Gigatron Hackers

Here's an overview of some of the hardware projects that can be found on the forum and that have sort of a completed status. There are more projects (both hardware and software) that are still work in progress and could maybe use help (screen resolution doubling, FORTH, etc), look through the topics!

Hardware

• 64kB RAM upgrade for Gigatron (exchange 32kB RAM chip with 64kB RAM) by at67
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9

• Pluggy reloaded (simultaneuous keyboard/controller, Arduino hookup, SDcard) by norgate
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=169 and SDcard loader software https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=279 by at67

• Expansion bus (I/O SPI expander, RAM expander) by marcelk
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=64

• SDCard Browser for the RAM & IO expansion SPI port by lb3361
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?t=332

• 128kB RAM expansion and SD-card I/O expansion by lb3661
  https://github.com/lb3361/gigatron-lb/t ... sion-retro
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?p=2047#p2047

• In Circuit EPROM emulator and debugger by gesari
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=112

• Overclocking the Gigatron (up to 15MHz) by monsonite
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13

• Gigatron functionality programmed in an FPGA by menloparkinnovation
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=55

• Video repeater to offload duplicating video lines by axelb
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=303

Software - Gigatron games/applications

• Collection of GT1 files from various contributors
  https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4bbys2afg9y6 ... tlBza?dl=0

• PucMon by at67
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=239
  https://gigatron.io/emu-pucmon

• Invader by at67
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=249p
  https://gigatron.io/emu-invader

• Puzzles by blaknite
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=250

• Video Poker by delpozzo
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=267

• 2048 by Phibrizzo
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?p=3605

• MSCP (Marcel's Simple Chess Program) by lb3661
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?p=3626 (128k expansion needed)

• Puzzle of Oz by Phibrizzo
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?p=3644

• Manic Miner by wbushby
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?p=3704#p3704 (ROMvX0 an 64k expansion needed)

• MiniBOX by Phibrizzo
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?p=3724

• gtmine by Hans61
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?p=3745#p3745

• LoGo by Phibrizzo
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?p=3778#p3778

• Pitfall by wbushby
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?p=3786#p3786

• Moon Patrol by axelb
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?p=3802#p3802

• Reversi (Othello) by Phibrizzo
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?t=420

• PipeMania by Phibrizzo
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?t=424

• Craps by delpozzo
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?t=444

Software - other

• ROMvX0 by at67
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?t=409

• gtBASIC BASIC compiler by at67
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=232

• Software emulator by at67
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=69

• libgtemu software emulator by DavidHK
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=148

• GtForth by hnaves
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=291

• LCC C Compiler by lb3361
  https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=313

Walter,

Thank you for summarising these various projects.

As the forum grows, the location of these projects must be a mystery to our new members.

Now we have a list of them all in the one place. - Perfect


Ken

Indeed, this is extremely helpful, thanks!

I mostly have been lurking around what everyone has been making here and its nice to have all the mayor projects in one link post

Interesting. This should give me much more insight on what things are being done here. I'm quite a newbie, so this will be very helpful

I've updated the GT1 repository with additions from hans61, delpozzo and myself.

As always if anyone has GT1 examples/apps/games/etc they would like stored in a central easy to access location, then just send me a PM or reply to this thread; also if anyone wants their GT1 files removed for whatever reason, then flick me a PM.

Cheers.

two dumb questions (I searched through the forum but it seems I missed it)....

- how to upload a GT1 file to Gigatron?

- how to build a GT1 file, and from which language?

I assume you are talking about running on real hardware vs running on the emulator. If you have a Pluggy Reloaded, that's probably the most convenient way. Just copy the .gt1 file onto a FAT16/32 formatted SD Card and launch it from the SD Card Browser. Otherwise you can still load it if you have an Arduino. Look at the lcc and gtBASIC threads for the two compilers that I know of with active development.

Thank you. I haven't a Pluggy Reloaded, however I wish to buy one, I just dropped a line in the Pluggy thread to know if there's any available yet.

I’ve really enjoyed trying out the GT1 files from various contributors. I’ve had hours of fun. It’s really awesome being able to run so many apps right after building my Gigatron.