Mike Dank @Famicoman@mastodon.sdf.org
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Now playing with ham radio, Free/OpenBSD, retroputing, PBX, meshnets, gopher, BGP. Write for n-o-d-e.net, 2600, Lunchmeat, Exolymph, NeonDystopia. #modempunk #salvagepunk
Joined Apr 2017
New blog post (as of yesterday): The Best of 2021 https://famicoman.com/2022/01/04/the-best-of-2021/
Thanks for the help all, it does seem to be some type of impact driver. Turns out it works fine, I just had to apply pressure to the shank when pulling the trigger!
Anyone know what this #tool is? Motor definitely runs but the end does spin or otherwise move at all. Seems there is a socket in there, but don't know if it is supposed to be. There is a 2-pos switch on the side and both positions run the motor, so I'm guessing some sort of impact driver?
I need to disassemble the business end to see what's going on, but I feel like by owning this I have become a minor character in a dieselpunk story.
Mike Dank
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Oh hey, I moved and have been busy. Here is a picture of my working on my own analog #catv network using some blonder tongue agile modulators. I also have a QAM modulator and some old analog scrambling gear to mess with. Analog TV is a lot of fun!
Happy Friday the 13th! Wednesday is celebrating appropriately. #cats #mastocats
I got 2/3 of my Gandalf short haul #modems working! Now I can theoretically do RS232 over miles of two-pair. Still want to fix the third modem but that might be tricky. #modempunk
If you have a TTY/TTD device and want to give it a try, I have one set on auto-answer mode at 484.996.1337. Feel free to leave a message!
Here is a photo of me connecting to it via a baudot-compatible modem.
Mike Dank
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NIST still offers a dial-up service that will give you the current time.
Mike Dank
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The lab's still a mess in case anyone was wondering.
Updated http://dialup.world with info for what I'm doing! I'm sure I'm doing something incorrectly but it all sort of works.
Mike Dank
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Tonight I ported @neauoire@merveilles.town 's Uxn VM to the MegaGRRL hardware (my ESP32-powered VGM player). Seemed like it would be fun, and it was :)
Here is a little demo...
Had to lower the screen resolution (not enough RAM for full screen framebuffers!), but it has sound, output through the YM2612's DAC register. D-pad emulates a mouse. Also had to do a bodge to the drum-rack example to get it working on the lower resolution.
Third modem in the pool! I don't think I need three modems for the ISP, maybe I'll dedicate one to fax later.
Don't know how I had so many missing/incorrect words in the last toot, but I think it still makes enough sense.
Previous thread on the project is here, https://mastodon.sdf.org/@Famicoman/106502130156592758
- loc
- philly
Now playing with ham radio, Free/OpenBSD, retroputing, PBX, meshnets, gopher, BGP. Write for n-o-d-e.net, 2600, Lunchmeat, Exolymph, NeonDystopia. #modempunk #salvagepunk
Joined Apr 2017
