In the world of modern tech, got the GPU module for my Framework 16 laptop today
My
#C64Ultimate is estimated to arrive in March! To be honest, I am more excited about that than I have any right to be (given the fact that I own at least a dozen real C64s in good condition at this point). 😅
The Little Sixteen V4 is pretty much done. Just have to throw in a SID, and get a reset switch added.
Saw that JiffyDOS is available for TED machines, and was wondering is it worth getting, and are there any issues I should look out for?
Have finally finished putting the Little Sixteen V4 together, ans success, boots first time (haven't put a SID in yet)
The Final part that was needed to be soldered onto the Little Sixteen V4 has arrived. Soldered it on, and did the smoke test and check voltages. Nothing went pop, and all ICs getting the 5 volts (some 5.17, but mostly 5.18). Now waiting on Mouser to ship the logic and RAM to properly test the board to see if I get a screen or not.
Was working on my Little Sixteen V4 yesterday. Now only missing the bridge rectifier at CR 100 before I can start testing voltages, and adding IC's. The missing part should arrive tomorrow hopefully
After a small hiccup (2 of the 3 cooling fans cables were just too short), have finally finished putting the Checkmate PC back together and finally back it its setup.
Since my PC build is just about 5 years old, have decided to give it a tune up. So have stripped it down so I can remove the dust. The plan is replace the fans (since I have noticed they started making some bad noises sometimes), replace the thermal paste with a thermal pad, and swap my GTX 1080 for a Titan XP. Currently waiting on Amazon to deliver the thermal pad the the additional power cable for my Titan XP.
Was starting to put some stuff away for the night when I had the thought to go through my spare parts, and lo and behold, found some of the capacitors and a trim resistor I needed. So added them to the board, in addition to the cartridge port shield and some jumpers. Since the board is designed with features that require certain addition parts, I filled in the through holes for the parts that I don't need fir my particular build, so I don't get confused thinking I forgot about them
Did a bit more work on the Little Sixteen V4 today. Added the two clock crystals, a bunch of ferrite beads, and most of the resistor packs. Just need a few more parts, and then I can start testing voltages on the board.
Jan Beta
