Standoffs attached to the screws

ADB-USB Wombat Manufacturing Trouble

Today I received a new batch of Wombat boards from my manufacturing partner. Too bad none of them work! Connected devices aren’t recognized, in either ADB or USB input modes. Oops. After some lengthy investigation, I discovered that the main…

Event Viewer: application hang

Windows 10 Ongoing Crashes

My new computer continues to experience unexplained freezes and reboots, and I’m running out of ideas for fixing it. A few weeks ago I wrote about crashes in the Intel integrated graphics driver, and the symptoms have since changed, but…

Noisy Disk connected to a Floppy Emu

Introducing Noisy Disk

Do you miss the iconic sounds of mechanical click-clacking from original Apple II floppy drives? Does the familiar rattling of a boot floppy bring a smile to your face? Today I’m introducing a new product called Noisy Disk. This board…

Wombat board placed on the screws

USB Wombat Parts Shortage

I’m forecasting an extended out-of-stock period this summer for the Wombat ADB-USB Keybord/Mouse Converter. One of the Wombat’s parts is currently out of stock everywhere, and the manufacturer is advertising 16 weeks lead time for delivery of more parts. There…

Event Viewer: unexpected shutdown

Intel Integrated Graphics Driver Crashes

Here’s a mystery for Windows-lovers (or haters) – unexplained crashes in the Intel integrated graphics driver whenever the computer is left unattended. A few weeks ago I upgraded to a new PC, choosing an HP Elitebook x360 laptop that’s mainly…

Mac ROM-inator II in a Mac logic board

Mac ROM-inator II is Back!

The Mac ROM-inator II replaces the stock ROM in the Macintosh SE/30, IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIfx, or IIsi, adding a bootable ROM disk, 32-bit cleanliness, HD20 hard disk support, and more. I had to discontinue this little guy in February,…

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