I'm checking out the new open source 8-bit AGON light system that doubles as a microcontroller-like device with GPIO pins.

AGON light homepage:
https://www.thebyteattic.com/p/agon.html

The Byte Attic video series about creating & using the AGON:
   • Agon Light™  

AGON light main GitHub repository:
https://github.com/TheByteAttic/AgonL...

AGON Quark MOS firmware GitHub:
https://github.com/breakintoprogram/a...

AGON firmware update utility GitHub:
https://github.com/envenomator/agon-f...

AGON version of BBC BASIC:
https://github.com/breakintoprogram/a...

R.T. Russell's BBC BASIC website:
https://www.bbcbasic.co.uk/index.html

Arduino IDE download:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/software

OSSC open source scan converter:
https://videogameperfection.com/produ...

The sample unit AGON light shown in the video was provided to me for free by the Agon team, the review is not biased in any other way.

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
2:35 A closer Look
4:39 Powering up
6:50 Upgrading the Quark MOS Firmware
12:29 Some BASIC examples
16:45 Upgrading the VDP Firmware
23:47 More BASIC examples
29:46 Testing the GPIO header
33:20 A Look at the Hardware
38:22 Where/how do I get one?
42:00 Conclusion
43:39 Thank you & Good Night

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