Hi guys!
My name is Johan Fransson, living in Sweden. I am a 35-year old engineer working with software development. Since my early teens I have always been interested in computers and also computer music. As for 8-bit technology, I have owned a Commodore 64 on which I created some programs but mostly used it to listen to SID music
Years have gone by and I have developed my musical interest, creating stuff on my own using various sequencer software. Also during the last 5-10 years I have become interested in photography (mostly people).
The 8-bit nostalgia has struck me in a hard way the last couple of years. Not only is my music getting more and more SID-like sounds, but I recently found out via a friend about the advancement in microcontroller technology and the community around it. I ordered an Arduino and Gameduino and some Sparkfun parts to create an retro arcade style game. It takes some time and a lot of programming, but the project progresses.
So I accidentally stumbled upon this forum a few months ago and saw the light. I couldn't believe it. There is actually a community about regular microprocessors, not just microcontrollers. Finally, a possibility to fulfil an old dream; build my own computer! I have lurked about for some time and realized the amount of knowledge here and for that I salute you guys! It seems it will not be impossible to build something from scratch with this kind of community.
So here I am. I have a WDC 65C02, a WDC 65C22, some RAM and EEPROM and other logic and a big breadboard on order. I am planning on building something simple, firstly with some leds and maybe a button, then maybe later on trying to use the timer in the 65C22 for sound.
Once again, thanks for a great forum, and hopefully I will be able to contribute in the future
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For now, I will probably just be the new guy asking questions
EDIT: It was supposed to go in the "Introduce yourself" thread. Sorry about this
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