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486 PC Build
A lot of people my age went from the 8bit era to the 16bit era and then PCs. I took a very different route and, as such, I want to build a machine compatible with what I would have had in the 90s. Read more
wolfSSL on Amiga
As many of you are probably aware, I am one of the developers of wolfSSL. I specialise in porting to various platforms, everything from 16bit microcontrollers to big iron 64bit server processors. I decided to see if I could get wolfSSL running on a 30+ year old platform, specifically “Jops”, the Amiga 4000 I just… Read more
Two special Amiga 4000s: Rebuilding Jops
Now that the motherboard work is finished, it is time to rebuild. Lots of 3D printing involved in this one, let’s dive in. Read more
Two special Amiga 4000s: More Jops Repairs
In my previous post in this series, I managed to diagnose and repair three very strange issues that were causing issues with the video output. Now it is time to continue the repair to the rest of the motherboard. Read more
Two special Amiga 4000s: Jops video
I finally got Jops to generate a good DiagROM serial output, but the video output wasn’t working. This time I dig further into why that is happening. Read more
Restoration of a barn find Amiga 2000: part 3
All the motherboard issues were resolved in my previous post in this series, now it is time to reassemble and see if the hard drive works. Read more
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