RC2014 Community Newsletter
Issue 39
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In This Issue
 
  • Black Friday
  • VGA Terminal 
  • RCF 2021 Review
  • RetroChallenge
  • Assembly Code
  • 8x8 LED Matrix 
  • Community support
  • Feedback

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Black Friday Cyber Monday 2021


It's that time of the year again where your inbox is overflowing with Black Friday Cyber Monday deals all competing for your hard earned money. So, of course, z80kits.com is no different!

This year there will be a 17.5% discount on all Base Kits, Core Modules, Expansion Modules and Backplanes from Friday November 26th through to Monday 29th if you use the discount code BFCM2021 at checkout.

Please note that shipping times tend to extend a little bit at this time of year, so please be patient.

New Product Launch - Pi Pico VGA Terminal
Last week the Pi Pico VGA Terminal was launched. This module uses a Raspberry Pi Pico running PicoTerm to deliver either 80 column mono or 40 column colour text to a VGA monitor. VT100 style escape codes are supported, as well as some USB keyboards.

This is available exclusively at z80kits.com

Retro Computer Festival 2021!

It was fantastic to get down to Centre for Computing History in Cambridge last month. Great to see so many old friends and old computers there, along with some new ones too. Take a look at this video from Wifi Sheep for a good roundup of the event
This video by Custom PC Hardware is a nice introduction to managing Z80 assembly code using an online editor and running it on a RC2014 Mini.

Coming Soon

8x8 LED Matrix Module by Shiela Dixon. This fun little module has an 8x8 LED matrix you can use for all kinds of fun. Like low res Space Invaders! Available December

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.
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