Artist exploring vintage plotters with modern code. Retrocomputing repair and collecting. Mixes the best of new and old. He/him #RetroComputing #PenPlotter #c64 #nobot #nobots #noai 🏳️🌈
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Last Notes npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Am I the only person that can't remember the cat names or California locales of MacOS releases? Like, just give me a number. Numbers are easy for me to compare. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Contemplating the difficulty level of cloning the A-Max-II card (Macintosh Emulator) for the Amiga. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Hamburger, döner, bento, kebab, meatball: aka the junk drawers. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Staying warm in front of the 1-bit glow of the Lisa and the Yule log with MacFLIM. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards From Dec 2018, a 24"x36" plot on watercolor from my "square filament" series. Generated with Python and drawn with a vintage HP DraftPro DXL plotter. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards The Typeframe is modeled after the Epson PX-4 and looks like a twin. The 7.9" LCD is also a touchscreen. I chose a Raspberry Pi 5 and an inexpensive ready-made keyboard. It's all powered by a 10 Ah battery and charges with USB-C. And lots of 3D printing and cable management. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Ever since I saw the Typeframe (a DIY writerdeck or cyberdeck), I wanted to build one. And so I did! I tweaked the design here and there to fit what I had on hand and my tastes. Here's the result. I'm pleased with how it turned out. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Your periodic reminder that there were typewriter pen plotters. Yes, a typewriter that would draw text. Or a plotter with a keyboard attached, depending on your view. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards I drew a hat (with a dodgy pen) with my tiny #PenPlotter npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…wzht Here’s a bonus Plus/4 for you! npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Four Commodore 8-bit machines running 10 PRINT. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Super awesome Lisa postcard from @nprofile…zav0 Thank you! npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…wzht Oh yeah that’d be wild! So many blocks free!! 😆 npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards 10 years ago I modded a Commodore SX-64 into a dual drive DX-64. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…wa6d Nice! I bet that would translate to output to the 1520 #PenPlotter nicely 😊 npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards I have a few commission slots open for personalized #PenPlotter artwork. I can turn portraits of loved ones into cherished gifts this holiday. I can use a variety of generative designs I've come up with over the years to transform your picture into a artwork drawn by a robot. Prices start at US$125 for 11"x15". DM me if you're interested! npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Designed and printed a 4 x AA NiMH battery tray for the Apple eMate. This lets me change the batteries out quickly because they're not soldered, welded, or wrapped together. The bottom of the tray is open so you can push the batteries out easily. The fit should be snug. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards I've tested the HP NetBeamIR with my PowerBook G3 Lombard which has a built-in IR port on the back. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Today's oddware: The HP Infrared Access Point: NetBeamIR. With this monolith-looking box with a HAL 9000 aperture on the front, you can bridge IrDA devices with Ethernet! Who needs WiFi?! 😁 npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Picked up this Apple 20SC external SCSI drive from the free pile at the last swap meet. I didn’t notice the corner of the case was missing so I modeled and printed a replacement in retro platinum. Reminds me of kintsugi visible mending. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards At the System Source Swap Meet today and there’s printers. Free. So many ImageWriters. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Boot the emulated Mac on the PocketCHIP.. from Floppy?! Sure, why not! 🙃 npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…qn94 Haha no but an interesting idea for an upgrade 😆 It just turns the pencil into a kickstand for it. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Picking up this project from two years ago, I finally printed a bezel and key set for my PocketCHIP. I printed it with Polar Retro Platinum and used waterslide decals for the key tops and badge with Univers 57 font. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…xzte Cool! Sounds a bit like Rüfüs Du Sol. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards I’ve enjoyed using the Vectrex occasionally but it’s time to pass the baton to the next enthusiast I’ll have this for sale at the VCF swap meet this Saturday in NJ. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Rainy Saturday morning modeling has yielded this battery cover for many PowerBook 1xx laptops. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Tried to make a stamp today with my 3D printer using PLA for the handle and TPU for the stamp. Results are meh. Maybe the flow rates aren’t right which leaves the gaps. I did use the iron feature on the top layer too. