We've got another Orao RS232 WiFi assembled. Orao users are starting to post from their machines on your favorite BBSs! #orao #yuretrocomputing

I'm growing my programming book collection #zxspectrum #commodore64 #orao #yuretrocomputing

Another Orao WiFi RS232 is assembled! These amazing pics are courtesy of another vintage computing aficionado. It's so exciting to see your work actually in use. #orao #yuretrocomputing

Today I shipped the first Orao WiFi RS232 adapter.

I'm very proud of the accompanying documentation. A friend printed the parts list and assembly instructions for me on a dot matrix printer. I've also included a flyer with general information and little FAQ. All is in BCMS. #orao #yuretrocomputing

For those just tuning in, #orao was a Yugoslav 8-bit computer developed by Miroslav Kocijan for PEL Varaždin in 1984. It was common in elementary schools, mostly in Croatia, through the late 80s. Since 2021, I’ve been learning more about this microcomputer and developing hardware and software for it.

I announced this project as complete about a dozen times, so I'm gonna try not to jinx it now, but rev7 of the Orao WiFi RS232 adapter has finally passed my quality control process (lol) and the first 4 boards are *about to* ship.

I'm also happy to announce that the documentation page (which will be a work in progress) is now live at https://blog vladovince.com/orao

This has been an exhausting and difficult learning process, but I'm happy I pushed this through. #orao #yuretrocomputing