Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Let's begin assembling a miniature, open-source, IBM-PC/XT-compatible computer: the Micro 8088!

This is going to be a multi-video series, and in this first video we'll overview the project, talk about why it's interesting, and begin assembling the CPU card and backplane.

Micro 8088 Project Page: github.com/skiselev/micro_8088
Backplane Project Page: github.com/skiselev/isa8_backplane