tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193773284443342172024-03-14T05:53:37.101+01:00pizslacker's blog - Inspired Madman or Complete Jackass?...probably both :Ppizslackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09870175847035741744noreply@blogger.comBlogger412125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619377328444334217.post-22219550945876096692023-09-29T12:10:00.008+02:002023-09-29T12:15:58.530+02:00Vacuum tube computing<p>The story of how engineering and electronics pioneers of the last century accelerated computing performance into the electronics we use on an every day basis these days.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="289" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FU_YFpfDqqA?si=vzjFtCSjOthfAwLF" title="YouTube video player" width="400"></iframe></div> <p></p>pizslackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09870175847035741744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619377328444334217.post-25111897137759081192023-01-03T13:33:00.001+01:002023-01-03T13:33:07.737+01:00PiDP 11/70 build - Day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some models could also be used to create punched tape for data storage (either from typed input or from data received from a remote source) and to read back such tape for local printing or transmission.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>One such (deprecated in these days (2022)) computer-based teletype device, was the portable <b>Minitel</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKb-wl_37jFUd-49HR8bB6D5476kPKATK6YDXeOCVlsqSOOh785we4FbcibFs-VWZ2PyxPqZaKKcolhCPatTuRfBkABvpIehhvg4QcaN3akZ1iB5lgii1jdQYkh-QdjW6xkdgVy9afrBDxsWeaMqBqcZIc8rfVOKwNEUb95fpHX8NXCdAXReUISyrX4A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKb-wl_37jFUd-49HR8bB6D5476kPKATK6YDXeOCVlsqSOOh785we4FbcibFs-VWZ2PyxPqZaKKcolhCPatTuRfBkABvpIehhvg4QcaN3akZ1iB5lgii1jdQYkh-QdjW6xkdgVy9afrBDxsWeaMqBqcZIc8rfVOKwNEUb95fpHX8NXCdAXReUISyrX4A=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div>The Minitel was a videotex online service accessible through telephone lines, and was the world's most successful online service prior to the World Wide Web. It was invented in Cesson-Sévigné, near Rennes in Brittany, France.<div><br /></div><div>The service was rolled out experimentally on 15 July 1980 in Saint-Malo, France, and from autumn 1980 in other areas, and introduced commercially throughout France in 1982 by the PTT (Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones; divided since 1991 between France Télécom and La Poste).<div><br /></div><div>From its early days, users could make online purchases, make train reservations, check stock prices, search the telephone directory, have a mail box, and chat in a similar way to what is now made possible by the World Wide Web (<i>Internet</i>).<br /><br />In February 2009, France Télécom indicated the Minitel network still had 10 million monthly connections. France Télécom retired the service on 30 June 2012.<br /><br />The service was purely PSTN-based (aka <i>public switched telephone network</i> / <i>"plain old telephone system"</i>) and required a subscription land-line.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Recently I came over a Norwegian model on a Norwegian auction-site (finn.no), which would be the ideal complement to my next hobby-project: a PDP11/70 Unix mini-replica minicomputer. So I bought it.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSEPkJ4MjVbX561Y5y_HB8p8V8p9IvEoc2JzrUsONKBAKlv38COmIvQvrONXMJTXc_4Dr07UOa6HvrRr7aMg1hUjA_OMo-Eow7X8SqTEnK-Lc5_-l7ugHWCUhZ3-OxvVzbIfMzmvKo2QB3bjpNcFcbR8gLiKu0crod5GM6PEVuwYFqaeworSFpVoB1A/s2160/PXL_20220308_102018901~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1871" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSEPkJ4MjVbX561Y5y_HB8p8V8p9IvEoc2JzrUsONKBAKlv38COmIvQvrONXMJTXc_4Dr07UOa6HvrRr7aMg1hUjA_OMo-Eow7X8SqTEnK-Lc5_-l7ugHWCUhZ3-OxvVzbIfMzmvKo2QB3bjpNcFcbR8gLiKu0crod5GM6PEVuwYFqaeworSFpVoB1A/w346-h400/PXL_20220308_102018901~2.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br /><div>This is the <b>Alcatel Terminus 258</b>. A Minitel2-clone made for the Norwegian telecom authority at the time (<i>Televerket, branded on the keyboard-latch in the image above</i>).</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://oldcomputer.info/terminal/alcatel258/index.htm">http://oldcomputer.info/terminal/alcatel258/index.htm</a></div><div><br /></div><div>The specimen I have is the Unitel-version, meaning; it is not catered for the Minitel-service, but as a control terminal using either a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) or a serial (DIN connector) uplink.