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Picocomputer 6502

8-bit modern retro computer.

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This project was created on 05/30/2022 and last updated 9 months ago.

Description

The RP6502 is a homebrew 6502 computer with WiFI, USB, VGA, and audio.

Components

  • 1 × 6502 CPU WDC W65C02S CMOS microprocessor
  • 1 × 6522 VIA WDC W65C22S Versatile Interface Adapter
  • 1 × 64KB SRAM RAM for the 6502
  • 1 × Pi Pico 2 W RP6502-RIA-W
  • 1 × Pi Pico 2 RP6502-VGA

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  • Version 0.12 - BBS Time!

    Rumbledethumps • 07/02/2025 at 17:41 • 0 comments

    # ████▓▒░ It's BBS Time! ░▒▓████

    🎉 New firmware drop for the **RP6502** — and it's dialing straight into the past!

    Get it here.

    Watch a video demo here.

  • The Picocomputer has finally arrived!

    Rumbledethumps • 11/04/2022 at 18:04 • 0 comments

  • The 6502 writes to the Raspberry Pi Pico

    Rumbledethumps • 10/19/2022 at 03:35 • 0 comments

  • Raspberry Pi Pico + 6502 @ 8 MHz

    Rumbledethumps • 08/29/2022 at 06:59 • 0 comments

  • First Video Posted

    Rumbledethumps • 06/03/2022 at 08:35 • 0 comments

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diurdac wrote 08/22/2022 at 16:45 • point

Hello. This topic seems very interesting. Maybe it's a bit hard to tackle it all at once. Surely it would be a little easier to proceed step by step. It would be very useful to have a schematic diagram of the connections between both Raspberry Pi Pico and with the other components of the breadboard.

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Peabody1929 wrote 06/03/2022 at 16:39 • point

Interesting!  I like the idea of using a Pico for the video display.  Please post the details for connecting it to the 6502 subsystem.

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