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General Electric Model 4665 AM/FM Radio – Part 3: Transmitter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnlHDE-nyTU

General Electric Model 4665 AM/FM Electronic Digital Clock Radio – FM Transmitter Test (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnlHDE-nyTU)

In this video we’ve taken a first-gen model Raspberry Pi and use it as a radio transmitter. … Continue reading

Macintosh Classic, RaSCSI and The Internet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO2O4d3ZtaI

Macintosh Classic RaSCSI (PCB 2.3) Voltage Drop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO2O4d3ZtaI)

A Macintosh Classic! What a great platform to test GeoCities. No, just no. Stop right there. No way. Let’s dig a little … Continue reading

shanE v1.01 – The Mega Drive ROM

shanE v1.01 was compiled for the Sega Mega Drive sometime in February 2016. I was supposed to write something about this over five years ago but it apparently got away from me.

shanE v1.00 (above) is pretty simple, I edited … Continue reading

The Mickey Mouse Watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XrVg3lC6Vk

The Mickey Mouse Watch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XrVg3lC6Vk)

Ah yes, the Mickey Mouse watch from my childhood. It broke down a long time ago and never got repaired. As it turns out, these watches … Continue reading

Dial-up on Windows 95 on the MiSTer FPGA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-k2nwFDKoU&t=1730s

MiSTer Dial-up in Windows 95 (2021-07-12) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-k2nwFDKoU&t=1730s)

I can’t believe it worked. I switched from Prolific PL2303 to an FTDI FT232RL USB to serial cable which was recognised natively by the … Continue reading

I found some images of DIP pinouts in my “Desktop” desktop folder. Why does one need a desktop folder on their desktop? It’s like a dumping ground for things that sit on my desktop too long but I can’t bring … Continue reading