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Also, what does Windows actually do with the failure information it's collecting? This process is taking ages.

Here we go again...
IT department says it's all fine.

Why can't I just be allowed to use Linux directly instead of virtualized in this painful environment.

Interestingly, the external displays kept their current content while the main screen shows the blue.

Warum ruft ihr dann nicht da an, um bescheid zu sagen?

Oh, I also used the solder fume extractor for the first time. What a game changer! No more holding my breath while soldering. Big win!

Oof, *their

This makes me optimistic I can properly test the oscillator of the Sharp. Desoldering shouldn't be an issue either, I practiced that now, too. I was a bit afraid of the thermal mass of the grounded case (I think it is?), but it was no issue at all.

I wonder how much of those slow edges shown on the scope are due to the very long ground lead I have used.

Doing some preparation for the Sharp MZ-731 tests. I've never tested a crystal oscillator before, and that 17.7MHz XO on the Sharp's mainboard is one of the hard-and-likely-annoying to replace parts.

So before testing it, I figured I better do a test run. Here's a 14.3MHz XO from a dead PC mainboard.

Turns out it was good I did this dry run, because now I know oscillators actually survive blasting 30V at there output instead of 5V at their power supply pin.

#electronics #retrocomputing

I've only used avr-gcc and avrdude before and I've always been a bit of a purist, but I gotta say, Arduino is surprisingly comfortable to use and for what I needed, it was perfect.

5 Minutes from download to the little bit of code running on the Arduino. It would have taken me longer to get avrdude working again.

🤔

The only kernel crash I had on Linux in the past 20 years was when my own kernel code was buggy.

This is already the third time this year.

My crime? Pushing the "pair" button on my headphones.

I have actually managed to clean up my workbench (for the most part). Some small adjustments are still in order and I'm waiting for my RetroTink. Then I just need to fix my old PC monitor (broken backlight, I think) and replace that crappy flat screen TV with it.

#electronics #retrocompuing