RustConf 2019 - Monotron - Building a Retro Computer in Embedded Rust by Jonathan Pallant

I missed the simplicity of computers like the C64 and the Apple II and I wondered if I could recreate something like that, but using the inexpensive Cortex-M development board I had lying around on my desk. Can you generate VGA without a video chip? Can you render text without enough RAM to hold a bitmap framebuffer? Can I work out how to decode signals from a PS/2 keyboard? What about SD card support? What …