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmRwd1RoPanfernNMmkt_Nkn9uBgZV29SjwWBEa__39ZZb0JdRFwFdpcYNo7Bpeoa-FuFJiytRuk0DQSec_csubZXoFPdN_5W1aoUdOC5ZW_wdRpNMKv_gdYAEgrRx3pjqinFeN2NulGyJKwsv7OlDsJum0FHGaN5WkidSnZlWyI_9qc25oAjCath9g/s1077/original_ece1a2da-4471-4916-a3b6-213e798becf0_Screenshot_20220308-112714.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1077" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmRwd1RoPanfernNMmkt_Nkn9uBgZV29SjwWBEa__39ZZb0JdRFwFdpcYNo7Bpeoa-FuFJiytRuk0DQSec_csubZXoFPdN_5W1aoUdOC5ZW_wdRpNMKv_gdYAEgrRx3pjqinFeN2NulGyJKwsv7OlDsJum0FHGaN5WkidSnZlWyI_9qc25oAjCath9g/w400-h290/original_ece1a2da-4471-4916-a3b6-213e798becf0_Screenshot_20220308-112714.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>pizslackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09870175847035741744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619377328444334217.post-81295345445526682562022-01-14T21:48:00.001+01:002022-01-14T21:50:53.047+01:00Pinecil - open-sauce solder pen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kickstart 3.2 + Workbench 3.2 version info</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gNtKc86yKco/YRojVYurK0I/AAAAAAABh6Y/iaNYqP3GtJ0kWLD9msVMItW8c8xzPc_sgCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/AmigaOS-32-Kims-Window-2021.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="1280" height="259" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gNtKc86yKco/YRojVYurK0I/AAAAAAABh6Y/iaNYqP3GtJ0kWLD9msVMItW8c8xzPc_sgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/AmigaOS-32-Kims-Window-2021.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Apparently v3.1 coded applications work on v3.2 👌😎</div><br /><p><br /></p>pizslackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09870175847035741744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619377328444334217.post-65696261699364513192021-07-26T16:21:00.016+02:002022-01-10T22:03:04.920+01:00Amiga OS 3.2 💾<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9lMPu3z-wIA/YP7E1pQauGI/AAAAAAABhbM/J_n5zqxj8x84Bjd3tpYn31ZWfPJNAjNgwCPcBGAsYHg/s2883/PXL_20210719_123817174.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2883" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9lMPu3z-wIA/YP7E1pQauGI/AAAAAAABhbM/J_n5zqxj8x84Bjd3tpYn31ZWfPJNAjNgwCPcBGAsYHg/w301-h400/PXL_20210719_123817174.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br />Time to upgrade both my Amiga's I guess :P<br /><a href="https://www.ctrlaa.com/#!/pictures">https://www.ctrlaa.com/#!/pictures</a><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Amiga 500 (Rev6a)</b><br />w/ACA500Plus 42MHz accelerator<br />Dual CF card storage<br /><br /></li><li><b>Amiga 600</b><br />w/Furia 44MHz accelerator<br />CF card storage</li></ul><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BtVuggn2HMY/YP--y02ijGI/AAAAAAABhes/-DIJ_E-0zcMm65VYAT12yFPudqGpfWgUACPcBGAsYHg/s3840/PXL_20210727_063807460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BtVuggn2HMY/YP--y02ijGI/AAAAAAABhes/-DIJ_E-0zcMm65VYAT12yFPudqGpfWgUACPcBGAsYHg/w400-h225/PXL_20210727_063807460.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />pizslackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09870175847035741744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619377328444334217.post-23413494346602284062021-05-08T19:29:00.012+02:002021-05-08T19:36:32.676+02:00OpenTendo<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="285" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FpJ06KvhN0E" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Oh yes, the OSHW projects are dropping right and left!<br /><br />The video is showcasing the build of an open-source hardware re-creation of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).</div>pizslackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09870175847035741744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619377328444334217.post-77508167847717791802021-01-19T16:25:00.008+01:002021-01-19T16:39:54.275+01:00AmigaOS C development<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KBVv4ckomQ4/YAb5d0MrjjI/AAAAAAABdoE/vm56qh4hPMg291VC-SBkpP9wgTllnQouACLcBGAsYHQ/Amiga-C-Dev%2B2021-01-19%2B16-17-51.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="727" height="323" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KBVv4ckomQ4/YAb5d0MrjjI/AAAAAAABdoE/vm56qh4hPMg291VC-SBkpP9wgTllnQouACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h323/Amiga-C-Dev%2B2021-01-19%2B16-17-51.