Uncle Tim on the mentality that 'crunch can save you' when it actually can hurt you:

'Crunch, Part 2 youtu.be/eXJkecLBhOE?si… via YouTube

wow! look that huge L1 cache! 🔥
youtube.com/watch?v=x8AorL…

Motherboard repairs 📳

🛂 MiJing iRepair

Some valuable insight into a number of things from Tim Cain, not just concerning video game industry specifically, but also things like professional advancement, salaries, even housing, etc.

Perseverance youtu.be/YPuZ8g6j2kQ?si… via YouTube

The Libretto (Italian for 'booklet') was a line of subnotebook computers released by Toshiba in 1996. The 70ct had a volume of 821 cm³.

[📹necrohardware]

Intel is investigating game crashes on top-end Core i9 desktop CPUs trib.al/QGoPUVK

A curio from the early id Software days. Never heard or read about it until now.

'Shadow Knights 1991 - id Software youtu.be/M-x8aihscPE?si… via YouTube

Thinking about doing something similar:

'SymbOS on the ZX Spectrum Next youtu.be/940L9_7h22o?si… via YouTube

This looks really cool. A RISC CPU! Check out the specs!

I’ve finally done it! After days rewriting code, stripping the game to 1% of a single level, reducing graphics down to line art, & tweaking the firmware on the UVK-5 & MobilinkdTNC to pair to a keyboard & pass wireless audio. Doom now runs on my HT! #HamRadio #Doom #HamHarder #HT

Unreal changed a lot during development, in a later prototype from 1996 it was basically a Quake clone at that point, from the HUD to the weapon position being centered, instead of being on the right side.

Looking at prototypes of old games is something I like to do a lot. Exploring the 1995 tech demo of Unreal is like looking at a time capsule, there's nothing much in it besides some levels and lighting showcase, but it's still fascinating and where it all started.

People are questioning Windows 95's performance on this thing. Here it is on Hand386 with the same CPU. You won't be playing games on it other than Solitaire & the likes, but you could read/write a document in Wordpad or dick around in Paint and whatnot.

benoc It's 40Mhz with 8 megs of ram.

One more:

'DIY PCBs At Home (Single Sided Presensitized) youtu.be/7wAer7a3tU4?si… via YouTube

Finding some banging projects on YT this morning:

'I Made My Own Computer | Let's See How It Works youtu.be/-0gccsR1EEs?si… via YouTube

RISC-V Business: Testing Gaming and More on the HiFive Unmatched from Si... youtu.be/lgatG_i8UMg?si… via YouTube

A Beginners Guide: Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 youtu.be/Swj9teOXmao?si… via YouTube

According to a World Shipping Council report, up to 1,382 shipping containers are lost at sea each year

This is the shit - manipulating pixels on an LCD.

LCD2004 20×4 LCD Character Display with HD44780 Tutorial (All Switches a... youtu.be/Gd6GUsHL4FI?si… via YouTube