James @baldengineer@qoto.org
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- https://youtube.com/addohms
Created AddOhms on YouTube, writer for HacksterIO, oh, and, bald.
Joined Apr 2022
Live Stream: Cleaning up the Apple II+ schematic in KiCad. Lots of "off-grid" errors to tackle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Btk6DANLzY
@joeycastillo How many times did you hit the non-existent undo button?
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Let's work on some Apple II schematics, in KiCad, live!
@mmu_man This is why I am a hardware person. :)
@mmu_man It’s still better than a bitmap. At least things are properly searchable.
KiCad 7's PDF plotting is pretty awesome... depending on the reader you use.
Live on YT working on an Apple IIe Schematic in KiCad... come say hi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5LZrmN_rEA
@robryk Script, no. It wouldn't make sense posted as-is. Plus, it really helps to see the waveforms live.
There is a summary at this link. But I did not write it and am not really a fan of it.
Early in my career, a technical mentor revealed two myths about the Nyquist theorem. I cover them both in this video.
@mmu_man To clarify, it's from MH-EDU Electronics (in Turkey). aka, not mine, I just wrote about it on Hackster.
Pick your PIC with this Uno-compatible dev board: https://bald.ee/zwmnf7
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Once again, a friendly reminder to all #vintagecomputing fans to
GET THE DAMN BATTERIES OUT!
Even this small amount of corrosion on this memory battery killed a Tandy 200 by eating away about 7mm of a critical trace. Easy fix with a wire, but this could have been WAY worse.
If you own or collect old computers, go through them NOW and make sure you get all the batteries out.
@Workshopshed Sounds like a great idea, in theory. Or when everything is AI generated.
macOS users could tag, search, smart folder like this for over a decade. No one does.
@mmu_man 15 years ago, the generation before me would use a camera to send a PC screenshot (via email.)
Today, that's what the generation behind me does too (via Discord).
I'm seeing a growing number of people with programming and PCB design skills who do not understand how file paths work.
And this concerns me.
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I have a small batch of these Lux Lavalier Heart necklaces available on @tindie!
https://www.tindie.com/products/31784
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If you are near the Toronto area, come and join us at The World of Retro Computing Expo being held on September 16th and 17th at the old Goudies Department Store located at 8 Queen Street North in Kitchener Ontario. Fun for everyone! #worc2023. https://www.worldofretrocomputing.com/2023-worc-expo
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So. To get ahead on bills + to partially fund a trip I'm going to be going on next month, I'm probably going to be culling the hoard a bit.
Especially since I've unexpectedly gained a few systems I did not expect to gain.
If you're local to the South Bay Area, CA, and are potentially interested...watch this space. Cobbling together a price list.
EDIT: The list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bo7t9U0LBLv1twRDuQdHdZYUr5EvMjTGN47kIe3no18/edit?usp=sharing
@joeycastillo I'm often surprised how the simple thing (blinky) has a massive brickwall in front of it, but then all of the seemingly difficult stuff works out one step at a time.
- Website
- https://baldengineer.com
- YouTube
- https://youtube.com/addohms
Created AddOhms on YouTube, writer for HacksterIO, oh, and, bald.
Joined Apr 2022