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>Cross-compilation on x64 Linux >> m68k AmigaOS.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uEWOMn0kvnQ/YAb7_i7hyKI/AAAAAAABdoY/Zq0OXj_qPOYTVug_xiWKVOlJQFOkrkPlACLcBGAsYHQ/Kims-window.c%2B2021-01-19%2B16-33-50.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1053" height="224" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uEWOMn0kvnQ/YAb7_i7hyKI/AAAAAAABdoY/Zq0OXj_qPOYTVug_xiWKVOlJQFOkrkPlACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h224/Kims-window.c%2B2021-01-19%2B16-33-50.png" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><span>AmigaOS C program source-code.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But I've done some soldering on old IC-boards for practise, like: re-flowing ICs, re-capping boards, stripping traces and an occasional botch-wire to repair traces.<p></p><p>Though I have been playing with the idea of making up a modular kit-PC for DOS use.</p>pizslackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09870175847035741744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619377328444334217.post-27644220658222496362020-10-30T07:34:00.009+01:002020-10-30T08:10:54.747+01:00Happy Dennis M. Ritchie day!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.unixmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Dennis-Ritchie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="660" height="291" src="https://www.unixmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Dennis-Ritchie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie</b> (September 9, 1941 – c. October 12, 2011) was an American computer scientist.<br /><br />He created the <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)">C programming language</a> and, with long-time colleague <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Thompson">Ken Thompson</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix">Unix</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system">operating system</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_(programming_language)">B programming language</a>.</span><p></p><p></p>pizslackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09870175847035741744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619377328444334217.post-58669814914350287442020-09-04T13:39:00.013+02:002020-09-04T13:40:38.864+02:00USB 3.0 vs USB-C 3.2<p>32GB USB 3.0 flash-memory</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w46QMoarEc0/X1InPpCT_RI/AAAAAAABbQU/3z8vDke0B3ME30cc2i2VXL4f5IeMZ_fvACLcBGAsYHQ/s628/Screenshot%2Bfrom%2B2020-09-04%2B12-24-40.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Got a hold on some spare capacitor-kits for my <b>Amiga 500 Rev 6a</b>, so I should be safe for a couple of more years at least 👌💀<br /><br />I just love it that in 2020, I can still get replacement supplies for an over 30+ year-old multimedia computer.<br /><br />Dedicated fans who love the system so much, that they spend their own time gathering together supply-kits to offer back to the community.<br /><br />The community around Commodore-stuff, is just wonderful 😊 reminds me quite a lot of the Linux community. If you have a need, and there are no available solutions, you MAKE them.<br /><br />Replacement component kits, replacement chassies, new-old microchip stocks, modification-kits, accelerator boards, "trapdoor" memory-boards and whatever else you could desire.<br /><br /><b>#BetterSafeThanSorry #CommodoreAmiga</b>pizslackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09870175847035741744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619377328444334217.post-69241778206050702762020-05-09T18:17:00.000+02:002020-05-09T18:18:52.472+02:00Amiga A500 + 1084S<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: start;">Finally got my </span><b style="text-align: start;">A500</b><span style="text-align: start;"> setup complete, like I used to have 😄</span></div>
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A few tips for Chromebook-beginners, from an ex-beginner :P<br />
