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A recovering art major with over a decade in IT and half a lifetime building and programming tech projects.
Rendering Mandelbrot fractals in Forth on PikaPC, my PowerPC homebrew computer:
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November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Running code on PikaPC, my PowerPC homebrew computer.
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ALTPikaPC Runs First CodeI’ve finished wiring the essentials on my PikaPC homebrew computer project. As it sits currently, it has the PowerPC 403GA CPU clocked at 24MHz, 512kB of flash ROM on an 8-bit...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I've started a new homebrew computer project, this time using a PowerPC 403GA as the CPU.
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ALTPikaPC Homebrew ComputerI’ve started a new project. I even gave it a proper name this time! I’m calling it PikaPC, named after the adorable screaming lagomorphs. My last big homebrew project was...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Sure sounds like a good idea to me!
If I’m not careful I’m going to convince myself that writing an OpenFirmware implementation is a good idea.
September 29, 2025 at 1:10 AM
8-bit Home Computers at VCF Southwest 2025
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8-Bit Home Computers at VCF Southwest 2025ALT
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September 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Portable Computers at VCF Southwest 2025
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Portable Computers at VCF Southwest 2025
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September 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
@vcfkyle.bsky.social exhibit celebrating 40 years of Gateway computers at VCFSW 2025
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40th Anniversary of Gateway at VCF Southwest 2025ALT
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August 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is fascinating. Having spent several years studying ceramics in my past life as an artist, I have always wondered how ceramic chip packages are made. I had no idea they could have so much going on inside of them.
August 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
VCF Southwest 2025 is officially open!

I am set up at the front of the main exhibit hall with my Wrap030 homebrew computer project.
June 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The end of this chapter of me exploring NetBSD for Wrap030, my 68030 homebrew computer.
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On Accepting Victories Where They Come - techav
On Accepting Victories Where They ComeALTAt the end of my last post on getting NetBSD running on my 68030 homebrew computer, I had a (mostly) working root shell prompt in single-user mode. Well here.....
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June 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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June 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM