This is astonishingly impressive: A2Stream

"A2Stream simultaneously receives an .a2stream file from any HTTP server and plays it through the stock Apple II speaker circuit using pulse-width modulation at 22050Hz sample rate with ~5.17 bit resolution."

Demo video with direct line-in - sounds amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcYEnYsI-_M

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I just stumbled upon this upgrade I would have leapt at a few years back when I was building up my "new" Tandy 1000HX:

Tandy 1000 EX/HX 3-in-1 V2 Adapter --- 640K RAM + 2x Serial + Parallel + XTIDE Upgrade by Rob Krenicki

https://www.ebay.com/itm/197473626636

It looks like the creator of this device, who posted the project to GitHub, has made his last production run, sadly. Several are available still on eBay.

It doesn't look like the RAM expansion has the DMA chip, but that really doesn't much matter. What a great unit. I upgraded my own 1000HX to this spec -- but did it the Hard way (note the capital H).

https://github.com/rkrenicki/Tandy-EX-HX-3in1

#Tandy #Tandy1000 #Tandy1000HX #Tandy1000EX #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrogaming #XTIDE #modernretro #eBay #x86 #TRS80 #RadioShack

THE BAREKNUCKLE SSD INSTALLATION OATH
By Alan, Retired Jumper-Setting Legend

I, Alan, do solemnly swear upon this ungrounded carpet,
That I shall install this SSD with no wrist strap,
No anti-static mat,
And absolutely no regard for the gods of ESD.

I shall:

Grip this NVMe drive with the same bare hands that once re-seated a 486 CPU while smoking a rollie

Open this enclosure tool-free, not because it’s designed that way, but because I fear no screw

Insert this drive at a 30-degree angle, the way nature intended—and maybe swear if it doesn’t click first try

Connect my superfuckoff USB-C cable like a knight unsheathing Excalibur

Format the drive in exFAT, not because it’s cross-platform—but because I don’t remember what FAT32 stands for anymore

And should this drive:

Boot,

Mount,

And store 600GB of Takeout files without exploding...

Then I shall sit back, arms folded, and proclaim:

“I told you—never used a bloody earthing strap.”

Signed under no duress, no RMA,
and no bloody jumper caps.

🖖
#TechNostalgia
#RetroComputing
#SSDUpgrade
#NoStrapNoFear
#OldSchoolGeek
#BuiltDifferent
#PCBuilding
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