Building my Dream Computer - Part 2

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[Camman]

You are absolutely killing it, designed two games and now you’re BUILDING A COMPUTER FROM SCRATCH! This channels come a long way since the iBook guy when I subscribed lol

[jakesbase]

*This project is the definition of "if you want something done right you gotta do it yourself".*

[oldred]

37:14 LOAD "BALLS". Didn't realize I was watching an LGR video

[SnipE_mS]

I’ve been following this project since day one. So happy to say that my stage 1 board just showed up this week!

[TexElec]

We're super excited to be part of this project! We have a lot more work to do, but the progress at this point is really amazing. We have a great team full of talented folks and we're really looking forward to the day we can start making them available to the public!

[hishamk]

Love how David's project transformed into a cross-channel collaboration. 8-bit power FTW!

[cvkline]

So weird, I'm sitting at my local coffee shop in Champaign Illinois and overhear a guy ordering coffee and chatting with the barista about the work he is doing for "a guy in Texas named David Murray who's remaking the Commodore 64." What a small world.

I enjoy seeing your design and architecture decision-making process unfold.

[kingcrimson]

I was delighted to learn that my CPU code is powering the emulator!

[IvanovIvanAKrutoi]

This Commander X16 computer is a really ambitious project, and hopefully, it could be a new gaming platform for the retro gaming scene with its own unique library of games. I think the X16's gaming capabilities would be like a mix between the Commodore 64, Atari ST and the Amiga.

And speaking of games, are you planning to make a custom port of Planet X3 as a pack-in game for the Commander X16? I think it would be pretty cool.

[RetroRecipes]

That Perifractic guy seems a bit weird... Otherwise lovely video 8-Bit Guv'nor! Seriously though, I'm truly honoured to be part of this eXciting project. Commander X16 FTW! 👍🕹️

P.S. A word about the case design: We are going this route for very good reasons. I'll be doing a full post and user poll shortly on the Facebook about this. In short, we don't want to custom build a case and keyboard as that would add hundreds of thousands of dollars which you guys would have to pay for.

It also introduces many risks and delays as you have seen on other projects like the ZX Spectrum Next. Therefore we are limited to high quality off-the-shelf components, which is the spirit of David's project. We will be customizing and rebranding these and you'll see all the options in the aforementioned poll, and have a say. We realize with nearly 1 million subscribers we are not going to be able to please everybody, and we thank you for respecting that.

However you can trust that we are moving forward with the best possible option for the community so you can get this machine in your hands as quickly as possible, looking sweet, and at the best value.

Keep in mind too that many beautiful classic computers did not have an integrated keyboard. Apple Macintosh, Amiga 1000, Commodore 128D, Amstrad PCW...

Thank you for your enthusiasm and feedback 👍🕹️

[delicious_lunch]

Oh I was saying "shut up and take my money" long before you threw the warning in. What an amazing update! This is incredible!

[stdorn]

3:51 reminded me of when in school our teacher assigned the class to each develop a small section of the 8088 processor using all 7400 series logic chips. Everyone did a part of the overall processor and we came in each with multiple breadboards it quickly became a wiring nightmare to run all the buses to hook it all together. I'm sure everyone had at least one if not a handful of wiring mistakes in their section needless to say by the time the class ended we never did get the stupid thing to work.

[KlausWulfenbach]

21:19 I absolutely would purchase a kit version of this. *YES PLEASE*

The more soldering necessary, the better!

[Dekkia_]

I assume this gets asked a lot: But could you please use something else than Facebook to give updates on the X16?
You need to make an account there in order to join a group and a lot of people don't want to do that.
If you had a website/blog (with an RSS-Feed) it would be easier to follow along.

Edit: There's a link to his forum now in the Video-description.

Thanks!

[BFBeast]

I don't do Facebook. Here's hoping you'll provide updates on major milestones in video format.

[fuzzlabrador]

First time I've heard "1 megahert" ... I mean I can see where that's coming from but still mildly amusing.

[makinbacn]

I love the idea of this. A community coming together to build a PC. It's nostalgic. As if you guys were your own startup PC company in the 1980s.

[stewiegriffin]

10 Print "x"
20 Goto 10
RUN
ALL RIIIIGHT, that works, let's start the mass production.

[onedeadsaint]

gonna need a wood grain version of the Commander X16

I'm sure LGR would approve!

[aaronmicalowe]

A kit that the end user can assemble makes a lot of sense, because you can incorporate a little info about how the device works and what it can do with the assembly instructions. E.g. this is the sound chip that has 6 channels (or however many it has). That way developers learn as they build and have good initial familiarity with the hardware before even turning it on.