8085 Single Board Computer With Bubble Display

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  • Опубліковано 5 тра 2024
  • We build and test the Glitch Works 8085 single board computer kit and bubble display board kit we got at Vintage Computer Festival East.
    #retrocomputers #retrogaming
    Glitch Works 8085 SBC on Tindie
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    Vintage Computer Festival East
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 142

  • @RoundSparrow
    @RoundSparrow 2 місяці тому +30

    When we dreamed of UA-cam back in he 1990's, we imagined users groups presentations like this. Thanks for sharing.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +7

      Truly ... we are peek internet!

  • @michaelstoliker971
    @michaelstoliker971 2 місяці тому +13

    The intel 8080 ran CPM and the Z80 was created to make a CPM computer that was more affordable. When in doubt, try Ctrl-C for Break.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +3

      Our technique is more like smash at the keyboard then wind up rebooting it anyway.

    • @Commodore128Mode3
      @Commodore128Mode3 2 місяці тому +1

      @@fractalMD You can't argue with results! ;)

  • @Kehvarl
    @Kehvarl 2 місяці тому +5

    There's so much great stuff in this episode! From the casual mention of Bill Herd presenting that amazing real world implementation of your logo, to the breathtaking bubble display, to the hint at a future Model 100 episode (the Tandy Model 102 is definitely the favored machine in my collection).

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      We really did cram a lot in there, didn't we? 😁

  • @JordynBaby63
    @JordynBaby63 2 місяці тому +3

    My first job out of college was designing and coding 8085 computers to run boilers and chillers for hospitals and such. So much fun debugging the code with an oscilloscope

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      That is just nuts!!

  • @soupwizard
    @soupwizard 2 місяці тому +3

    11:57 that is definitely a cool display! that glichworks stacking sbc, cf card, and display board is super neat.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      Glitch works knows what is up!

  • @dirkcrossi6574
    @dirkcrossi6574 2 місяці тому +6

    A Video for the TRS80 Modell 100 would be very interesting....(But with that Bubble Computer i cant Help,, sorry )... And nice to see you back on Camera ,its always a different great show ....;)

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      Thx! Stay tuned!

  • @CallousCoder
    @CallousCoder 4 дні тому

    OOOh wow! Bubble screen! That's been forever since I've seen those. I also never worked wit an 8085, only 8088, 8080 and 8051 (which technically is a micro controller).

  • @Chris.Wiley.
    @Chris.Wiley. 2 місяці тому +2

    Yay another episode! You two are so much fun 🙂

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      Like seriously the most fun.

  • @VRBug
    @VRBug 2 місяці тому +1

    Love this channel, it’s back to old skool YT, the way it should be 😊 pure passion

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +4

      We promise never to have any actual production value! 🤣

    • @VRBug
      @VRBug 2 місяці тому +1

      @@fractalMD GOOD.

  • @olavl8827
    @olavl8827 2 місяці тому +5

    I have been following this channel since you were mentioned on Hackaday. You ladies always seem to have so much fun, it's contagious. Love it. I wonder if there has ever been an episode where Amy does the soldering?

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +4

      Just one if you can find it! I can do it but Taylor is EXPONENTIALLY better.

  • @chrisjpf33
    @chrisjpf33 2 місяці тому +4

    Hey Taylor and Amy, it was great hanging out with you at VCF!! You already kicked my butt and have a Glitchworks product actually assembled and powered up, as opposed to the unassembled kits I have. 😞 I have some pictures I can send you if you are interested, let me know.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +2

      Sure! Loved chillin with you! Glad we weren't too too disruptive as agents of chaos. I'll bet at least one photo is all of us up on those concrete blocks. For some reason that was hilarious. Especially as a vantage point to harass good ole Mr Usagi Electric himself. 🤣

    • @Ran-tan-tan
      @Ran-tan-tan 2 місяці тому +1

      @@fractalMD >Especially as a vantage point to harass good ole Mr Usagi Electric himself.
      Ooh, do we get to see video evidence of this happening somewhere? 😁

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Ran-tan-tan Maybe? I feel like I saw a lot of filming while we were peanut gallery-ing!

  • @toddlyons
    @toddlyons 2 місяці тому +1

    It was a delight from "We won VCF... that's how it works." to "Oh ye few..." 👌

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      We are ALL OVER THE PLACE!

  • @neilcherry6452
    @neilcherry6452 2 місяці тому +3

    Taylor and Amy we (VCF and the CDL Makerspace) was glad to have you there. I watched the MC10 video, loved it. 🙂 Hope you get a chance to come back again. I'll see if we can get Glitch (Jonathan) to do some Motorola board (6800, 6801, 6809, etc.) We'll have you running Flex or OS9 in no time.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      It was a total blast!!!! Y'all are great.

  • @robertjohansen7482
    @robertjohansen7482 2 місяці тому +1

    It was nice meeting you at VCF East. I would get a kick seeing your video taken through the old TV demo in the njarc museum. Best wishes, take care

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      I forgot about that! I need to find that video. Lovely meeting you, as well. :)

    • @robertjohansen7482
      @robertjohansen7482 2 місяці тому

      @@fractalMD Cool, it was nice meeting you ladies, had a lot of fun

  • @DadofScience
    @DadofScience 2 місяці тому +1

    As one of "ye few", I love how much fun you two have doing your thing. It's joyous viewing. Also, wow, that's some cool project action!

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      Thx! We love our little bubbles.

  • @mysticgreg
    @mysticgreg 2 місяці тому +2

    Bill's Beaker Beautifully Backdrops Bubble Brilliance!

  • @DJTI99
    @DJTI99 2 місяці тому +1

    I love this channel. You two look like you're having so much fun.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      That is 100% true.

  • @ichigen511
    @ichigen511 2 місяці тому +4

    When are you two gonna program an 8-bit video game. It's time!!!! Don't let me down.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      Oh, it's a thing. Just among lots of things. So much cool stuff to do!

  • @CheshireNoir
    @CheshireNoir 2 місяці тому +1

    One of my memories of university was learning 8085 assembler on an SBC with a hex keypad. Whoah. Back in 1991 or there about. When dinosaurs roamed the earth. Can't remember a single bit of it. 😀

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      And the Earth was cooling. I know the feeling!

  • @MichaelZweifel
    @MichaelZweifel 2 місяці тому +5

    Welcome back, CoCofest was great. We missed you !!

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +3

      We hated we couldn't be there.
      :(
      Various unexpected life events got in the way.

    • @CurtisBoyle
      @CurtisBoyle 2 місяці тому +2

      @@fractalMD - We understand. You were definitely missed (as were several others who also had unexpected life events), but we tried to make up for it as much as possible! When I went to show the little graphics demo I did for you during the NitrOS9 seminar - it crashed. Found out afterwards that the air vent from the projector was blasting right into my Coco which caused it to start overheating. After it cooled down (after the seminar was over, naturally), it worked fine. So I got to show it to people at the Fest... but I don't think you and Taylor have seen it yet. lol.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      @@CurtisBoyle ❤️❤️❤️

  • @BigBadBench
    @BigBadBench 2 місяці тому +1

    It was nice meeting you at VCF East! (not that you’ll remember because you were very busy)

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      It was awesome!

  • @chadsmith8476
    @chadsmith8476 2 місяці тому +1

    8085 running CPM Didn't know that. Thanks for sharing

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      We thought it was cool!

  • @WattTheTech
    @WattTheTech 2 місяці тому +3

    Love that kind of display. Something so cool about them. Great video as always 👍

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      It looks SO COOL in person.

  • @WhatHoSnorkers
    @WhatHoSnorkers 2 місяці тому +1

    What a lovely bit of kit!

  • @GeoffSeeley
    @GeoffSeeley 2 місяці тому +2

    You should add a serial port to that SBC and use good old Kermit to get CP/M files from another computer, although getting Kermit on it might be a bit of a chicken and the egg scenario but you'll figure it out.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +2

      I like all this frog and chicken talk.

  • @tabytha.stryker
    @tabytha.stryker 2 місяці тому +2

    you guys are f*cking awesome!!!

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      No you are are!!

  • @neil2402
    @neil2402 2 місяці тому +1

    Those CF cards talk IDE, so simplest way is to find an old PC (or old laptop is even better) to use it. I also have a 102 - great machine!

  • @BrassicGamer
    @BrassicGamer 2 місяці тому +1

    Okay you've made me want one of these. I've not yet succumbed to any of these project boards (since I got an original RPi when it came out) and would love to program some basic games for this using inputs and that bubble display. Thanks for the entertainment!

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      You neeeeed this

  • @tomwilson2112
    @tomwilson2112 2 місяці тому +1

    How did I not know about this channel until now??
    The first computer I learned assembly language on was an Intel SDK-85... a single board 8085 computer with nothing but an LED display and hex keypad. (We quickly moved to CP/M computers, still using the 8080 style instruction set.)

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      Welcome to the party!!!!!

  • @Ran-tan-tan
    @Ran-tan-tan 2 місяці тому +1

    Somehow this video had ASMR triggers for me, haven't had that feeling since I was a kid...

  • @ichigen511
    @ichigen511 2 місяці тому +4

    Dope t-shirt!!!!!

