Next up for a mess with is my Bondwell Model 8 Laptop [1985]
No H or V sync on this though, I'm hoping I can use the composite out as a sync signal 🤔

#Arduino #DIY #MusicVis #VUmeter #80ies
Life hack: you probably do not need to cut a lot plexi squares for decor VU-meters to look real cool - you have your CDs already.

Why, hello there cheeky PS/2 Model 30 8086, can I borrow your special boot disk please?

I'm going to try to add a 'hard drive' to this dual floppy only Amstrad PPC640 later today - wish me luck!

This proves why the 40+ year-old 8bit Commodore 64 chip was ahead of its time: #chiptune 🤟

The first game I've played on my Amstrad PPC640, I've made a bootable 720k version of:
Prince of Persia [1990]
- MS-DOS 3.3
- CGA Graphics on Monochrome Screen
- PC Speaker

Backing up my Amstrad PPC640 floppies with my Greaseweazle 💾........

EPROM Direct Sunlight Experiment Results:
33 Days outside in UK sun has completely wiped it!
(STMicroelectronics - M27C512-15F1 - 512K (64Kx8) 150ns)
Datasheet link: mouser.co.uk/datasheet/2/38…

First it's coffee time ☕, then time to check the results of my EPROM UV exposure experiment, the votes are in (top Twitter / bottom Mastadon):

Beneath a Steel Sky, textured box ed [1994]
**Yes, it has 15 floppy disks (Amiga version)!**

My very first console was an Atari CX2600 U 'light sixer', which was given to me by one of my parents friends. We only had a black and white TV at the time, so I never played it in colour. I just bagged one, so I'm insanely excited to get it and try it out, in colour! 😂

Hand washed and scrubbed my Amstrad PPC640 backpack, it was absolutely stinky, must have been stored in a shed or outside, now it smells super fresh, just waiting for it to dry off.