Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 7hai (will use the autorouter) is just as ugly as the autorouter 020
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 7hyeah, it'll run. I remember running it on my 486-80 and realizing it was time to upgrade. 010
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 15hthat would be an appropriate answer if any commitments were made 000
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 15hThe presumption puts me between a rock and a hard place because I'm sure I would have loved to. 120
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 15hOnce you've told someone you'd rather design the board for a Pico project yourself, it's a little strange for them to come back with a PCB photo, tell you who's manufacturing it, and say they'll be in touch about firmware, "because you're likely to write code for it anyway." 120
Reposted by Ian Hanschengloriouscow.bsky.social @gloriouscow.bsky.social · 16hA pretty big emulation milestone - The NEC V20/V30 CPU has now been emulated at the microcode level. #retrocomputing #emulation 210424
Reposted by Ian HanschenprotoPossum [the OG furry] @opossum5150.bsky.social · 20hSome TIGA history from someone on the TMS340 team. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8IB...youtube.comTMS340 Family - The First Programmable Graphics ProcessorYouTube video by VCF Southwest 121
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026On the PCI bus this is a part of the contract for control signals like FRAME#/IRDY#/TRDY#/STOP#/DEVSEL#. After pulling them low, the target must drive them high for one clock before they float. The spec calls this sustained tri-state. 070
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Some of your pico doodads have use elsewhere. I use a DVI breakout (4984) whenever I want to add DVI out to an FPGA board. bsky.app/profile/fura... 020
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026As an introvert, this is my favorite part of VCFMW. Thank you. 020
Reposted by Ian HanschenFrog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“Frog, why do you keep looking out the window?” asked Toad. “Because I am waiting for the mail,” said Frog. “But there will not be any,” said Toad. “Oh yes there will,” said Frog, “because I have sent you a letter.” 212911
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026company with a stress testing department but it's just their daycare 010
Reposted by Ian Hanschencynthia loves u @lesbiats.bsky.social · 10/10/2026i don't love everyone because it's easy for me i love everyone because i think it's the right way to live even if it's hard and takes a lot of work. 814021
Reposted by Ian HanschenTom Verbeure @tomverbeure.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This is a long shot, but I'm looking for a TDS3EM Ethernet extension card for a Tektronix TDS3000(B) series oscilloscope like the one shown. I only need it for about a few hours. If anyone in the SF Bay Area has one and willing to loan it or to allow me do my thing at their place, let me know! 11818
Reposted by Ian HanschenAsif Siddiqi @historyasif.bsky.social · 08/10/2026RIP Margaret Hamilton, the brilliant computer scientist whose contributions to software for the Apollo Guidance Computer were absolutely crucial to the Apollo Moon landings. She also helped shape the discipline of computer engineering while at MIT's Instrumentation Lab: news.mit.edu/2026/margare... 4373139
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026very interesting. been using chem-wik but I like this. 010
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Replaced the right drive assembly in my Roborock Q5 Max+ vacuum. ~30 screws and it’s back at it. Was not expecting the grip on my wiha precision driver to give out. 050
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Pretty sure I’m going to replace the motor and find out there’s a blown h bridge connected to it too 😅 000
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Yes, AI can redesign your living room. But so can your autistic best friend. Try it! 040
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026does this mean you're going to the Kerguelen Islands? 100
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026there were 3 JN12823A and 2 JN12823AB, I bough 2 of both. the one A was there when I linked it, now it's out of stock - that isn't your purchase? 200
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026random, but I found a place that has those bicolor vfds if you still want one: tvpartscanada.com/en/kenwood-p... this one is greenish-blue + yellowish-orange.tvpartscanada.comKENWOOD JN12823A FLUORESCENT INDICATOR TUB - NEW - TV PARTS CANADA- SHOP ALL TV PARTS ONLINE 110
Reposted by Ian HanschenFrog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“Toad ran home and slammed the door. There, on the floor, he saw his white, four-holed, big, round, thick button. “Oh,” said Toad. “It was here all the time. What a lot of trouble I have made for Frog.” 0865
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026my ida pro subscription has expired at least 4 timesstatic.klipy.comAl Pacino: Just When I Thought I Was OutALT: Al Pacino: Just When I Thought I Was Out 130
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Expected to find a mess in my seized up vacuum robot’s gear train but it’s the motor. 130
Reposted by Ian HanschenFR🎃 V🎃 @frovo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026it's called a rabbit maybe you've hared of it 59324
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Graphics Gremlin HDMI LC has so much room for activities, like displaying the VGA palette. 2231
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Graphics Gremlin HDMI LC prototype up and running. Significantly reduces the number of components and cost for an HDMI-only card. No TFP410 required. 0172
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026if you hack your BIOS to do the shadowing, you'll get the rest of the speed back for BIOS calls - it makes the design more complicated to cache the video bios in SRAM so I might not keep it. 010
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026First light from the Graphics Gremlin HDMI LC prototype. 1402
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Updated build here - if you can re-test in checkit I'd appreciate it. with a system that does not shadow the video bios, writes that execute bios code won't be on par w/et4000 - but this should be a decent speedup. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1084b...dropbox.comDropbox 110
Ian Hanschen @furan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026two things: 1) I disabled shadowing here, BIOS is .31x XT perf, vs 71x with shadowing enabled - thanks for catching this! 2) you'll have to swap the HCT125 for an ACT125 to get switching fast enough for 0WS (but you won't get it without a supporting chipset(AT+) and B8 wired for it - check that too) 110
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