At this time and age of digital computing, tiny cameras, and small mobile phones, it has always been a "refreshing" experience to see such retro devices. It is ironic, people of the past have been pushing for newer and newer devices, making things more and more compact, more "digitized" and yet now that we are enjoying this era, then we are looking back at the roots and enjoying those things.Ryan Brooks is one such person to enjoy such, and even develop and made one himself. He made a very good one and even so generously provided the necessary steps and materials to make one. If you are up to the task, has the patience to solder parts, and has passion for these things, then it's your lucky day. Head on over to Ryan's site and take a gander at such a masterpiece.
So, I wanted a Nixie clock and I really wanted to design the hardware and program it myself. Most of the kits out there are based around a PIC or some other new, easy to use microcontroller. I thought it would be much more interesting to make a clock powered by an old school computer.
The result is a 6502-powered Nixie clock. I started this project about two years ago when large tubes (Z5680M in this case) were still available. Since then, any large tube is 5x the price it was -- if you can find them.
Source:Ryan Brooks's 6502 Nixie Clock
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