RC2014 Community Newsletter
Issue 28

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Limited Edition Sold Out
VCF East
RETROthek
Facebook 500
Hardware Multiplier
EMF Camp
RC2014 Pro Discount
Community support
Feedback

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Limited Edition RC2014 Mini After Dark - Sold Out

I had expected the Limited Edition RC2014 Mini After Dark to be popular - I hadn't anticipated all 25 kits to sell out within 4 days! So congratulations to the lucky ones out there. It's great to see the photos starting to appear on Twitter and Instagram! Remember to use the hashtag #RC2014.
There are a few of the After Dark stickers left, so if you are placing an RC2014 order on Tindie, just add a note in the Additional Information section that you'd like one and I'll add that in for you.

VCF East

The RC2014 calendar kicks off this year at VCF East on April 24-26 in New Jersey. This looks like a fantastic show, and it'll be great to catch up with some RC2014 owners there.
(If anyone local can lend me a monitor or two, that'll save me a lot of baggage on the flight. Drop me an email if you can)

RETROthek Germany

RETROthek will be taking place on July 11 in Karlsruhe, Germany. RC2014 kits have been on display there before, and this year there will be an official RC2014 presence there too, along with RC2014 goodies to be won.

Facebook User Group

Kim Le Brocqu started a RC2014 User Group on Facebook just under 2 years ago, and it is almost up to 500 members. Kim has agreed to give away a RC2014 Pro as a prize when it gets to 500! So sign up and you might be in with a chance!

Hardware Multiply Module

In order to eek as much speed as possible out of the humble Z80, Phillip Stevens has designed a LUT Module which speeds up the RC2014 by offloading the multiplication work. This has reduced the time taken to draw the classic Mandlebrot from 4'58 down to 2'55.
If you want to boost your RC2014 speed, the PCBs have been made available over at OSHPark

EMF Camp

The Bi-annual EMF Camp in Eastnor, UK, is always a highlight in the RC2014 diary, and I'll be there again this year with RC2014 goodies and workshops. The first round of tickets have sold out already, but keep an eye on their blog for the next round.

RC2014 Pro $28 Saving

If you want to save over 14% on a standard RC2014 Pro, simply use the discount code NEWSLETTER28 at the Tindie checkout before the end of March and you will save $28

Community Support

Got a question about the RC2014? A project you want to share with other RC2014 users? Need to find some software that runs on your RC2014? Or just want to see what other RC2014 owners are up to?

Google Groups and GitHub are starting to become vibrant parts of the RC2014 infrastructure. Why not join up today? No Google account needed!

Or follow @ZXSpectROM on Twitter or RC2014Z80 on Instagram for RC2014 news accompanied by other retro computing or cool electronics stuff

Feedback

We'd love to hear feedback about your RC2014, this newsletter or anything else. Please use the email or Google Group links at the top of this email to get in touch.

RC2014 Community Newsletter Issue 28