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@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ Armed with the knowledge from building that kit I decided to attempt to create o
The RC6502 is that kit, and since I wasn't yet born at the time and therefore did not own one I decided to create a working replica of the Apple 1 computer. The original schematics are readily available on the Internet - as is also an excellent book on the topic; [Apple 1 Replica Creation, Back to the garage](http://www.applefritter.com/) by Tom Owad.
I've been documenting the build process of the various components on my blog at [https://hvetebolle.blogspot.no/p/rc6502.html](https://hvetebolle.blogspot.no/p/rc6502.html), but be warned that it's in my native language (Norwegian) so this might not be anywhere close to readable for most people.
I've been documenting the build process of the various components on my blog at [https://hvetebolle.blogspot.no/p/rc6502.html](https://hvetebolle.blogspot.no/p/rc6502.html), but be warned that it's in my native language (Norwegian) so this might not be anywhere close to readable for most people. For those of you relying on English as a language, and don't want to try out Google Translate, the essence of it is that it is now a fully functional Apple 1 replica computer!
![RC6502 Computer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tebl/RC6502/master/Gallery/2017-06-02%2019.54.19.jpg)
## Modules
Like the RC2014 I've decided to keep things very modular with each card more or less doing one simple thing, easier to wrap ones head around as a beginner and much easier to understand - also a lot cheaper to upgrade or replace since you don't need to replace the entire thing. Note that I haven't decided on designing my own backplane, mainly because the RC2014-version works really well (see RC2014 tindie page for ordering) and I've already got it.
Like the RC2014 I've decided to keep things very modular with each card more or less doing one simple thing, easier to wrap ones head around as a beginner and a lot easier to understand when troubleshooting - also a lot cheaper to upgrade or replace since you don't need to replace the entire thing, just the specific board. Note that I haven't decided on designing my own backplane, mainly because the RC2014-version works really well (see RC2014 tindie page for ordering) and I've already got it.
In order to use the RC6502 you'll need the following modules:
- Backplane (see RC2014)
@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ In order to use the RC6502 you'll need the following modules:
- [Reset Circuit](https://github.com/tebl/RC6502/tree/master/RC6502%20Reset%20Circuit)
- [Serial IO](https://github.com/tebl/RC6502/tree/master/RC6502%20Serial%20IO)
If you want your own fabricated versions of the modules in the form of PCBs to own and and assemble yourselves, there are quite a few options avaiable though I myself mainly use [Seeed Studio](https://www.seeedstudio.com/fusion_pcb.html) since they are reasonably priced for us Europeans. Zip up the contents of each modules export folders and give them that to get an estimate - I've stayed within the least pricy tier so at the time of writing you'd end up paying 4.90 USD plus shipping per module.
Optional modules:
- [video Adapter](https://github.com/tebl/RC6502/tree/master/RC6502%20Video%20Adapter)
If you want your own fabricated versions of the modules in the form of PCBs to own and and assemble yourselves, there are quite a few options avaiable though I tend to use [Seeed Studio](https://www.seeedstudio.com/fusion_pcb.html) since they are a reasonably priced option with affortable shipping to Europe. Zip up the contents of each modules export folders and give them that to get an estimate - I've stayed within the least pricy tier so at the time of writing you'd end up paying 4.90 USD plus shipping per module.