External Resources

This is a list of external sites containing various resources which are relevant to my interests.

> Shameless Self-Promotion:

• >>>> BYTESHiFT on Bandcamp

  • Listen to, enjoy, and buy my music!

• >>>> BYTESHiFT on Mastodon

  • My presence upon the Fediverse - I don't post as much as I used to.

• >>>> BYTESHiFT on SoundCloud

  • Another portal into my music.

• >>>> BYTESHiFT on YouTube

  • Videos, mostly music-related

• >>>> My Github repositories

  • Hardware/software projects I've unleashed upon the world.

• >>>> My Thingiverse page

  • 3D-printable objects that I've designed, of varying usefulness

• >>>> Brazi.net

  • Sister site, web presence of my friend group
  • Radio Free Brazi, Minecraft servers, old-school BBS, and more!

> Retrocomputing Resources:

>>>> TRS-80 resources:

• Ira Goldklang's TRS-80.com
  • Huge TRS-80 resource: News, documentation, magazines, interviews, and more.
• Matthew Reed's TRS-80.org
  • TRS-80 related articles
• The TRS-80 Software Archive at CP/M Archives
  • Tons of software for Model 1/3/4/100/CoCo/MC10 including CP/M
• The TRS-80 Literature Archive at CP/M Archives
  • Magazines, newsletters, etc.
• TRS-80 CP/M Downloads
  • Collection of CP/M software for TRS-80s capable of running CP/M.
• The TRS-80 Page at MANMRK.NET
  • TRS-80 History, software, and info.
• The Big List Of TRS-80 Software
  • Massive Model 1/3/4 software collection
• Tuc's Workbench
  • Parts, bits, and bobs for TRS-80s
• TRS-80 Model I disk Images
  • A site dedicated to the Dick Smith System 80, a Model I clone popular down under -- but software-compatible.
• Club 100: Model 100 User's Group
  • A site dedicated to the 'Model T' (100/102/200 and workalikes)
• Bitchin100
  • Steve Adolph's site with hardware mods, documentation, and info on the Model T
  • Also home of the REX and REXCPM add-on products
• The Web 8201 Project
  • A site dedicated to the NEC PC-8201A and sister machines (Model 100, etc) with technical info, documentation, and files

>>>> S-100 architecture and Altair/IMSAI-related:

• DeRamp.com
  • Not only Altair, but many other systems of the 70s and 80s
• S100 Computers
  • S100 card information, along with details on new cards available
• RetroBrew Computer Wiki
  • Hardware designs from members of the community (also some SBC designs)

>>>> CP/M resources:

• The CP/M Software Archives
  • Massive software collection, mostly focusing on CP/M, but plenty of others!
• Leor Zolman's BDS C site
  • 8080/Z80 C Compiler from 1979, open-sourced by the author
• RomWBW firmware
  • A firmware CP/M implementation for Z80/Z180/Z280 minimalist computers

>>>> Commodore Resources:

• C-64 Power Supply Analysis
  • Analysis, and why that transistor you see on the schematics you find really isn't a transistor
• C-64 DIY RS-232 via user port
  • a level shifter and edge card connector is all you need for up to 2400bps
• Pi1541: SD-card disk emulation
  • cycle-accurate emulation of a 1541/1581 disk drive using a Raspberry Pi
• The C64 Wiki
  • Huge Commodore 64 resource

>>>> 8088/x86 PC resources:

• The Retro Exo Project
  • MASSIVE collections of software, packaged with an emulator, for DOS/Windows (and now, the Apple IIgs!)
• Classic Bits
  • Focuses on 1990s PCs and laptops
  • Be sure to check out RomBuster, a utility for analyzing and patching BIOSes
• Mike Brutman's mTCP
  • A full TCP/IP stack and utilities for MSDOS
• WinWorldPC software library
  • Huge collection of Windows/MSDOS software

>>>> General Retrocomputing Resources:

• DLH's Commodore Archive
  • a massive collection of vintage PC related books, specializing in Commodore, but also including TRS-80, Atari, Apple, OSI, TI, DEC, and many more.
• David Hansel's WiFiModem Firmware
  • Use an ESP8266 for serial-to-Telnet via WiFi. I'm a fan.
• RetroCMP.de
  • This site has lots of info on lots of hardware
  • There is a nice section on Kaypro computers also
• Part-DB server
  • Not retro-related, specifically, but the database that I use to keep track of my electronic components. I run it in a Docker container. Highly recommended.
• Retrotechnology.com Floppy Info
  • Herb Johnson's resource for S100, DEC, SGI, SUN, and more! Especially valuable is his floppy disk technology page, which is a definitive resource for floppy drive formats, mechanics, and electronics.