Reverse Engineering the Final Cartridge III – Part 1
The Final Cartridge III was an amazing piece of hardware when it was introduced in the late 80s. It provided over 60 new functions to the C64-user including additional BASIC commands, an incredibly...
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I sent e5frog’s PCB layout for the updated Final Cartridge III to OSH Park and for $42.95 USD I was able to order three printed circuit boards. I was rather surprised at how quickly the boards went to...
View ArticleReverse Engineering the Final Cartridge III – Part 3
The printed circuit boards for the Final Cartridge III have come back from the fab. Turnaround time was much better than expected and the quality of the boards overall is excellent. I am still waiting...
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Success! The final component arrived and the cartridge is working as expected! One thing that I am still curious about though is that the date is listed as 1991. The latest ROM image that I have...
View ArticleDigital Signals FAQ Version: 5.3
Missing Content A major pet peeve of mine is when something on the interweb disappears. This is especially true when lots of other sites link to said content. I was perusing the /r/RTLSDR wiki entry...
View ArticleInverter/Charger Prices
A list of every combination inverter/charger sold by invertersrus.com with their current (as of this post) pricing. These are not affiliate links and I am in no way associated with the company. I just...
View ArticleFeature-Tech IBQ2006 / IBQ2006HN Users Manual
IBQ2006HN Frequency Counter Several years ago I purchased a Feature-Tech IBQ2006HN Pocket Frequency Counter. I own a number of better performing units so this one mainly sits on a shelf collecting...
View ArticleService Meant to Monitor Inmates’ Calls Could Track You, Too
Prison phone company Securus, which markets its location-finding service as a feature for law enforcement and corrections officials, can get real-time location data for nearly any cellphone in the...
View ArticleHow the US Government Secretly Sold ‘Spy Phones’ to Suspects – Wired.com Article
Interesting privacy article on Wired.com – https://www.wired.com/story/us-government-sold-spy-phones-to-suspects/ How the US Government Secretly Sold ‘Spy Phones’ to Suspects By Brian Barrett Wired.com...
View ArticleSublime Text: Disabling Automatic Creation of Closing Quotes, etc.
In its default configuration, Sublime Text will automatically create closing “matches” for a typed single quote, double quote, bracket, parenthesis, etc. If you want to disable this behavior, read...
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