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Anyone tried one of these? http://www.neo6502.com/ (also https://hackaday.com/2023/08/31/the-neo ... -computer/ and elsewhere)

They're about £35 on PiHut, assembled, which seems very reasonable. Tiny little thing, and running a real 6502 albeit a more modern version than the 1980s one and using one of those tiddly Pi's to do most of the environment grunt work, by all accounts.

Anyway, I just thought if anyone here is a 6502 fan and has not seen this yet, maybe worth a look.

Ha!, just received mine today from PiHut, along with a AgonLight2 with case and protoboard. No case yet available for Neo6502 unless you 3D print one.

Nice, let us know how you get on with them.

I've got an Agon Light but have not had much time to do much with it as yet.

ditto - and I like the Olimex version and the metal case you can get for it too.

I got one a few weeks ago, it's incredible that the Pico can substitute so many components while also performing video generation, making for an inexpensive system.

So it turns out the NEO6502 couldn't be easier to use It comes with with something already installed ( ProDOS, a filer/launcher front end to Apple II emulation, complete with BASIC and a dozen games). Just needed to hook up HDMI monitor, USB-A keyboard, power to USB-C and the system is up and running. Uploading new emulation is as simple as with PICO: use USB-A to USB-A lead to plug into laptop with the BOOT button held down and it appears as USB storage device. Copy UF2 file across. Once it has been automatically converted the RP2040 resets and boots with new emulation (USB reverts to USBtty0 for terminal use or keyboard depending on emulation). Good review here.

Love to see a MC6809 version.

BTW if you do get one make sure you have a USB-A male to USB-A male cable (for updating RP2040). I found I had just about every other USB lead variation except that, so got one of these.

Just listened to interesting podcast on Hackaday with Eben Upton on all things Pi where he is asked what was his favourite programming language (@ 1hr 2min 26secs). Close contest between 6502 and 68000