Dan Sanderson

A short tutorial on opening the #c256foenix FMX case. It is quite serviceable but there are a few things to note. For starters, the panels on top provide access to the JTAG ports, DIP switches, and RTC battery with tiny Philips-head screws, if that’s all you need. (1/n)

My Foenix has arrived! c256foenix.com

I have to gush a bit about the @remarkablepaper e-ink tablet. This is the first digital tablet I’ve ever used with paper-like performance, and it’s a game changer for me for notetaking and visual ideation.

Programming Google App Engine with Java/Python (2015), extra author copies. Anyone want one? I can sign them, but I can’t keep them. [Edit: They’re gone!]

What’s this? It’s the BeamRacer video enhancement for the Commodore 64 by Mad Hackers Lab (@beam_racer)! Let’s try putting it in my C64C… (thread)

I got a new Commodore 64! … Or did I? Whatever can this be? (photo thread)

The Commander X16 modern 8-bit computer in a retro style is not yet for sale, but a WASD Keyboard PC keyboard for it is! This is quite simply a WASD PC keyboard (similar to the one I use every day) with Commodore-like keycap glyphs, but that’s useful for X16 and C64 emulators!

Finally getting around to a common Commodore 64 project: putting an Ultimate 64 in a modern pressing of the C64C case. I have a broken “breadbin” that can volunteer a working keyboard with dark (brown) keys…

I’m late on this but: the RetroFlag GPi is fantastic. Finally put one together last night. Best build quality, easiest assembly, delightful design, RaspPi based, built-in soft shutdown, runs #pico8, uses included USB-DC power or 3 AA batteries. retroflag.com/GPi-CASE.html

Part of my brain is all like, move your retro computers to the storage unit so we have room to breathe while we’re cooped up in this house, and another part is like