james is here<p>Finally got a working keyboard (PERIBOARD-409U) and after much back and forth with docs and finding a good USB-C data cable, my Agon is alive and firmware updated <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/AgonLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight</span></a> <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/agonlight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agonlight2</span></a> <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/trackermusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trackermusic</span></a></p>
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james is here<p>I got the Agon to power on, and it's nicely seated in the case, but I got a too-fancy PS/2-USB adapter so the keyboard works on my laptops and not on the Agon. This made me spend the next half hour rooting through old boxes and not finding the tiny passive adapter, so I may have to go get one.</p><p><a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/AgonLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight</span></a> <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/agon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agon</span></a> <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/agonlight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agonlight2</span></a></p>
james is here<p><a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/AgonLight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight2</span></a> board and case arrived today while out. I don't have everything needed to set it up yet so I can hold off on the assembly.</p><p><a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/agon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agon</span></a> <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/agonlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agonlight</span></a> <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/permacomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>permacomputing</span></a></p>
james is here<p>After deliberation on the details <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/agonlight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agonlight2</span></a>, case, peripherals, cables, sdcard have been ordered. I'm getting to the stage with programming it where I can't just rely on emulator testing. The main sticking point was the video conversion options being dodgy VGA-HDMI adapters that would use the one HDMI port I already have taken - thus I ended up getting a tiny 7" VGA monitor instead.</p><p><a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/AgonLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight</span></a> <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/agon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agon</span></a> <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>z80</span></a> <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/CartooningTheScreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CartooningTheScreen</span></a> <a href="https://pounced-on.me/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a></p>
The Byte Attic B.V.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@olimex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>olimex</span></a></span> A nuclear warhead detonation timer? 🤔 <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Agon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/AgonLight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/AgonLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight</span></a></p>
Alex Nihirash<p>As I said before - I’ve started tracker-like music compiler for creating music for Agon Light/Console 8.</p><p>It’s current snapshot are here: <a href="https://github.com/nihirash/agon-music-track-compiler" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/nihirash/agon-music</span><span class="invisible">-track-compiler</span></a></p><p>It’s very simple and dumb but allowed add music to Rokky.</p><p>Yes, rokky updated too: <a href="https://github.com/nihirash/Agon-rokky" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/nihirash/Agon-rokky</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>You can check sources update or just download version with awful music. But looks like it's first game for Agon with music.</p><p>Using music requires Console 8 or latest 1.04RC2 VDP firmware but this update should be already installed on every Agon in my opinion.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/agonlight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agonlight2</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/agonconsole8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agonconsole8</span></a></p>
Alex Nihirash<p>First real world experiment with my “music compiler” for <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/agonlight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agonlight2</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/agonconsole8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agonconsole8</span></a> .</p><p>My game rocky with added music: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo1d5MVRGlY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=uo1d5MVRGl</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p>It wasn’t made perfect - just for ~10 minutes including “writing” this music. But it’s possible, and I think I'll extend it to usable version(for me at least). </p><p>There isn’t some real “tracker” for music. There is just text file and my simple app that converts it to commands</p>
The Byte Attic B.V.<p>DigiKey has indeed run out of <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/AgonLight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight2</span></a> stock, but MOUSER still has plenty, so our American friends are still OK. Just turn to MOUSER.<br><a href="https://nl.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Olimex-Ltd/AgonLight2?qs=9vOqFld9vZWAIti5ng59Vw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nl.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Ol</span><span class="invisible">imex-Ltd/AgonLight2?qs=9vOqFld9vZWAIti5ng59Vw%3D%3D</span></a></p>
Bread80<p>Polishing off a PCB design a started a while back. This is a breadboard breakout for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AgonLight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight2</span></a> </p><p>Silkscreen includes a cheat-sheet for port addresses and pin configurations.</p><p>High speed pins (SD card, CPU clock) are connected via normally-open solder links because you probably don't want them anywhere near a breadboard.</p><p>Top connector has the standard pinout for onwards expansion.</p>
