Page 1 of 1
6502 Laptop
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2026 7:06 pm
by PaulaM
Here is my 6502 laptop
8MHz 65C02, 46K of user RAM.
EhBASIC with added commands (DIR, LOAD, SAVE, CIRCLE, LINE, PLOT, SQUARE, ELIPSE, etc)
9" 256 colour screen with built in acceleration (circle, etc)
Compact Flash
Internal expansion port.
10,000mAh battery
It's a bit "chunky" but for my first go at 3D design and print I'm quite pleased.
Video (slightly wobbly sorry) of the graphics test.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_att ... bed4e8.mp4
More info on my github -
https://github.com/TechPaula/LT6502/tree/main
Re: 6502 Laptop
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2026 7:26 pm
by No True Scotsman
Very nice!
There's nothing wrong with "chunky." Too many modern devices are tipped over by the weight of their own power cord. This appears to have about the same dimensions and heft as a Model 100, which I always found quite comfortable.
Re: 6502 Laptop
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2026 7:29 pm
by BigEd
Impressive! Graphics demo looks good.
Re: 6502 Laptop
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2026 7:35 pm
by Martin_H
Neat project. The display has acceleration for drawing things like circles; I take it the display is an external smart device?
Re: 6502 Laptop
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2026 5:15 am
by noneya
That is really cool! Awesome build!
Re: 6502 Laptop
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2026 12:45 pm
by PaulaM
Neat project. The display has acceleration for drawing things like circles; I take it the display is an external smart device?
The display connects using 8bit parallel bus, it's an RA8875 based display.
Re: 6502 Laptop
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2026 5:11 pm
by 6502inside
Pretty!
Re: 6502 Laptop
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2026 10:36 pm
by Dr Jefyll
Yes, it's very nice!
... and presently on the front page of Hacker News!

(posted 5 hours ago)
Here is a link to the comments.
-- Jeff
Re: 6502 Laptop
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2026 1:08 pm
by PaulaM
Yes, it's very nice!
... and presently on the front page of Hacker News!

(posted 5 hours ago)
Here is a link to the comments.
-- Jeff
neat, thanks. I just made it for fun. Mostly because I used to enjoy a lot of fractals and that kind of thing for graphics, but I wanted something simple to program.
I do want to make a wifimodem card for it so I can use BBS' again.