RC2014 Community Newsletter
Issue 54
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In This Issue
 
  • Clickety Switch
  • Liverpool MakeFest
  • YouTube Series
  • MSX8
  • Minstrel 3 Stock
  • OSHCamp
  • Mini II Discount
  • Community support
  • Feedback

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Front Panel switches and LEDs for RomWBW

Since v3.4.0 RomWBW had had support for a simple front panel of switches and LEDs. This provides diagnostic info, disk access indication and allows you to set the boot up procedure of RomWBW.
The Universal Front Panel I/O Kit can be fitted to any enclosure, but next month will see the launch of the kit for the popular Blue Box enclosures. This will also take the 20x4 LCD module launched last month.

Liverpool MakeFest 2024

Liverpool MakeFest in 2016 was the first event that the RC2014 was officially shown off, so it holds a special place in RC2014 history. We'll be back again this year on July 6th! Tickets are free, so if you can get to Liverpool, come along and say hi!
Stuart Patterson has been running a great YouTube series on building the RC2014 Classic II and taking a deeper dive in to how some of it works. Follow along with his adventures on YouTube

MSX8 - MSX Games on an RC2014

MSX8 is a CP/M program that Les Bird has been developing. It loads a customised MSX BIOS that works on an RC2014 with a TMS9918 or compatible video card. MSX games can then be loaded and run. Check the GitHub page for code.

Minstrel 3 Back In Stock

Not only is the Minstrel 3 back in stock at z80kits, but the new v3.58 is better than ever. Grab yours quick before they sell out again!

OSH Camp 2024

A big thank you to everybody last month that pointed out I had the wrong dates for OSH Camp 2024. They are, of course, August 24-25th. Tickets are now on sale so book yours now to avoid disappointment, and I look forward to seeing you in Hebden Bridge then.

Mini II Discount

Would you like to save some money on an RC2014 Mini II?  Of course you would!

So, until the end of July use the discount code MINI2TEN24 at checkout and you will save 10% on a Mini II at z80kits

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!

For fresh content follow RC2014 on Mastodon for RC2014 news accompanied by other retro computing or cool electronics stuff. Some content is still posted on @ZXSpectROM on Twitter but note that it is checked infrequently these days.

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. And if you're working on anything cool with an RC2014, I'd love to know.
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