Having simple 8-bit fun with the Agon Light
I got the Agon Light 2 from the pi hut.
It’s a little hard to find the right keyboard, you need one that supports PS/2 over a USB connection, after some experiment I found this one from amazon works: JUSTOP Extra Value Wired Desktop PC Computer Keyboard Slim UK Layout USB / PS2 Connectors.
So far I’ve run the classic BASIC program we all used to type in shops back in the 80s:
1 | 10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD" |
And flashed the firmware using the instructions at https://github.com/breakintoprogram/agon-docs/wiki/Updating-Firmware.
For me it did work on a m1 mac, but I needed the note here:
If you are using an Apple Mac with an M chipset and are having difficulties uploading to the Agon, try changing the upload speed from 921600 to 115200 - some users have reported that works.
It’s all good simple retro fun.