USB-to-ADB is not Dead
Long-time readers of this blog may remember a USB-to-ADB converter project that never made it past the concept stage. I wrote a series of posts about it last year, and made some decent progress with ADB emulation and USB host…
Year 2017
Snow White Case for Floppy Emu
The Snow White case for Floppy Emu is back in stock. This is my personal favorite: a matte white acrylic with a slightly textured surface, following Apple’s vintage Snow White design style, and with the looks of a miniature external…
Floppy Emu WCC Faire Anniversary Sale – Save 10%
Save 10% off Floppy Emu disk emulator hardware and accessories this week, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the original West Coast Computer Faire! Use promo code FAIRE10 at the BMOW store to claim the discount, now through April…
Reflow Soldering with Hot Plate and Stencil
This was my 5th attempt to assemble some ROM-inator II boards using reflow soldering, instead of my normal drag-soldering with an iron. After various failures in the previous attempts, this time I used a stainless steel stencil to apply solder…
Bootstrapping Apple //c with Floppy Emu
Thanks to Floppy Emu fan Andru Luvisi for contributing a great trick for bootstrapping an Apple //c with Floppy Emu. The Apple II family computers can normally only boot from Disk 1, but when Floppy Emu is connected externally to…
Reflow Soldering Still Doesn’t #*&@ Work
After four semi-failed attempts, I am not destined for success with reflow soldering using an electric hotplate. At least not with chips having a 0.5 mm pin spacing. At this point I’m only motivated to continue on by pure stubbornness,…
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