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<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Plug in your Chromebook device with the supplied power-adapter!</span></b><br /><br />You <u>cannot</u> power on the device right after unboxing, Google have really made sure you <u>have to</u> plug in the device before the on-board battery is linked to the Chromebook motherboard.<br /><br /></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Make a Google account!</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br />The Chromebook-devices are online account driven. Every detail (logins, wifi-passwords, IoT devices, documents, links, etc.) gets "<i>siloed</i>" into the Google online account cloud storage.<br /><br />Allthough you yourself control the encryption passphrase and / or more security (<i>2FA / HW Enc.</i>). And Google does not take ownership of the content you upload into their services, like Apple does with <i>iCloud</i> (yes, look it up).<br /><br /></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Share it with friends and family!</span><br /><br />Because the Chromebook-devices are online account driven, they are also easy to swap out (online account contains everything needed to set up just like your previous device) and share between friends and family (easy account-swap directly from control-panel or login-screen.<br /><br /></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Enable Play Store to use Android-apps!</span><br /><br />Chromebook-devices are (basically) running Android made for tablets (that sport a track-pad and keyboard). So you only have to sign in to Play Store and every app you use on your smart-phone will be available for your Chromebook, although some apps are not optimized for big screens so actual use may vary.</li>
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You really can use both the Android-app version of a service, or use the same service in the Chrome web-browser. Quality of use may vary a bit depending on if the app is optimized for big screens in 16:9-mode (widescreen).<br />
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<li>I could <u>NOT</u> install the Stadia-app ("not compatible with your device at this time").</li>
<li>Nor could I launch a game through the web-portal in <b>Chrome</b>.</li>
<li>And the chromebook did not recognize the Stadia-controller on a USB connection.</li>
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Yes, I was one of the "fortunate" one's that got a hold of a <b>Founders Edition</b> Stadia-pack.<br />
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The pack includes:<br />
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<li><b><a href="https://store.google.com/product/stadia?utm_source=Stadia.google.com&utm_medium=google_oo&utm_campaign=GS103499&utm_content=Stadiasite">Google Stadia</a></b> <i>Founders Edition</i> Pro controller</li>
<li>USB-C cable for PC-use / charging</li>
<li><b>Google <a href="https://store.google.com/no/product/chromecast_ultra">Chromecast Ultra</a></b> HDMI-dongle</li>
<li>Power-adapter for <b>Chromecast Ultra</b></li>
<li>and some <b>Stadia</b>-stickers 😂</li>
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I have to admit, the controller is actually pretty good. Sure, some exceptions do exist, but they are rather minor ("clicky" D-pad, raised buttons, etc.).<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Streaming- / recording-setup</span></b><br />
Flylink HD > HDMI splitter > USB 3.0 HDMI capture-dongle. Allowing for FHD (1080p/60Hz) streaming / recording. Hidden on the lower shelf of the top bench with the joyboards and dustcover.<br />
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<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Arcade Evolution Amiga joy-boards</b><br />
DB9-connected arcade-sticks for the Amiga computers.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Commodore Amiga 500</b> <i>Rev 6a</i></span><br />
Upgraded from OCS to ECS (<i>relative to 500+ specs, HiRes Denise + Fatter Agnus</i>), 1MB chipram and a FlashFloppy USB floppy-emulator board (replacing the 3.5" floppy-drive).<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>ACA500plus</b> accelerator side-cart</span><br />
With dual CF-card reader and 7MB fastram allowing the use of Workbench v1.3, v2.1 and v3.1 (<i>/v3.1.4 by Hyperion</i>) and GUI-launching of HDD-installed games with <i>WHDLoad</i>.<br />
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pizslackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09870175847035741744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1619377328444334217.post-81234280256171199332019-08-29T11:16:00.001+02:002019-08-29T11:18:36.947+02:00Happy 28th! :D<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-weight: bold;">Linux</b>. Uploaded to public FTP, 28 years ago today.</div>
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