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by Gyro Gearloose
Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:20 am
Forum: Assembly
Topic: How do you go about sending and receiving data from the serial port with assembly?
Replies: 5
Views: 727

Re: How do you go about sending and receiving data from the serial port with assembly?

RS-232 has some pretty slack specs and there are many variations but the "real" spec is something like +12 and -12V for the logic levels. RS-232 predates 5V TTL logic by decades. That's why you need that gizmo, or Commodore's own http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/xother.html The most common c...
by Gyro Gearloose
Sun Sep 10, 2023 11:46 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: How do you go about sending and receiving data from the serial port with assembly?
Replies: 5
Views: 727

Re: How do you go about sending and receiving data from the serial port with assembly?

It's not just non-standard, it doesn't really exist, it's a software emulated 6551 and is pretty slow. And the logic levels at the user port are not RS-232.
by Gyro Gearloose
Sat Aug 26, 2023 9:36 pm
Forum: Chit Chat
Topic: Vintage computer museum in Montreal
Replies: 2
Views: 516

Re: Vintage computer museum in Montreal

Yeah I feel kind of silly for not taking pictures. Maybe I'll go back, but like all the stores on that street they have terrible hours... Oh and the m…login to view the rest of this post
by Gyro Gearloose
Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:57 pm
Forum: Chit Chat
Topic: Vintage computer museum in Montreal
Replies: 2
Views: 516

Vintage computer museum in Montreal

I was exploring Begin Street in Ville St-Laurent in Montreal, when I discovered that this store https://www.eteklaptop.ca/ your typical computer e-rec…login to view the rest of this post
by Gyro Gearloose
Thu Aug 17, 2023 5:26 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: C64OS v1.0 released!
Replies: 10
Views: 2483

Re: C64OS v1.0 released!

Sorcery! There's a Core i7 under the keyboard!
by Gyro Gearloose
Tue Aug 08, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Commodore 1702 Monitor - No Color After Re-capping
Replies: 2
Views: 1219

Re: Commodore 1702 Monitor - No Color After Re-capping

lothian wrote: Tue Apr 04, 2023 6:49 pm I decided to re-cap the thing as the tried-and-true fix all.
Can this myth please die now?
by Gyro Gearloose
Wed Jul 12, 2023 9:08 pm
Forum: Other 8 bit Madness
Topic: Hey Taxi - Commodore 4032 Game Demo
Replies: 2
Views: 431

Re: Hey Taxi - Commodore 4032 Game Demo

I'd have to check if my 4032 is functional, and find a IEEE cable.
by Gyro Gearloose
Thu Jun 22, 2023 3:17 am
Forum: Chit Chat
Topic: Am I the most powerful nerd here?
Replies: 14
Views: 1139

Re: Am I the most powerful nerd here?

Yikes, what a "bargain"!
by Gyro Gearloose
Tue Jun 20, 2023 12:09 am
Forum: Chit Chat
Topic: But am I the most stylish nerd here?
Replies: 7
Views: 673

Re: But am I the most stylish nerd here?

Actually, no, it powers up with random displays in the LEDs, so that goes on the back-burner.
by Gyro Gearloose
Fri Jun 16, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: Chit Chat
Topic: But am I the most stylish nerd here?
Replies: 7
Views: 673

Re: But am I the most stylish nerd here?

I'm just being childish. I always wanted an Indus GT, now that I have one the thrill lasted about 5 minutes. Now it's on my shelf-o-crap. Yay me! But …login to view the rest of this post