mrdoornbos

Even better than DOS WordPerfect on a MacBook is Word Writer 5 on my real Commodore 64.

It doesn’t even have memory to render the Facebook logo. So peaceful.

WordPerfect for DOS on a MacBook Pro. So wrong but so so right.

Role models

I vividly remember my Grandma helping me fish several radios out of a dumpster and then covering her coffee table with newspaper so I could take them apart to see how they worked. I’m guessing I was about eight. Be her.

Caleb is back to working full time at the Biltmore winery to help put himself through school. He brings home a bottle of whatever they are making every day as an employee perk. Any guesses what they’re making this week?

I have to apologize for violating my personal policy of only using social media to share cool things I’m doing with friends and family. So here’s the current state of one of my many projects.

I have to apologize for violating my personal policy of only using social media to share cool things I’m doing with friends and family. So here’s the current state of one of my many projects. I naïvely thought I’d finish it in a year, and I just rolled into year four. But it’s closer toContinue reading “I have to apologize for violating my personal policy of only using social media to share cool things I’m doing with friends and family. So here’s the current state of one of my many projects.”

I promise I enjoy this. A lot. My face is a liar.

Coming along nicely

CPU clock module build

My weeknight project this week is building an 8 bit computer on a breadboard. Part one, a fully adjustable CPU clock with step through is working already.

With a little bit of work, Commodores can be displayed on HDMI screens

Well there’s your problem.

Old waste gate on top, new one on the bottom. Works way more better now.