  • @Commodore128Mode3
    @Commodore128Mode3 2 місяці тому +1

    Hey Taylor and Amy: The Toshiba T-250 (the first computer I've ever used!) and its smaller brother the Toshiba T-200 both used the Intel 8085 microprocessor. Now you know another two computers that used it :) The Toshiba T-250 ran CP/M 2.2, had 64k of RAM, 58k TPA, dual 8 inch floppy diskette drives. It had a built-in 12" monochrome monitor. Must have weighed over 100 lbs--no kidding! Also: don't forget that your beautiful Commodore 128 is compatible with your single board in CP/M mode ;)

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      So much beauty in the world!

  • @KeritechElectronics
    @KeritechElectronics 2 місяці тому +2

    Nice Erlenmeyer flask!
    2:10 I think I saw Usagi Electric back there, but I might as well be wrong.
    Those bubble displays are so lovely - vintage calculator vibes for sure.
    8080, AT-AT... what's the difference? Maybe AT-AT had 8080s in their onboard computers, haha.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      This is now start wars canon.

  • @GarthBeagle
    @GarthBeagle 2 місяці тому +1

    Congrats on 5K! 🎉

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      Thanks you sus monkey!

  • @anjanettepetty-kountz3785
    @anjanettepetty-kountz3785 2 місяці тому +2

    Fun episode ladies!!! 😁

  • @Alibm80
    @Alibm80 2 місяці тому +3

    Welcome back! 🤩😃

  • @AddieDirectsTV
    @AddieDirectsTV 2 місяці тому +1

    6:24 I keep trying to convince one of the engineers to give me the one he’s had in his office. He found it in a pile of stuff. It still works!

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      He should should surrender it to you!

  • @TSteffi
    @TSteffi 2 місяці тому +1

    About CPMtools:
    They are meant to work only with disk images. On linux, you can also pass them a "/dev/*" device and it will use that. On windows, I haven't tested that. You also need a file called "diskdefs", that has format information for a bunch of disk types. And you have to give each CPMtool a command line option "-f " to tell them which disk format to use.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      Ain't nothing just easy!

    • @TSteffi
      @TSteffi 2 місяці тому +1

      @@fractalMD The issue is, CP/M didn't define a physical format specification. It was left to the system manufacturer to define a floppy format. So now there are tons of different formats, none are compatible with each other, and the disk (or image) itself doesn't tell you what it is.
      The manufacturer would put this information in the DPB, Disk Parameter Block, which is part of the BIOS. So it is technically stored on the boot tracks, but since the location isn't specified, we can't use it.
      Modern implementations of CP/M 2.2 often use a format that uses 8 MB images on a larger disk, because that was the maximum size of a drive under CP/M 2 and also MP/M 2. But some also have custom definitions. You will have to ask the developers of your board for the format they used. I looked at the documentation for the Glitchworks board and it doesn't say which format they use. But it says the internal flash that is used as A: drive should have PCGET and PCPUT for up/downloading files, using the Xmodem protocol that is supported by TeraTerm.
      So that is one way to get stuff onto your board.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      @@TSteffi Lordt! I double down on my original statement!!!!

  • @EricLikness
    @EricLikness 2 місяці тому +1

    Amy's mad solderin' skilz, I'm not that steady or good in my limited fixer upper (capacitor replacements on my stupid UPS battery unit). Kudos! once again VCF East. Teh gift that keeps on gving.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      Oh that is Taylor, all the way.

  • @TheREALJosephTurner
    @TheREALJosephTurner 2 місяці тому +1

    Love the shirts!

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      May the 4th be with you.

  • @MacarioMorenoUK
    @MacarioMorenoUK 2 місяці тому +1

    Great choice of t-shirts. Clearly the Empire has the best hardware!
    Amazing to see MS basic running on DR CP/M on a modern piece of kit. You have to get Zork running next!. I am afraid getting legacy file systems to work with modern OSes can be a bit of a pain.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      We are finding it...tricksy.

  • @juhajuntunen7866
    @juhajuntunen7866 2 місяці тому +1

    DIY electrononics, strong 1980's wibe. It was good time.

  • @drrev40
    @drrev40 2 місяці тому +2

    Board? No! Pure fun 😃

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      NOTHING BUT FUN

  • @c.allison8761
    @c.allison8761 2 місяці тому +1

    The 8085 was used as the second processor in the zenith z100 and z120 to run CPM it also had an 8088…

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      Which is kinda awesome.

  • @MrWaalkman
    @MrWaalkman 2 місяці тому +1

    The sole-dering reminded me to finally order a BC3 element for my Ksger (well, the entire set). Not a fan of the JL02 element. :)
    I came across some of those funky bubble displays that I had purchased about ten years ago. Probably should use them at some point...
    And that is a pretty board!

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      You MUST bubble!!!!!

  • @HammysHangout
    @HammysHangout 2 місяці тому +1

    The Z100 Systems had dual CPU(s) 8085 + 8086 and was S100 System.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      Well that is neat.

