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.

Released

Build or Test

At PCB House

Design or Consideration

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Which PCB Layout Program Do I Use? and Why?

I have been asked a number of times if I can recommend an EDA package...

What is the Minimum SBC-85 CPU System?

When compared to its predecessor , the Intel 8080, the 8085 is a powerful standalone...

What Do YOU Like in a PROTOBOARD?

  One tool for a healthy hardware user group is the ability for the users...

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...

V20 Single Board Computer Added to the SBC Ranks

For those SBC-85 advocates that have been longing for the power and prestige that comes...

Up Next? Serial – Parallel I/O Card

With every job at the PCB fab I like to include a prototype of a...

The Fairchild F8 Single Board Computer Gets me Out of My Wheelhouse

A few months ago, my new buddy Will sent a couple of Mostek MK38P70 microcontrollers...

STD Version of the SBC-85 CPU Board is in the works

 I have decided to port the SBC-85 8085 CPU board over to STD Bus.   ...