videos about it:

https://www ...
by voidstar
Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:54 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Commander X16 pre-orders are up! 6502-based system
Replies: 2
Views: 4936

Re: Commander X16 pre-orders are up! 6502-based system

I also have an "unofficial" brief starter orientation manual about the X16 available here:

https://github.com/voidstar78/X16_MANUALS/blob/main/CommanderX16_IntroducingYourX16_Manual_DRAFT_REV8.pdf

The more formal 75-page spiral manual is planned.




Also SCUMBOTRON is a fun game on the system ...
by voidstar
Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:32 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Commander X16 pre-orders are up! 6502-based system
Replies: 2
Views: 4936

Commander X16 pre-orders are up! 6502-based system

I was able to get one of the Commander X16 early Development Boards (one of the last ones, #108) over the summer. It has been a lot of fun right out of the box!

For development on the system:

BASLOAD is a version of BASIC that doesn't require line numbers. It is not quite like QuickBASIC, but it ...
by voidstar
Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:33 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Commander X16 projects for upcoming 1000 unit launch
Replies: 8
Views: 5985

Re: Commander X16 projects for upcoming 1000 unit launch

1) Mostly just for the challenge of it, showing a kind of "mastery" about the system (in implementing an asynchronous capability to reliably shuffle bits into a byte). Also, the 1980 CoCo1 and even the 1977 PET could do it (at barely 1MHz). The entire concept goes back to the late 1958 SAGE computer ...
by voidstar
Wed Sep 06, 2023 2:59 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Commander X16 projects for upcoming 1000 unit launch
Replies: 8
Views: 5985

Re: Commander X16 projects for upcoming 1000 unit launch

Some 3D reference samples are presented in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n_4kE2SPt0


Still working on a RS232 solution - which CBMSTUFF may present some options this weekend. In attempting to replicate the UP9600 work, a couple issues are that the VIA's aren't tied to NMI, and ...
by voidstar
Mon Aug 14, 2023 9:18 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Commander X16 projects for upcoming 1000 unit launch
Replies: 8
Views: 5985

Commander X16 projects for upcoming 1000 unit launch

Heads up that the X16 1000 units has a good chance of happening before the end of this year. It might slip to early next year - but the already-released 100 units has been successful, no show stoppers on the hardware side of things have been reported, and the 1000 units has been funded. So it's ...
by voidstar
Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:56 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Native 65C02 assembler? Portable to Commander X16?
Replies: 15
Views: 9064

Re: Native 65C02 assembler? Portable to Commander X16?

Sorry to bump this old thread - but the X16 is gaining momentum again, the 100 unit run was a success and the next 1000 unit run is right around the corner.

I came across ASMEDIT here: (sorry referencing a different forum, but it is the "official" X16 forum and place to get software for it so far ...