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UART Madness

Source: https://youtu.be/aIWupXEGDb0

If you did not commit suicide after the last one, call your mom and dad and say Goodbye.

SLU4 built an 8-bit system with 16-bit address bus. Ok. But he integrated an UART interface for - hold your breath - terminal display, keyboard input and file I/O. He also built a minimal OS, a number of ROM routines, PONG and Tetris for the console and an assembler to build everything.

We can only recommend his series of videos.

You can breathe again. Go cry. And call mom.

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