The AGON light: New open source 8-bit System
I'm checking out the new open source 8-bit AGON light system that doubles as a microcontroller-like device with GPIO pins. AGON light homepage: https://www.thebyteattic.com/p/agon.html The Byte Attic video series about creating & using the AGON: • Agon Light™ AGON light main GitHub repository: https://github.com/TheByteAttic/AgonL... AGON Quark MOS firmware GitHub: https://github.com/breakintoprogram/a... AGON firmware update utility GitHub: https://github.com/envenomator/agon-f... AGON version of BBC BASIC: https://github.com/breakintoprogram/a... R.T. Russell's BBC BASIC website: https://www.bbcbasic.co.uk/index.html Arduino IDE download: https://www.arduino.cc/en/software OSSC open source scan converter: https://videogameperfection.com/produ... The sample unit AGON light shown in the video was provided to me for free by the Agon team, the review is not biased in any other way. TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 2:35 A closer Look 4:39 Powering up 6:50 Upgrading the Quark MOS Firmware 12:29 Some BASIC examples 16:45 Upgrading the VDP Firmware 23:47 More BASIC examples 29:46 Testing the GPIO header 33:20 A Look at the Hardware 38:22 Where/how do I get one? 42:00 Conclusion 43:39 Thank you & Good Night -------------------------------------------- MUSIC by FOCUS 10 https://focus10music.bandcamp.com EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS I USE: https://kit.co/janbeta * MERCHANDISE: https://janbeta.creator-spring.com MASTODON: https://chaos.social/@janbeta PATREON: / janbeta KO-FI: https://ko-fi.com/janbeta WEBSITE: https://www.janbeta.net TWITCH: / thejanbeta YT CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP: / @janbeta Thanks for watching! Stuff marked with "*" contains affiliate links. You don't pay anything extra and I get a little commission from everything you buy through the links (even if you buy something different there). #JanBeta #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #8bit #AgonLight #Microcontroller #Microcomputer #Banana

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