Sharp Font Writer FW 600 Vintage 1984 Word Processor with Printer
In late 2022, I acquired the Sharp FW-600 Font Writer – a vintage word processor with a built-in printer, originally
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Hardware
Toshiba 14AF43 14″ stereo CRT TV with composite, S-video and component inputs
I came across the Toshiba 14AF43, a rare 14″ stereo CRT TV with composite, S-Video, component inputs, and decided to
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Dial-up Internet access in 2024 using the Viking DLE-200B telephone line simulator
I got to know the Internet in secondary school, using a 33.6Kbps US Robotics dial-up modem on my Pentium I
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Tandy 2500RSX, a powerful 386 system by Tandy Corporation
My first introduction to computers came in primary school with the Tandy 1000RSX, an 80386SX machine running at 25 MHz.
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Repairing a failed Tecsun S-8800 radio due to damaged charging board
In June, my Tecsun S-8800 which was purchased in Feb 2020 stopped working totally. It had started 2 months earlier
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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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dsMP3, my LW/MW/FM/SW radio with MP3 recording/playback [Part 1 – Hardware Design]
UPDATE (May 2025) – Check out Hackaday’s write-up of the dsMP3 project here Wondering why even high-end multiband radios such
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Integrating FatFs FAT filesystem module with CH375/CH376 USB controller
In a recent embedded project, I need to access data stored on a USB thumb drive using a dsPIC33EP512MC502. As
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Rigol DS1054Z, GW-INSTEK GDS1054B and Hantek DSO4084C digital oscilloscopes
Over a period of five years I have bought myself three low-end modern digital oscilloscopes, the Rigol DS1054Z, GW-INSTEK GDS1054B
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Grundig GV509M, Panasonic NV-FJ625 and Phillips VR 330 VCR/VHS Player/Recorder
In my store room I have a collection of three VCRs, Panasonic NV-FJ625, Phillips VR 330 and Grundig GV509M. The
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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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HP Compaq NC6120 laptop, the king of ports, a must-have for retrocomputing enthusiasts
In an attempt to find a laptop which has a parallel port but is modern enough to run Windows 7,
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Vintage oscilloscopes to the test: Hitachi VC-6025, GW-INSTEK GOS-6103 and Kenwood CS-5275
After having fun with the VFO4351A 140MHz~4.4GHz RF signal generator on my Rigol and Hantek oscilloscopes, I decided to do
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