Zeta: it lives!

zeta_firstboot-20150725wYou have no idea how good it was to see that message come through over the serial link. The Zeta worked first time!

Here’s the board, fully populated:

zeta-complete-20150725I still have to put it in a proper case. A visit to Above All Electronics did result in getting a floppy drive (and most importantly, 3½” 1.44 MB floppies …) and all the cables, so I’ll add that later. But for now, I’ll try to remember how CP/M works …

 

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3 Responses to “Zeta: it lives!”

  1. Athaphian Avatar
    Athaphian

    Hi, nice job on the Zeta sbc!

    I was wondering, what terminal program did you use for this screenshot? It looks awesomely retro!

    Kind regards

  2. scruss Avatar

    Thank you!

    It’s just a standard Gnome terminal, but it uses the GlassTTY VT220 font. It’s retro but practical!

    If you want to go all the way retro, Swordfish90/cool-retro-term is the thing. It’s a bit fuzzy for longterm use, but it looks just perfect.

  3. Athaphian Avatar
    Athaphian

    Nice thanks! I will have a look.

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