Any interest in the Z80 - looking at creating a breakout board?
Any interest in the Z80 - looking at creating a breakout board?
No. It is an Microchannel IBM Token Ring Adapter - Remember the PS/2 systems?
However I did design commercial MCA and ISA cards.
Once one becomes very proficient with manual PCB layout - you just can't get past making your own!
Particularly for making SMD to Through Hole adapters.
I started out laying PCBs using pencil and paper.
If you want to decrease the component count for a 6502 system use a R6511AQ!
It's a 6502 microcontroller with the lot. It just needs an external ROM, crystal and a few passives for a minimal practicable system.
Very cool for the late 1980's!
The following post has an example of a prototyping PCB made in EAGLE in moments.