Commander X16

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Jim Butterfield is pretty amazing. I was reading <em>The First Book of KIM</em> and imagining what it would have been like for that to be my introduction to programming. He covers everything in a way that starts slow and builds naturally. His writing style is very conversational, almost like he is ...

Does someone already have a KiCAD footprint for the card edge, or a drawing so I can create one?

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I looked on Mouser for an ISA slot connector. I found a whole backplane ?? for $28+. I looked other places. Briefly. I found nothing. Looking on Mouser for a PCIexpress connector, however immediately gave me this: <a href="https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Amphenol-FCI/10018784-10212TLF/?qs=sGAE...

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The biggest mistake computer companies made in the 70s an 80s was to ignore software and backward compatibility. Tandy killed themselves by making Model 1 and Model 2 incompatible. How hard would it have been to make the VIC-20 run Pet software? Apple Macintosh would have been more successful early...