Building my dream computer - Part 1

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[Shfengoli]

The thing I miss most about 8-bit computing was being 10 years old.

[lmeza]

So casual"I'm going to write my own kernel" 👀

[tristan]

Other people's dream computer: Threadripper 2990WX/I9 9980XE and 10 RTX 2080 TI in NV-link


David's: a 6502 with vga output

[razi_man]

The thing I really love about 8-bit computers is the fact that you can literally understand the entire thing including the CPU and ram and even the whole electrical design of the motherboard.

I never lived through the 8-bit computer era, but I really do love how simple and clean they are to understand, except for the programming for me at least.

[saracade]

LGR had so much beige going on in that room, he was almost invisible.

[elia_]

6:47 "Just a beautiful blue screen." Windows XP does the same thing: No updates, no notifications, just a beautiful blue screen.

[jek__]

Some parents seem to have this idea that kids should be limited in computer time, i've always disagreed somewhat, that its not the computer time that kids need to be limited, its the internet time. Computers without internet are very different devices. A non connected computer is more of a personal and introspective experience than a connected computer

[yusuf]

Beautiful "Blue Screen!"
Windows users might disagree

[AndersEngerJensen]

I’m hoping you can add MIDI-support too... like the Atari 520 and 1040. Let’s make some real retro music old skool style! :D

[MontieMongoose]

I'm so glad you're going to build your dream computer. Can't wait until part 2.

[remke]

The fact that as I take my classes, I slowly begin to understand what he's talking about more and more is exhilarating

[redringofdeathgamer]

You share much the same history as I as do. I too, never stopped programming and now do it for a living yet, I too miss "the old ways".


I will be buying this at 50-100.


You are an impressive person.

[Turnbull]

I wrote a word processor for the commodore pet that used the tape deck for the data at wrote directly to the cassette so was not limited by the computer memory. It was shown on the BBC TV program Tomorrow's World around 1978 or 1979.

[dreammfyre]

"All the best *bits* of old school simplicity."

I see what you did there.

[havoc]

This is a really cool video series. Can't wait to see where this goes. keep the content coming!

[Dangerousdaze]

The VIC-20 was my first computer. I got it for Christmas but mum & dad gave me the manual to read in advance and I read it cover to cover about a *million* times before the big day - it was a great manual! I was completely hooked from that point on. :)

[kds]

My thing about 8 bit machines - they were completely knowable. Both from a software and hardware perspective. I knew my TRS-80 Model I so well - that when the characters started dropping bits I knew which RAM chip went bad. And that Tandy/RS socketed the RAM. Plus I knew enough about the Z80 CPU that I didn't use an assembler - I'd poke stuff into memory direct from poke/peek.

The other benefit was instant on as soon as power was applied.

[esotericsean]

Being born in 1985, these BASIC computers are a little before my time, but in high school I had a TI-83 Plus calculator that came with a nice thick manual. I spent a ton of time going through TI-BASIC and coding games and messaging apps. It was amazing and really got me into programming.

[realMaverickBuckley]

"Best Seller!! Over 30, 000 Sold Worldwide!"

Wow. That really takes me back.

[DisasterSquad]

Seeing as how the current model sources chips that are not available and is five hundred dollars this did not age well