Monthly Archives: January 2020

Retro-CGA #6 – Character Font

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Andrew

The last post in this series covered the receipt of the Retro-CGA prototype circuit boards, and the soldering of all components onto one of the boards, making a completed prototype card: This post covers the last step in preparing the … Continue reading →

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Retro-CGA #5 – Fabrication and Assembly

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Andrew

The last post in this series showed some of the detail of the Retro-CGA as it has come together so far, and ended with the preparation of Gerber files in preparation of having some prototype boards fabricated. After a week … Continue reading →

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Retro-CGA #4 – Design Features and Fabrication

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Andrew

The last post on the Retro-CGA showed the gradual progression from schematic design to  board build-up, summarising a period of several busy weeks. This post acts as a summary of that whole exercise, showing some of the board design detail. … Continue reading →

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