The masses were robbed of bicolor dot matrix vacuum fluorescent displays.

Weird retro computing find: a Dream SAM9203 based ISA card with the GMS93160x sample ROMs that got them in hot water with Roland. I think it’s a reference design, labeled DREAM 92PCGM. Descent II approves. Photo in reply is from seller - I removed the stray component lead before trying the card out.

This is a pretty good example of what it's like to try an LLM right now. Generating a table of JTAG instruction registers and their use based on the Verilog and interrupting itself to advertise a web development suite instead.

That gradient test pattern was generated during scanout. Took a few days but I finally got the trace delay settings close enough to scan a framebuffer out of DDR SDRAM. Now all board features are working/in use.

Sometimes it’s the little things. Reverse engineered Gidel PSDB_HDMI AD9889B TX output pattern generated by fully reverse engineered Gidel ProcSpark II ep2c35 FPGA PCI board. I wrote a new controller IP for the ep1c4 FPGA that sits in between the PCI bus and the main FPGA.

Wrote some i2c initialization for the ad9889 HDMI tx on a development board, was certain that I got it wrong because it looked like this, spent 2 hours tweaking it. Then I checked the schematic vs the default pin mappings provided with the kit in the golden top file - spot the bug.

Terasic HDMI-FMC documentation wasn't great, so TR5 board pin assignments -> FMC header pin numbers -> Stratix V System Development Kit FMC header is a matter of spreadsheets there should be a better way. I then just create the Tcl in the spreadsheet (right) because it's easy enough.

Huh, the 386book folks did an MSX book! I may have to buy one.
8086cpu.com/MSX/103.html

Curcumin in turmeric doing the thing

When SciAm was good.

Lobster Zoidberg with Mustard Beurre Monté served in a Dumpster Vol au Vent with a side of greens

reject modernity; embrace tradition

Scallops have gone to my head. Taking the time to learn to cook while I build my own company. I have lost 100lbs as of today (the hard way)!

Finally leveled up preparing steaks with the reverse sear.

A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott still holds up.

Real. I don't know why they made these, maybe to remove 1 pin from going through? hgc-15m/f-2

I miss working on Windows. It was often highly stressful, but also a lot of fun.