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The wolfDemo Board Story: From Idea to Reality
I work building open-source cybersecurity solutions for wolfSSL. These solutions often involve embedded environments, which is why we attended Embedded World in Nuremberg this March. We showcased several embedded security demos running on development boards. It got me thinking: what if we made our own development board? Read more
Upgrading the RAM Detective: A Firmware Adventure with RAMCHECK
The firmware in my RAMCHECK is very old, there were many updates since then. Unfortunately, the firmware was not published on the internet before Innoventions closed down. So, this is my adventure about obtaining new firmware. Read more
The Ultimate RAM Detective: Meet the Innoventions RAMCHECK
Whilst repairing vintage machines, a lot of RAM passes by my benches. Most of it works great, some of it is in not so good condition. It is possible to test RAM in a system, but that may not tell the whole story, particularly if a RAM stick causes instability. It can also be difficult Read more
Vintage Speed Demon: Fixing an ARK1000VL Graphics Card
According to some, the ARK1000VL is considered the fastest VLB graphics card chip you can get. I recently repaired several other VLB graphics cards, so when an ARK1000VL based card came up, I had to take the challenge. Read more
Using rr On Newer Intel CPUs
If, like me, you have a newer Intel hybrid CPU, with P-Cores and E-Cores, you may hit an issue running rr in Linux to debug things. Here is how to solve it. Read more
The Legend Continues: Amiga 1000 Keyboard Revival
I have restored the boxed Amiga 1000 main unit and the mice that came with it. Now is the turn of the keyboard. Read more
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