First batch of DEV-boards
- smokku
It’s happening, guys… 🥳
Rev1 of the DEV-board has just gone into production.
It is being built by the awesome guys at PCBWay.
The quality should be amazing - as usual with them. 🦾
Let me remind you, though, this is not a final product.
This is Milestone 1 on the way to the complete X65 microcomputer.
These boards will allow us to test and debug the hardware,
finish the OS/816 operating system, and write/port some actually useful applications.
The complete machine will be in the all-in-one keyboard computer form factor:
- Standard 70% keyboard
- I/O ports at the back and sides; layout similar to DEV-board
- plus 6 extra USB ports (not present on DEV-board)
- Hardware bays, in the style of how Amiga/MSX computers mounted disk drives
I’ve got a pretty clear vision already.
Now to make the CAD design and figure out how to 3D-print it.