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Anyone have the complete service manual for the Sony PRD-650MC / PRD-650WN CD-ROM Discman? npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Been working on a case for the tiny ALPS pen plotter mechanism. It takes 2.25” wide receipt roll paper. Electronics will go beneath. Might add a roll paper holder. Maybe a battery pack too? npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards A gift from a friend. ❤️ My friends know me all too well. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…359z There's an image of the HD on the Internet Archive. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Rate my battlestation! npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…30m2 Yeah, sorry about that 😉 npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…30m2 Unfortunately there aren't Okimate printer drivers for the Mac. I use a modern iMac with a USB to parallel cable and the parallel plug-n-print card. To print to it, I wrote a script in Python. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…30m2 The good news is they're not specific to C64. There were different "plug-n-print" modules for different platforms/connections. I'm using ones with parallel and serial. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Repairing an Okimate 20 printer. Given the complexity of this thing and age, it's quite repairable and the output is really nice. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards TIL the Kensington Turbo Mouse can use a billiard ball. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards New 3D print idea: an Apple Snow White case cleaning comb to get into the dozens of tiny long recesses with one swipe. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Time to relax with some MIDI floppies. I hope I remembered to rewind them 😄 npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards I finally have a AA battery tray for my MessagePad 2100! I was able to remix an existing 3D model so it worked with some AA battery springs I already had. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…5zd4 Ahh interesting, the Lisa IO board uses a 6504 for disk IO. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…ltgh You should! It would be well worth the effort IMO npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Happy 40th Birthday to the Amiga! Here’s my A1000 taking a selfie of the keyboard with a FrameGrabber from Progressive Peripherals & Software. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…6r7t This is so good. Thanks for sharing! npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…30m2 Too big and too heavy for multiples! npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…30m2 It was $65 shipped and the seller agreed to a partial refund. It's always a gamble. I highly doubt the epoxy is going to hold and the lid will eventually snap again. It's very heavy and needs 5-6 layers of bubble wrap on all sides to have any chance of being shipped successfully. Good luck on your search! npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards New addition of old: The Apple Scanner, the original monochrome SCSI scanner from 1988 in all of its Snow White glory. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards I'm looking to pick up a HP Draftmaster II, RX, MX, RX+, or MX+ pen plotter. Do you have one or know someone that does and wants to part with it? I'm in the US Mid-Atlantic region. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Today I’m starting a big plot on the @nprofile…8tfw ArtFrame Panorama, a monster of a plotter with a 24” x 72” plot area. Excited to see a plot that is as tall as I am! npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards While at System Source Computer Museum, I refined some macrodata on this lovely Data General Dasher terminal. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…5zd4 Didn't it mean the track and sector where the error was? At least that's what I recall from the 1541. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Anyone have the manual for this Epson "2KIF" RS-232 (maybe current loop too?) serial interface board? It fits inside my Epson FX-100 wide carriage dot matrix printer as a secondary interface. I need to know what the DIP switches do. So far, I think SW2-1 through 4 are baud rate but the rest are a mystery. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Anyone know how to get a Keyspan USA-28X USB to two port 8-pin serial adapter to work with a Raspberry Pi? It shows up under lsusb but says "no firmware." I'm guessing these needed to have firmware uploaded to them when they were plugged in? npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards At first glance, I thought it was a box of decongestant. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…mjxp Erasing EPROMS now always makes me think of the animation I made: npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…mjxp Nice! The timer on mine never worked 😄 npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Just returned from a week long artist residency at @nprofile…8tfw! I had such a great time having access to their ArtFrame 1824 and 2436 plotters as well as working along side other #PenPlotter artists during my stay. I embraced the challenge of working outside of my usual workflow and toolchain and learned a lot! npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Here’s some recent prints from the ImageWriter II from #GlobalTalk pals during the first few days of #MARCHintosh npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…rpv0 Sweet! How is fhe Amiga connected to GlobalTalk? EtherTalk, LocalTalk, something else? npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…5zd4 I'd say that's worthy of a refund if not, especially if it says it's compatible but doesn't work. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…5zd4 Oh no, sorry about that! I'm on a much older iPhone-- I didn't know. