Recently I was given a G3 Imac (500Mhz with slot loading cd). Several linux distros are available for PowerPC machines, so I thought I’d have a try at loading one. Read the rest of this entry »
Install Debian Linux on a G3 Imac
November 26th, 2008Blassic for Squidge
October 5th, 2008Following the conversations here, there is a test version of blassic to download.
I/OBus Rewire & Power Problems Resolved.
October 1st, 2008I rewired the Router to another scart plug, at the same time, I used an extra 78L05 to power the 5v line on the i/o bus. Both the new wiring and power arrangements caused problems. Read the rest of this entry »
Router I/O Bus Cable Problem
September 30th, 2008I am going to have to re-wire the router I/O Bus connection. I opened the router case to investigate giving the I/O Bus it’s own 5v line - the little 78L05 regulator is really only capable of supplying 1 usb device. I was running into power troubles hooking too many things to the I/O bus. Read the rest of this entry »
Blassic I2C Mains Remote Control
September 20th, 2008Using the Remote Control Unit with the Pic I2C Slave connected to the Midge Router, it is possible to use Blassic to control regular mains devices via the the network. Here is a sample. Read the rest of this entry »
EeePC, Portable Hdd & 3G Phone - On The Road!
September 14th, 2008Last week, I got a chance to use the system live, I was away for a week with only the EeePC system and a three.co.uk 3G phone from Sony for a modem. All did not go well! Read the rest of this entry »
A VPS in the Home/Office
September 4th, 2008If a VMWare Server/Workstation or VMWare Player make life easy when mixing Linux and Windows on a single system, then a VPS will wipe the floor with them if you need to run several Linux environments and are not worried about high end graphics. Read the rest of this entry »
(Portable) Virtual Machines
September 4th, 2008I have used VMWare Workstation and more recently VMWare Player to both allow me to run Linux and Windows on the same computer and run several instances of Linux - to keep projects seperate from each other and to allow new versions of software to be tried without damaging the main working environment. Read the rest of this entry »
PWM function in 16F876 I/O Processor
August 29th, 2008I have added a basic PWM service to the PIC 16F876 I2C Slave I/O Processor. Here is the updated JAL Source and a Blassic program for the Router. It reads the Analog input, and prints to the console or sounds a Beep using the PWM output. Read the rest of this entry »
Blassic PIC I2C I/O with Peek & Poke
August 24th, 2008Here is a little (extended)Blassic program to read the PIC 16F876A I2C Slave. Read the rest of this entry »