Posted inRetro TI99/4A Uncategorized
TI 99/4A Diag hardware!
Got one of these in from Shift838 (funny name, I wonder how many realize - The cheat code for MunchMan on the TI was to hold down shift and press…
Posted inAtari 8 Bit Retro
Some projects in for soldering practice!
A friend in the retro community offered these up for some fun during the Christmas break.. Rest of parts ordered! Colecovision Reprogrammable Card https://github.com/aotta/PiCOLECO Atari 8 bit Pico Cart https://github.com/robinhedwards/A8PicoCart…
Posted inHam Radio
Orlando Hamcation 2024 – Chierda D200
In my yearly pilgramage to the Orlando Hamcatiob 2024, pocket full of dollars and some good shoes, I went looking for the deals. I was not disapointed. This post will…
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Something new showed up on the driveway today..
Afternoon delivery from Amazon today, not the normal ride. Driver had recently been given one of these and he seems happy with it. It is VERY amazon(ed) from the color…
Visiting Free Play Florida
Florida's largest arcade, pinball, and console show Step back to a time when friends gathered together for games, ate pizza, speculated about alligators in the sewer, and went home when…
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The Hayes Retromodem
The classical way to retro wifi modem Retro Wifi Hayes modem There are a few products out that do this same task, but this one does it with class. Being…
Posted inHistory
Midget City
Somewhere, and all over. "Between Sanford and Orlando" meaning, Maitland AND/OR Fern Park AND/OR Casselberry AND/OR Longwood. But its all gone now. First started in Milan Ohio, around 1936. In…
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Plastic Repair Project
Since I'm into anything storage, I have a few collapsible plastic gaylord boxes. At some point, one of them had something heavy dropped on its lid that caused a crack…
Posted inFood!
The Biscuits Charles loves to make
Southern comfort food 4 cups flour. All purpose. Don't try to get fancy, its biscuits.2 sticks of butter, Unsalted, and I freeze mine first2 Tablespoon baking powder, not soda, its…
Posted inLife Stuff Weird stuff
The School burns, AGAIN!
The history of this school is quite a story. Founded in 1964, sitting on an 8 acre parcel (also listed as 5.94 acres) at 1250 N Maitland Ave in Maitland,…