#74xx — Public Fediverse posts

If you need to test 74xxx chips then I have a proposal for you.

Author of MERA400 channel on YT made a new version of his IC tester. Open, Arduino based, looks easy to use.

https://github.com/jakubfi/ictester

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osW2eTuzAC8 for video (in Polish)

#ttl #74xx #74xxx #electronics #mera400 #retrocomputing #ictester

I wish I could just buy a bunch of #RC2014 boards with everything already soldered and tested. I've built my own computer from #74xx chips and chewing gum in the past, and while it was fun back then, I don't fancy doing it again, I'm far more of a software guy these days. #Z80

Hackaday Prize 2022: Reuse Those DIP Chips to Make a 1980s-Style Single-Board Computer - With the Great Chip Shortage still delaying deliveries of new components, now migh... - https://hackaday.com/2022/05/28/hackaday-prize-2022-reuse-those-dip-chips-to-make-a-1980s-style-single-board-computer/ #singleboardcomputer #computerhacks #classichacks #dipchip #74xx

A Slim 7400 Logic VGA Board For All Your Retro Needs - Over the years we’ve seen a number of hackers generate VGA with 74xx logic chips, ... - https://hackaday.com/2021/12/14/a-slim-7400-logic-vga-board-for-all-your-retro-needs/ #retrocomputing #7400-series #vectron #parts #74xx #vga

Homebrew 16 Bit Computer Reinvents All The Wheels - Building your own computer has many possible paths. One can fabricate their own Z8... - https://hackaday.com/2021/12/03/homebrew-16-bit-computer-reinvents-all-the-wheels/ #homebrewcomputer #computerhacks #homebrewcpu #16bitcpu #verilog #1mhz #74xx

SPAM-1 is a Well-Documented Discrete CPU With an Impressive Software Library - Here at Hackaday we love projects that are so well-documented that you can spend d... - https://hackaday.com/2021/11/06/spam-1-is-a-well-documented-discrete-cpu-with-an-impressive-software-library/ #computerhacks #discretecpu #breadboard #chip-8 #74xx

A Superheterodyne Receiver with a 74xx Twist - In a world with software-defined radios and single-chip receivers, a superheterody... - https://hackaday.com/2021/04/19/a-superheterodyne-receiver-with-a-74xx-twist/ #localoscillator #superheterodyne #demodulator #radiohacks #shortwave #discrete #mixer #radio #74xx #am #if #lc

A CPU-Less Computer with a Single NOR-Gate ALU - We see a lot of discrete-logic computer builds these days, and we love them all. But after a while... - https://hackaday.com/2020/11/23/a-cpu-less-computer-with-a-single-nor-gate-alu/ #retrocomputing #retrocomputer #computer #cpu-less #discrete #nor-gate #parts #logic #74xx #alu