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by Mephisztoe
27 Jun 2023, 12:47
Forum: Hardware and software hacking
Topic: Having a hard time to get started
Replies: 2
Views: 542

Having a hard time to get started

Now that I successfully built my Gigatron TTL computer, I would love to get started with learning how to program it. Also, I want to get a deep understanding how things work in the first place - which is actually the reason why I built the Gigatron. So... given that there are opcodes such as mov, ad...
by Mephisztoe
24 Jun 2023, 20:42
Forum: Kit assembly gallery
Topic: German Gigatron TTL is alive
Replies: 4
Views: 1944

Re: German Gigatron TTL is alive

I bought a ready-to-print model of a grand piano designed by Mechanistic. I has been the most complex thing I ever printed, since it consists of about 350 printed parts, approx. 400 screws and a couple of other components. So we are talking about almost 1.000 Parts. :) It took like three months prin...
by Mephisztoe
23 Jun 2023, 18:20
Forum: Kit assembly gallery
Topic: German Gigatron TTL is alive
Replies: 4
Views: 1944

Re: German Gigatron TTL is alive

Your Gigatron looks great, well done! Thank you! <3 The enclosure is also finished now. However,... I am thinking about a redesign. I only have an Anycubic i3 Mega with a bed size of like 210x210, so I had to split the parts. A couple of months ago, I 3D printed a mechanically fully working grand p...
by Mephisztoe
23 Jun 2023, 10:48
Forum: Kit assembly gallery
Topic: German Gigatron TTL is alive
Replies: 4
Views: 1944

German Gigatron TTL is alive

This is by far the largest (electronical) thing I ever built. However, the kit I ordered contained everything necessary and the downloadable assembly guide is awesome. I used some tape to have most components stay in place while soldering and also used an adjustable 360° PCB holder which made assemb...
by Mephisztoe
22 Jun 2023, 11:22
Forum: Hardware and software hacking
Topic: Double your RAM:
Replies: 20
Views: 20925

Re: Double your RAM:

I am kinda late for the party and actually didn't modify my GT (yet). However,... I wanted to ask why no one tried to simple wire everything on the solder side of the PCB? In my understanding there should be no difference anyway... except that you don't have to fiddle around with the socket at all -...