I write about the past, present, and future of technology across three sites. imapenguin.com explores retro computing and programming fundamentals, milkcrunch.com covers modern software development and engineering culture, and evadot.com examines commercial spaceflight and the new space movement.
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- Recycled Crap
- So... I find myself in need of a PDP-8 simulator/emulator. Uncharted territory for me, but it's for science so...
- This week’s nonfiction books. On track to read 75 books this year.
- Thinking about starting a new podcast. Might as do some dry run recordings to work out topics and format. Happy Monday.
- I have one of the few Snappy prototype carts in the wild. Doing the ROM upgrade today (it’s 128k) so it’ll be Turbo Macro Pro, REU and enhanced Super Snapshot happy time in my office this week. #commodore
- Building railings on my Dad’s lower deck today.
- I was looking for a ribbon cable after my morning workout and found a shortwave radio I don’t remember acquiring. It’s neat but they sure looked cooler in the 70s.
- Can you imagine having resources like this for modern computers? Nothing even close exists. #commodore
- Thursday
- Breaking down someone else’s old assembly code that I converted into Turbo Macro Pro format. Surely I’m not the only person who would rather reverse engineer assembly by printing it out right? #commodore #6502forever
- Walking among dinosaurs
- These Schmidt refills fit my favorite pens. Happy Wednesday
- Converting my favorite Maze program from Machine Language to Turbo Macro Pro. Wouldn't be complete without a machine code vs BASIC speed comparison. You know, for science. Article on how this one works by the weekend. Probably. #commodore
- Opportunities
- Monday thought on mini celebrities
- Converting a handful of servers this morning from Ubuntu to Debian. 18+ years and I've had enough.
- This is a common practice for @FedEx around here. I’ve been on my driveway for the last 90 minutes so this reason is completely made up. You know hat would be better (besides actually delivering)? The truth. Poor form FedEx.
- Excellent read.
- Thinking about how I want to connect this Simple I/O board to my PAL-1 (KIM-1 clone). 18 pin IDC cable might be the cleanest and most flexible option. #commodore #deepthoughtswithmichael
- 40 years on, this is still the best maze algorithm · imapenguin