News

16/9/2010

Some Danish user group Magazines are online.

NB 01 & NB 02 from 1983

And several Brains 1985 -1986

Thanks to Michael Fog fot this contribution

25/8/2010

The CPLD programmer and my CPLD adapter are working ok so i can program and test the CPLDs.

For a low cost XILINX parallel Cable III See this: http://viewitem.eim.ebay.gr/Xilinx_Parallel_download_cable_III_support_JTAG/220579919598/item

Also i made a PCB for Z80 and one for the memory chips (I had to make two in order to avoid a two side PCB) and i am currently checking these two.

Next week i ll have to return to work so i ll have less time available so progress will be slower.

2/8/2010

 

New Pictures for NB Laptop

 

RS232 PCB

Xilinx XC9572 Pin Adapter and Programmer PCB

Click HERE

5/6/2010

 

Serial Interface is Complete.

Supports both sending and receiving.

 

23/3/2010

Hi to all,

I am currently developing a z80 computer which i hope (when finished) to be a Newbrain AD. It will run most of the Newbrain's AD software. The final project will be portable using a LI-ION battery, so it will be like a laptop.

Read full article to view current status...

I have made a new category at the Forum to talk about this.

More pictures at the Gallery 

I know it is very difficult to do it but i will try. I have very little knowledge of Electronics since i am a Software Engineer so any help would be very much appreciated.

Chris

 

 21/2/2010

 New Books

Thanks to Michael Fog for his contribution

The Dutch Newbrain User Group is making a Robot based on The Newbrain.

Check Gallery for a couple of Photos from the project.

NEW *** Also Check the Links section for Videos.

The Central Planning of Angolan Ministry of Commerce in Angola between the years 1981 to 1984 used a NewBrain Computer.It was strange that a small NewBrain with two cheap cassettes and one MX100 EPSON printer managed to recalculate all of the central plans of the Ministry of Commerce in less than 4 hours, while one IBM 370 mainframe computer costing millions could not perform the same operation in  less than 2 months, as things like "re-programming", "punching cards", "lots of energy", "High class analysts and engineers" were necessary.