Author Archives: James

Asteroids tag

Was looking at my newly acquired Asteroids today, and discovered I’ve got one of the first 1000 made (#977).

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Monitor

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Another pic for someone

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Centipede support

Someone needed a picture of this.

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Pleasant Centipede surprise

I popped off the monitor shroud, in preparation for removing the monitor, and discovered this inspection sheet from 1981 still taped inside.

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Donkey Kong restoration

In this thread, I’ll be detailing my efforts to restore a somewhat beat-up Nintendo Super Mario Brothers game back to its former Donkey Kong glory.

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Using the Pocket AVR Programmer under Windows 7

The Pocket AVR Programmer from SparkFun is a nifty (and inexpensive) little device for Arduino users.  You can use it to flash a bootloader to a new atmega chip, or to program your Arduino without using the bootloader. Another plus: … Continue reading

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The end-times are upon us: Jim has a blog

Yes, I’ve set up a blog.  If someone reads it, it will truly be a sign that the world is ending.

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