  • @alabamacajun7791
    @alabamacajun7791 2 місяці тому +1

    Netronics made the Explorer 85 an S100 based system with monitor and Microsoft Basic.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      Add it to the list!

  • @shawnerz98
    @shawnerz98 2 місяці тому +1

    Mix two high-tech woman with Bob and Doug McKenzie and you get...The Taylor and Amy Show!! 😁😂
    I love it. Keep up the good work. I hope to be as talented as you are. :)

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      Hoser! 🇨🇦

    • @shawnerz98
      @shawnerz98 2 місяці тому +1

      @@fractalMD Take off, eh!

  • @DavidStahlOLDHAPPyMACs
    @DavidStahlOLDHAPPyMACs 2 місяці тому +1

    Very Cool are you too going to VCF Mid West I will be attending if so hope to see you there

  • @keyvanmehrbakhsh4069
    @keyvanmehrbakhsh4069 2 місяці тому +1

    you are so cool .

  • @AddieDirectsTV
    @AddieDirectsTV 2 місяці тому +1

    0:42 oh c’mon. You probably looked fine. And probably look fine without the lights

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      The less light, the better we look! 🤣

  • @drjohnfisher
    @drjohnfisher 2 місяці тому +3

    👏🏻

  • @arecproject6719
    @arecproject6719 28 днів тому +1

    Hi, I saw your video and I fell in love with it. On Sunday I bought a trunk with thousands of components at a flea market, I understood that there was something good in the middle. in fact I managed to find different versions of the 8041, 8085, 8088, 8086, ram, rom, eeprom, plus hundreds of TTLs as well as thousands of transistors, capacitors, .... etc. I wanted to know if you could help me choose the best versions of components and build a computer from scratch. It has always been a passion of mine. I hope you can help me, thanks...

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 17 днів тому

      What a find! Not sure that we are the best resource for that, but the internet doth provide and sounds like you've got a ton to work with.

  • @RandallCrook
    @RandallCrook Місяць тому +1

    I have the SBC and CF board but have not been able to get it working. I will keep trying.

  • @jyvben1520
    @jyvben1520 2 місяці тому +1

    seems Z80 is on final production (so buy now), there is an open source version initiative but ....

  • @AddieDirectsTV
    @AddieDirectsTV 2 місяці тому +1

    4:14 some people speed run video games, you speed run soldering

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      She was FAST

  • @EricsEdgeVideos
    @EricsEdgeVideos 2 місяці тому +1

    That looks like a really fun computer.
    /***** Internal Mental Conversation follows ******/
    /* No Eric! You can't have all of the things! */
    /* But master! I needs it! It is precious to me! */
    /* I said no! */
    /* I not can haz it :-( */
    /* No, not yet. */
    /**************************************************/
    Oh, and "boop" to you too.

  • @solarbirdyz
    @solarbirdyz 2 місяці тому +1

    bubbles! :D

    • @solarbirdyz
      @solarbirdyz 2 місяці тому +1

      Also it's semi-well-known that the Model 100 was the last project Bill Gates personally spent significant time on as an actual developer, but in case that hadn't reached you I thought I'd make sure it did. I saw him say this myself at a company meeting back in the day, which was kinda cool.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      That is a damn fine fact!

  • @IAMDonk
    @IAMDonk Місяць тому +1

    Wait what? You can get LED segment displays with bubble lenses? How did I not know this?

  • @hobsonbeeman7529
    @hobsonbeeman7529 2 місяці тому +1

    I think you girls should be doing tequila shots when you get things to work!

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      I'm not entirely opposed to this idea, but it sure would get chaotic by the end of the video.

  • @AddieDirectsTV
    @AddieDirectsTV 2 місяці тому +1

    12:44 light hiss! Get it off me get it off me. It’s hurting my lily white skin.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      Boo, ugly lights!

  • @awilliams1701
    @awilliams1701 2 місяці тому +1

    so seeing your shirt....I have to mention this. I've always called it an A. T. A. T. because the other one is the A. T. S. T. But nope, many starwars fans tell me its an at at. But they confirm the other one is an A. T. S. T. so why is one pronounced and the other one is letters? Anyway......... I'm more of a star trek fan anyway.

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому

      Oh, that is a high drama argument for sure

    • @awilliams1701
      @awilliams1701 2 місяці тому +1

      @@fractalMD lol I really shouldn't care. It's only star wars. It's not like it's something important like star trek. LMAO

    • @awilliams1701
      @awilliams1701 2 місяці тому +1

      @@fractalMD I get really nasty when it comes to star trek. Especially with that crappy ass STD series. Also when I saw 2009, I wanted to find jar jar abrams and shove a lens where up where the sun don't shine. lol

    • @fractalMD
      @fractalMD 2 місяці тому +1

      Lolololol