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Mouser do versions of the 6116 http://uk.mouser.com/Semiconductors/Memory/SRAM/_/N-4bzptZscv7?P=1z0z63x&Keyword=6116&FS=True And the ATF16V8 that can replace all the old 20 pin PAL's too http://uk.mouser.com/Semiconductors/Programmable-Logic-ICs/SPLD-Simple-Programmable-Logic-Devices/_/N-3o...

Looked too good to be true...! Once upon a time there were loads of Very Very cheap ICs on ebay, when people where having a clear-out and simply just wanted them to go to a good home ! But sadly those days have gone and now everybody is greedy ! Still plentiful on ebay as pulls ! http://www.ebay.com...

The ICs are still available :shouldn't be too expensive to make a NEW Speculator PCB ? PAL14L4s ebay.com SN74LS74 Mouser £0.404 each DM74LS123N Mouser price £0.56 each http://www.ebay.com/itm/2PCS-PAL14L4ANC-DIP-IC-NS-NEW-GOOD-QUALITY-/300780189838?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4607e5788e http:...

Spotted some SPECULATOR SRAMs on ebay.. at a respectable price £1.59 for 5pcs Ideal for anyone who is reverse engineering a SPECULATOR ZX Spectrum Emulator ? As these are getting quite rare it's unusual to see them for this sort of price. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HM6116L-120-Pack-of-5-/391010945798...

Was looking at Dave's very comprehensive, and professional MTXplus pages on his website and couldn't help but think .. now this project is getting rather 'Grown - up' perhaps it should have it's own website ?

Been busy talking a Chinese supplier into selling home-brew kits for electronics enthusiasts / DIY builders etc. Got them to keep the prices 'Sensible' as opposed to the ridiculous prices you sometimes see for 'Old' legacy ICs . most stuff is about one fifth the price from digikey or mouser. Obvious...

After looking at the ZX Spectrum projects that have been Crowd funded, I thought to myself.... is it worth a try ?? So I was thinking of doing some Crowd-Funding for a New Super Colecovision Console... nothing like them Naff Flashback stuff...but with real hardware. Z84C0020VEC PLCC Z84C9012VEC (opt...

Any idea of prices and availability ?


Someone has also made a SAM COUPE clone, from VELESOFT in Czechoslovakia

Spotted these amazing homebrew micros

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq0qTO ... hEDPbe0Ofg

A professionally made Amstard CPC and ZX Spectrum both with stunning graphics !! Well worth a look !

Hi. Is anyone interested in design/building a dedicated Z80 Hardware Development forum... aimed at homebrew Z80 microcomputer builders. This would probably be aimed at anyone interested in making Z80 stuff, Colecovision, Memotech MTX, Sord M5, MSX etc. I would design it myself, but my web design ski...