In my recent video where I turned an old Zoom modem into a Christmas tree ornament, I showed the code I used to make the LEDs blink and play the modem sound. This is a pretty simple program with some standard elements that I use all the time in my projects. I especially use the timer and the button state
Part 1 – https://youtu.be/8lnaI7TY0qQPart 2 – https://youtu.be/xGO3N1ThHFA In my recent two part episode on assembling and testing an RGBtoHDMI adaptor for retro computers, I showed a cable diagram and a few test programs I used to make sure everything was working properly. Here are those resources. If you are in need of such a device and can do your own
In my recent video on the Teknika MJ-22 monitor I lemented the fact that I couldn’t find a manual which means I couldn’t get the pinout for the RGB connector on the back. I went ahead and traced out the connections in the cable I bought off ebay and here is the resulting pinout. I have also included the pinout
On a recent video I show you how I hacked a US Robotics Courier modem to look and sound a bit more like KITT from the Knight Rider TV series. The project used an Arduino Pro Mini to drive the LEDs on the modem and a DFPlayer module to play some fun sounds. This project was pretty easy to do
It’s been a while since I posted anything here. I should probably start archiving all these projects I am working on. Here is a simple one. The plastic in the Commodore 64 case becomes brittle over time and the main board standoffs on the bottom can crack and break off easily. I created some replacements in Fusion 360 that can be
I searched Google high and low and couldn’t find any android boot animations of the glorious TRS-80 Color Computer, so I thought “why not make my own?”. Here are the two that I came up with in various sizes. The 1440 size works great on my Nexus 6. The 1024 versions should work on smaller screens. Download: 1024px – 1440px
I dare you to say that title ten times fast. But it’s not just a tongue twister. It’s true! I tried out the new streaming feature using the Linux PC attached to my TV and I able to stream all the games I tested from my Windows PC. Then I happened to hit Alt-Tab on my Windows PC keyboard. Lo