cocoacrumbs<p>Is this the FASTEST and CHEAPEST 8-Bit Computer Ever?</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ_C_RvJJ9A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=CQ_C_RvJJ9A</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/agonlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>agonlight</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/agonlight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>agonlight2</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ez80" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ez80</span></a></p>
cocoacrumbs<p>So, I [finally] managed to build and run NuttX on the eZ80:</p><p>Building NuttX for the eZ80 on Linux: <a href="https://www.cocoacrumbs.com/blog/2023-06-07-building-nuttx-for-the-ez80-on-linux/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cocoacrumbs.com/blog/2023-06-0</span><span class="invisible">7-building-nuttx-for-the-ez80-on-linux/</span></a></p><p>Running NuttX on the eZ80: <a href="https://www.cocoacrumbs.com/blog/2023-06-08-running-nuttx-on-the-ez80/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cocoacrumbs.com/blog/2023-06-0</span><span class="invisible">8-running-nuttx-on-the-ez80/</span></a></p><p>Running NuttX on the AgonLight(2): <a href="https://www.cocoacrumbs.com/blog/2023-06-09-running-nuttx-on-the-agonlight2/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cocoacrumbs.com/blog/2023-06-0</span><span class="invisible">9-running-nuttx-on-the-agonlight2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nuttx" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nuttx</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/eZ80" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>eZ80</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/agonlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>agonlight</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/agonlight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>agonlight2</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/agonheavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>agonheavy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/z20x" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>z20x</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@BernardoKastrup" class="u-url mention">@<span>BernardoKastrup</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@olimex" class="u-url mention">@<span>olimex</span></a></span></p>
Dave/Loebas :verified_pride:<p>Its in, and i already played with it.<br><a href="https://meow.social/tags/AgonLight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight2</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/olimex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>olimex</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
The Byte Attic B.V.<p><a href="https://youtu.be/13zfEc67oYU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/13zfEc67oYU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/AgonLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/AgonLight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight2</span></a></p>
The Byte Attic B.V.<p>MOUSER finally has <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/AgonLight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight2</span></a> stock that can be shipped immediately. More is on the way.<br><a href="https://nl.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Olimex-Ltd/AgonLight2?qs=9vOqFld9vZWAIti5ng59Vw%3D%3D#" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nl.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Ol</span><span class="invisible">imex-Ltd/AgonLight2?qs=9vOqFld9vZWAIti5ng59Vw%3D%3D#</span></a></p>
The Byte Attic B.V.<p>Now DigiKey is also carrying <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/AgonLight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight2</span></a> and its case. If you are in the USA, you now have an alternative to MOUSER.<br><a href="https://www.digikey.nl/en/products/detail/olimex-ltd/agonlight2/19204345?fbclid=IwAR0vaS6Yfa85T6NnMjugWa_zRGb1jw6HO0HZdvPVoJoPebrgpyo9a0uHqjU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">digikey.nl/en/products/detail/</span><span class="invisible">olimex-ltd/agonlight2/19204345?fbclid=IwAR0vaS6Yfa85T6NnMjugWa_zRGb1jw6HO0HZdvPVoJoPebrgpyo9a0uHqjU</span></a></p>
Fratm :archlinux:<p>I just ordered a <a href="https://masto.fratm.com/tags/agonlight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agonlight2</span></a> looking forward to playing with it. Should I do a series of videos on it once it's arrives?</p>
The Byte Attic B.V.<p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/AgonLight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight2</span></a> is back in stock at ThePiHut!<br><a href="https://thepihut.com/products/agonlight2-z80-bbc-basic-retro-single-board-computer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thepihut.com/products/agonligh</span><span class="invisible">t2-z80-bbc-basic-retro-single-board-computer</span></a></p>
Denis<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@TheByteAttic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TheByteAttic</span></a></span> Pre-ordered a <a href="https://norden.social/tags/AgonLight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight2</span></a> some days before at mouser. With VAT/MwSt. you have to pay ~65€ shipped.</p>
The Byte Attic B.V.<p>MOUSER is receiving stock of 156 <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/AgonLight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight2</span></a> units a week from today. Finally our American friends will be getting their hands on one! Remember, free shipping with MOUSER, and $58 price.<br><a href="https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Olimex-Ltd/AgonLight2?qs=9vOqFld9vZWAIti5ng59Vw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mouser.com/ProductDetail/Olime</span><span class="invisible">x-Ltd/AgonLight2?qs=9vOqFld9vZWAIti5ng59Vw%3D%3D</span></a></p>
The Byte Attic B.V.<p>Apparently you can already order <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/AgonLight2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight2</span></a> from MOUSER, in the US, for worldwide delivery. The price is just $58. This finally gives our friends over the pond an affordable way to purchase the <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/AgonLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgonLight</span></a>!<br><a href="https://nl.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Olimex-Ltd/AgonLight2?qs=9vOqFld9vZWAIti5ng59Vw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nl.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Ol</span><span class="invisible">imex-Ltd/AgonLight2?qs=9vOqFld9vZWAIti5ng59Vw%3D%3D</span></a></p>
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