Adding a Keyboard to the Z80 TEC Computer

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In this video, I connect a full QWERTY keyboard to a Z80 Single Board computer the TEC-1F. Just to make it more interesting or difficult. I use the keyboard to play a Text Adventure Game from the TEC, through the serial port and on my Laptop.
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Z80 Keyboard resource page:
github.com/Gonzo-XIII/TEC-1_H...
The source code for the keyboard can be found at:
github.com/bchiha/Ready-Z80/t...
Play the Haunted House online! This is my port to Scratch:
scratch.mit.edu/projects/1308...
00:00 Intro with Usborne Computer Books
02:32 Keyboard and Interface PCB's
04:47 Interface schematic
06:11 Keyboard schematic
08:29 Z80 Assembly code walkthrough
11:31 Hardware connection to the TEC-1F
13:52 Working Keyboard demonstration
16:52 Joystick processing
18:35 Playing a game with the Adventure Kernel System
20:42 Ruby AKS Port and serial connection
23:52 Playing a Text Adventure Game, The Haunted House
25:37 Keyboard review and future use
And here are some additional links:
Ruby AKS: github.com/bchiha/Ruby-Text-A...
T(erminal) Monitor for the TEC/SC: github.com/1971Merlin/TMON/
CPCWiki AKS page: www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Writ...
Simon Price's computer page: people.cs.bris.ac.uk/~ecsnp/ga...
The above link includes a link to the AKS book in PDF.
Usborne Computer Books: usborne.com/au/books/computer...
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[@milivoltnet]

Good job! 👍

[@KaldekBoch]

I don't remember playing any of those games with you except Zork! Then again I was stupidly obsessed with Captain Goodnight.

[@TanjoGalbi]

LMAO I decided to look up the Usborne Introduction To Machine Code for Beginners book on Amazon and found one entry for a used version. But what really made me laugh out loud was Amazon set the target age as "Baby - 2years"!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@belstar1128]

I had some of these Osborne books but they where quite dated when i read them in the late 90s. the local library was great for learning about chemistry biology history physics astronomy and basic electronics but not for computers.

[@ReinouddeLange]

Nice!

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[@Lbf5677]

Why use a physical z80 system with a laggy display instead of just using a spectrum or amstrad emulator

[@jimtekkit]

That would be the most straight-forward, fastest and cheapest way. It would also be incredibly boring. The whole point of a hobby is to AVOID boredom.....