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Written companions, how-tos, and notes from the workbench.

Installing Twister OS on a Raspberry Pi 500, Using Only the Pi 500

Twister OS is an alternative operating system for the Raspberry Pi. What caught my eye is that it gives you more out of the box. It inclu...

Embedded

Roguecraft DX on the MEGA65: From 2.7KB to 240 Colors

A pitch-black dungeon, 15 levels of eldritch horror, one life, and a chicken that pecks like a demon. Roguecraft DX came out in February ...

MEGA65

Raspberry Pi 5 and an M.2 SSD Hat: From the Box to Booting From an SSD

I have a Pi problem, and I mean that in a good way. I have Raspberry Pis all over the house, from an original Raspberry Pi 1 I found in a...

Embedded

WiiM Ultra Review: Desk Audio With Edifier R1280DB Speakers

I spend long days at a desk with thin, single-speaker audio, and I finally wanted something better. After more than a week with a WiiM Ul...

Gadgets

NABU Mod: Adding 80-Column Mode with an F18A

What if your NABU could do 80 columns? I replaced its TMS9918ANL video chip with an F18A to find out. No, not that kind of F18A. This F18...

NABU

vSeeBox α1 Review: A Linux Media Player That Walks Away From Android TV OS

vSeeBox walked away from Android TV OS for this one. The α1 is a small Linux media player with six apps, no store, and a remote that stil...

Gadgets

8BitDo Retro 18 Mechanical Numpad: The C64 Keyboard Gets a Sibling (and a Calculator)

You may remember how much I enjoyed the 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard C64 Edition and its blend of modern features with the look of ou...

Gadgets

The MEGA65 Intro Disk V4: What It Is and How to Run It

You’ve got mail! When I opened it, there was a new MEGA65 Intro Disk. The MEGA65 is a modern take on the unreleased Commodore 65, and the...

MEGA65