Bits Of The Golden Age

CURRENT CIRCUIT BOARD VERSIONS

All boards on the Bits of the Golden Age site are open source projects with the build files available for download.  We encourage people to submit the build files directly to their favorite PCB job shop and then share the extra boards with local enthusiasts. To make sure that you are building the latest version, here is the status of the various circuit boards.  Before submitting the build files to your PCB house, please check the version number to make sure you are submitting the intended version.

8008

F8

SC/MP

8080

8085

Intel Intellec 8/80

S-100 Bus

STD Bus

Tools and Adapters

Want to Order Direct from PCB House? I will Walk You Through or Create the Order from JLCPCB for You

I am getting a number of purchases from overseas buyers that want in on the SBC-85 system...

SC/MP Based Nibbler System

From mid-summer of 1978 to mid-summer of 1979, Digi-Key’s advertisements in electronics catalogs listed a SC/MP based...

PROM to Serial Adapter Dongle DooDads

I tend to work on a lot of CPU hardware that has no documentation, sometimes components are...

Solid State Music CB1 S-100 Single Board Computer Workalike

Not too long ago I came across a couple of unbuilt Solid State Music CB1A, 8080 based...

intellec 8 imm8-62 8008 CPU board Proof of Life

I have populated and have nearly completed my testing of the intellec 8 imm8-82 8008 CPU board...

Intel Intellec imm6-28 RAM Board

Now that the companion imm6-26 PROM board is tested, it is time to move onto testing the...

Intel Intellec imm6-26 PROM Board

After the SIM4 and SIM8, Intel began introducing the intellec series of Microcomputer Development Support equipment, first...

Another 8085 Platform that is [probably] Dear Only To Me

I mentioned in an earlier post that the first 8085 system I ever created was the Intel...

STD Bus Backplane Anyone?

I have dozens of STD Bus backplanes, but as I mentioned in my last post none of...

STD Bus Based STD-85 Comes to Life

It took me a while, but I finally got back to the STD-85 project and have completed...