Drink tea and make things
Computers from the 1980s seemed to be quite limited in their abilities, there was a big drive to make a machine as cheaply as possible. Competition was fierce between manufacturers.
Upgrading my BBC Micro to use a Gotek floppy emulator, 1770 disk controller and a Raspberry Pi co-processor.
How writing code for a 40 year old computer made me a better computer science teacher.
A look at how the BBC Micro made the UK computer literate.
Programming the popular cellular automaton using Z80 Assembler
Here is how I fixed the drift on my Nintendo Switch Joy-Con. It is properly fixed, not just putting cleaner into the thumbstick.
How was 2021 for you? I mean, compared to 2020 it was a big improvement, but that’s a pretty low bar to aim for. Let’s focus more on the projects that I completed and what I learned from them.
I think I’ve just had a bit of a revelation… USB-C is the best thing ever. Not only because the plug isn’t polarised, but because if you want a true USB-C to USB-C cable there doesn’t appear to be any cheap crappy ones.
Yesterday I recapped my ST’s PSU which went well, nothing exploded. However when trying to boot the machine it kept crashing, especially when it went to the desktop.
I’m not a web designer, I find the creative part quite interesting but buggering about with templating languages and having to learn far more JavaScript and CSS than is healthy really puts me off.