dsMP3, my LW/MW/FM/SW radio with MP3 recording/playback [Part 2 – Firmware Design]
UPDATE (May 2025) – Check out Hackaday’s write-up of the dsMP3 project here In my previous post I described how
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General Programming
Emulating EEPROM using flash memory on dsPIC33EP512MC502
One thing I don’t like about the dsPICEE3P (and the PIC32MX) lines is that these devices do not have EEPROM
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Fujitsu Siemens FSC Futro S210 thin client
I got from eBay a FSC Futro S210 thin client, which can support up to 512MB RAM, 32GB CompactFlash card
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Powering off a computer using ACPI from DOS
By default, DOS does not come with a command to shut down or power off the computer. Back in the
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Compiling WinQEMU v0.10.2 using Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2012
Earlier this year I managed to get DOSBox-X to boot Ubuntu 9.10, as least as far as dropping into the
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Troubleshooting slow C++ debugging with Visual Studio 2022
One day I was debugging my C++ application on Visual Studio 2022 when the computer suddenly froze. Upon reboot, IntelliSense
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Slow conditional breakpoints with C++ in Visual Studio 2022
Visual Studio 2022 comes with many new fancy features, among which the ability to set temporary breakpoints (e.g. breakpoints which
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Useful software for Windows 98SE (PDF, FTP, text editor, media players, etc.)
With the right software, Windows 98SE can still be a very useful operating system. This post will list some of
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Getting Linux to boot on DOSBox-X
I have always wanted to boot a simple Linux distro using DOSBox. What are the challenges you may ask? Well,
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Missing menu bar when running Go-oo Office 2.4.1 on Windows 98 with VBEMP
Recently when installing Go-oo Office v2.4.1 on my old laptop that is running Windows 98 with the VBEMP 9x driver
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Open Windows Write (.WRI) files on modern versions of Windows with CWordPad
I have an old software that frequently generates reports in Windows Write (.WRI) format, which cannot be opened using modern
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Open 16-bit Windows applications natively on 64-bit Windows using OTVDM/winevdm
In my previous post I described how to run 16-bit DOS applications on 64-bit Windows using NTVDMx64. This post will
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Emulating dual Hercules+CGA monitors setup with DOSBox
There is an interesting option called “Dual monitor support” located in the Options > Environment > Startup dialog of Turbo
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Revisiting Borland Turbo C/C++, a great IDE back in the 90s
I have to admit, I was never a heavy user of Turbo C back in the day. My journey as
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Software Real Time Clock (RTC) for the dsPIC33EP512MC502
Although the dsPIC33EP512MC502 does not have an integrated Real Time Clock (RTC) for time keeping, this can easily be overcome by configuring
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