Wonder MCA Part 1 – the origin
Introduction
After hesitating for months, I finally decided to start the WonderMCA project… It is just the beginning of a very long journey to bring MCA Bus based IBM Computer a software defined card like the famous #PICOMEM or the #PICOGUS.
This project has been in my head for many years, and I have postponed it way for too long.
I will be posting here my progress as I expect this journey to be more than a walk in the park…
The story behind this project is pretty simple, it is all about frustration not being able to find MCA extension card available at a decent price. The lack of ongoing project was also a trigger.
What made me hesitate for so long was mainly:
- Scarce / or very little documentation,
- Almost no open project,
- Lack of required skills,
- Complexity of the MCA Beast
Over the last 2 years, … Read the rest