Gaku
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Retro computing (both software emulation and hardware). ThinkPad restorations. Rust / vim / IoT.
I've learned about side set feature of PIO assembly.
August 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I've learned about side set feature of PIO assembly.
Some more progress on designing for TP700C enclosure.
July 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Some more progress on designing for TP700C enclosure.
Gemini CLI's chat pane shows up on the left on VSCode. I often want to navigate between files while keeping the chat window, and is quite cumbersome.
July 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Gemini CLI's chat pane shows up on the left on VSCode. I often want to navigate between files while keeping the chat window, and is quite cumbersome.
Beautiful hand-crafted SVG icons, by the makers of Tailwind CSS. MIT license. Looks very nice.
heroicons.com
heroicons.com
Heroicons
Beautiful hand-crafted SVG icons, by the makers of Tailwind CSS.
heroicons.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Beautiful hand-crafted SVG icons, by the makers of Tailwind CSS. MIT license. Looks very nice.
heroicons.com
heroicons.com
The issue is the liquid crystal side. I can barely see the characters.
May 27, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The issue is the liquid crystal side. I can barely see the characters.
Zeos Notebook 386 - The LCD panel's CFFL was fine. I can see the light.
May 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Zeos Notebook 386 - The LCD panel's CFFL was fine. I can see the light.
Microsoft basic version 1.0 on EPSON PX-4 from 1985. #retrocomputing
May 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Microsoft basic version 1.0 on EPSON PX-4 from 1985. #retrocomputing
EPSON PX-4 still works! Make sure the AC adaptor's polarity. It's center-negative.
May 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
EPSON PX-4 still works! Make sure the AC adaptor's polarity. It's center-negative.
It's always very difficult to identify which connector is used in an old board. I was closely looking at it, and realized that there was something. It turned out that it says "HRS". I believe this was Hirose's DF13A-15P-1.25H.
May 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It's always very difficult to identify which connector is used in an old board. I was closely looking at it, and realized that there was something. It turned out that it says "HRS". I believe this was Hirose's DF13A-15P-1.25H.
I was able to restore IBM ThinkPad 760CD! It has full 64MB RAM with a nice TFT 800x600 screen! #thinkpad #retrocomputing
May 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I was able to restore IBM ThinkPad 760CD! It has full 64MB RAM with a nice TFT 800x600 screen! #thinkpad #retrocomputing
making progress on a 3D model of a ThinkPad 700C panel.
May 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
making progress on a 3D model of a ThinkPad 700C panel.
X68000 mother board has a shield cover. The white screws are for itself. The yellow screws are to tie it down to the chassis.
May 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
X68000 mother board has a shield cover. The white screws are for itself. The yellow screws are to tie it down to the chassis.
Reassemble the X68000 ACE HD. Starting from the bottom board. #x68000 #retrocomputer
May 3, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Reassemble the X68000 ACE HD. Starting from the bottom board. #x68000 #retrocomputer
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OpenAI’s new GPT-4.1 AI models focus on coding
OpenAI’s new GPT-4.1 AI models focus on coding
OpenAI on Monday launched a new family of models called GPT-4.1 . Yes, “4.1” — as if the company’s nomenclature wasn’t confusing enough already. There’s GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano, all of which OpenAI says “excel” at coding and instruction following. Available through OpenAI’s API but not ChatGPT, the multimodal models have a 1-million-token […]
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April 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
OpenAI’s new GPT-4.1 AI models focus on coding
My X68000 is not booting up. However, the CPU seems to be successfully bootstrapping.
April 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
My X68000 is not booting up. However, the CPU seems to be successfully bootstrapping.
The OTI054 chip used in a Zeos notebook was a part of Oak Horizon chipset.
March 19, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The OTI054 chip used in a Zeos notebook was a part of Oak Horizon chipset.
These 3-leg components are marked as TDK 222, FL045,etc. on the board. - EMI filters / feedthrough capacitors (2200pF?)
March 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
These 3-leg components are marked as TDK 222, FL045,etc. on the board. - EMI filters / feedthrough capacitors (2200pF?)
I'm using an RSS reader called NewsBlur - www.newsblur.com
March 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I'm using an RSS reader called NewsBlur - www.newsblur.com
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New blog post! We're taking the Famicom to OUTER SPACE in an interstellar adventure of BASIC programming. But first... did I buy a broken cartridge? www.leadedsolder.com/2025/03/11/f... #famicom #nintendo #nes #basic #8bit
Let’s Make A Space Shooter With Nintendo Family BASIC
Nintendo’s Famicom game console had an implementation of the BASIC programming language available for the system. The Family BASIC cartridge is studied, and a space shooter game is programmed with it.
www.leadedsolder.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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SAVE THE DATE!
VCF West is back on August 1 & 2, 2025 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Please fill out this survey to help us with planning: forms.gle/R1kSCsVqEyZf... This survey is for everyone!
VCF West is back on August 1 & 2, 2025 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Please fill out this survey to help us with planning: forms.gle/R1kSCsVqEyZf... This survey is for everyone!
March 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
SAVE THE DATE!
VCF West is back on August 1 & 2, 2025 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Please fill out this survey to help us with planning: forms.gle/R1kSCsVqEyZf... This survey is for everyone!
VCF West is back on August 1 & 2, 2025 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Please fill out this survey to help us with planning: forms.gle/R1kSCsVqEyZf... This survey is for everyone!
My Chinese digital microscope doesn't power on. It looks like this switch unit has the problem. There are 3 5V wires and they are getting power. Is the IC dead? The LED1 doesn't turn on.
March 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
My Chinese digital microscope doesn't power on. It looks like this switch unit has the problem. There are 3 5V wires and they are getting power. Is the IC dead? The LED1 doesn't turn on.