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…5zd4 I've been using "Camera M" and seems OK for CRT shots. The interface can be a little fiddly at times, though. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards CMY hatched quarter circle Truchet tiles brings the entropy to the party. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards A big bold Truchet tile arcs, very large arcs with bright thick stripes of color and fringe surround. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Oh the nostalgia of a snow day at home with the Weather Channel on. It's just missing the smooth jazz. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…ddzx Ahh you found it. Have fun plotting! npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Logging on for the holidays. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…pgev Love views from the train. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Built a couple of adapters to use the Macintosh Portable keyboard and trackball over USB. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards I replaced the two IR detectors and emitters for the X axis and the trackball sprung to life! 🎉 😎 npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Working with @nprofile…2fqv I searched my Apple mice for one made by Logitech. This one begins with LT (for Logitech!) and is basically exactly as the same parts as the Portable trackball (also made by Logitech). A working donor! npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards I also noticed clicking the button changed the traces. I thought this was another failure point but I think it’s just the low power mode kicking in. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Tested the caps, they’re fine. The rubber rollers turn the wheels fine. The IR camera trick doesn’t work here, the IR LEDs are pulsed and it has a power saving function to slow the pulsing way down at rest. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Troubleshooting a Macintosh Portable trackball. When I last used it only 1 axis worked. Now neither work. But the button still does so this tells me that at least ADB is working? Is it the LEDs? Caps? Something else? npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…53x8 I mean, the thought crossed my mind! Surely it’s been done already? npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Might be manual eject. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards It’s been pointed out that the LS-120 drive can read floppies and has auto eject. Anyone know if the laptop version also has auto eject? It’s very thin. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards 3. A Python script monitors dmesg for /dev/sda messages to detect when a new disk is inserted, and then use xdotool to keyboard inject "ctrl-2" to cause MiniVMac to mount the disk. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Ok, so I've been playing with this and here's where I'm at. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Absolutely brilliant build of the Flat Mac by Kevin Noki. It's the little details that I love. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards I’ve heard the iOS 18 photos app sucks. I haven’t upgraded yet. Is it true? npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Spicy pillow extraction npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…jxmv Cool. In case you need it, here’s my cable wiring diagram I use with a simple FTDI USB to serial adapter. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…jxmv How’d they turn out? npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards This shopping season, be sure to save your receipt for returns! npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…jxmv No worries-- it's a journey and you'll have fun with it! npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…jxmv Likely a good set of starter pens. 0.2mm is a pretty thin line. You'll likely want to start getting lots of different types for different colors, line widths, mediums, etc. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…jxmv Yeah they'll work. Transparency pens are typically oil based inks so if you plan to refill them, you might need to use oil based inks. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…jxmv Nothing new being made that I'm aware of. Your two options are NOS (not as bad as you think-- they use HP style pens) or print 3D holders for normal pens (like Sakura). npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards I opened the CD-ROM drive to discover a present: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis for Mac. It has both 68k and PPC versions on the disc and it works on the SE/30. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards @nprofile…5plh Awesome! Does the Scopetrex need a scope that can do blanking to display properly? npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Anyone have a driver for the Radius PowerView (external SCSI display) that's later than V2.1? There's mention of a V2.2beta but it hasn't surfaced yet. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Got my Mac SE/30 SCSI chain fully populated with more things! And no termination issues! 😎 npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards You may remember that I recapped my Radius PowerView a few months ago. Recently the video started getting distorted. Turns out there’s still cap goo on the board causing issues. Gonna clean it in the ultrasonic. npub1kzs35cf9c5gj88xh5rc74rzwag262ac8mlweaat7ylxz9ar2afmsugq050 paulrickards Spent yesterday replacing the two 22 AWG +5V wires in the Mac SE/30 cable harness from the analog board to motherboard with 16 AWG. Voltages at floppy port went from 4.78V before to 4.98V after. 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