I’ve been playing with my HP 16700A Logic Analyzer and looking at boot times. Originally the HP 16700A came with an internal SCSI drive, which was still functioning after 15 or 16 years. This SCSI drive was a 4GB...
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Expansion Systems DataFlyer Plus 2.1
Way back in about 1992, I finally had enough money (ok, well, enough credit) to finally expand my Commodore Amiga 500 to how I wanted it. I previously had an A501 memory expansion module and an external floppy drive...
Fixed point number formats: might use 16.16
So for my fixed point number format for my 3D project, I’ve come up with a few possibilities : I think a 16.16 number format might work for me. This means I’ll represent the whole portion via one 68k word...
Adding Yamaha YM2612 support has begun
So after much time talking about it, and doing research, I’ve finally got around to spending some time on adding Yamaha YM2612 support to the badge computer. I created a small verilog driver that read the...
Updated hope badge computer
Here’s the current image for the Hope Badge Computer, which I really think needs a new name. It’s not quite a badge, although the intention is for it to be portable. Last night, I partially integrated the...
OT: Century III Mall, not quite a dead mall, but sure heading that way
Century III Mall is an ailing enclosed shopping mall located in the southern Pittsburgh suburb of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. I lived nearby this mall, and this was definitely “our” mall for kids like me...
