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hello folks, 👁️👁️ Looking at the following circuit: They say the low resistance R8 is used as a fuse to protect the speaker against high current; whenever the speaker draws too much current, R8 would burn up to save the day! I somehow don't understand why removing R8 (same as frying it)...

Hello folks, Despite the bios settings, the Dell laptop can't find any boot device: HDD, USB.... 🤔! I turned off the laptop at night while working fine, and the next morning it reported a faulty .SYS file. After a couple of restart, it went into complete refusal for booting from HDD or USB...

This is a very nice/fun presentation by our brilliant "NeXT" : He got more than 63,000 views on this one that is quite amazing o_O

Folks......what is the use(s) of this item: https://www.ebay.com/itm/266036707218?nma=true&si=d8bw7XeR42eMMVf0MIct0ccnjzI%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 I vaguely remember a similar device for data backup...several years ago. ziloo 😊

Although his name has been mentioned before on this forum, but he and his colleagues have done many brilliant works that would be interesting to all new "vintagies": https://www.youtube.com/@CuriousMarc/videos ziloo 😊

Hello folks, Has anybody been successful in running cp/m on commodore 64/128, and was it practical? I have read very negative remarks and reviews... ziloo 😊

Hello Folks, What is the easier way of getting an assembler on C64 without an FDD? ziloo 😊

Folks, this is your last chance ...

Hello Folks, I have been offered a 20 MHz analog O-scope by a friend; What would be the use of such a device for vintage electronics, or micro-controller circuits? 20 MHz sounds way too slow 🐌🐢. ziloo :)

Well folks, It has become the hot topic on youtube! ChatGPT and GPT-3 and......🤖 have everybody, specially programmers, talking about their implications. Do you think they could help reviving 👨‍⚕️ a dead Kaypro system? ziloo 😊

Hello Folks, UAC is constantly blocking some of my apps from operating, and keeps asking "Do you want this application to make changes to this computer?"....and when I press OK, the screen goes semi dark and freezes!!!! The funny thing is when I try to turn off the UAC setting, I get the same...

Hello Folks, I have a router on the 1st floor and my laptop on the 2nd floor...located at point A... has poor reception. They tell me I can place an old router on the second floor to boost the weak signal from the first floor. Now my question is:... If I place the 2nd router at point A...

Hello Folks, When I attach this inexpensive microphone to my notebook, as soon as I go into recording mode (using Audacity) I hear a VIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ing sound on the speakers. I am having difficulty understanding the terminologies presented on the web such as background noise, self noise, pop...

Hello Folks, My DVD R/W drive has been acting up for a while, and somehow it works better with newer notebooks than older laptops ⁉️ I have been told that repair is futile, and I have to get a new one. Out of curiosity, what is the cause(s) of DVD drives going down? ziloo 🖥️

Hello Folks, My USB Flash drive was acting up on me; whenever I deleted a file, the name would still be on the directory list showing 0 kb size! Using a partition manager software, I tried a "surface test??????" just for the heck of it......not knowing whether it is possible for flash...

Hello Folks, I want your recommendations for an IDE to USB adapter, so that I can get data from my old IDE HD drive into my laptop. Are they reliable and worth the money? Thank You ziloo :mrgreen:

Someone asked me about Bondwell 12 portables and how well behaved they are? I don't know about the status of the portable he is trying to obtain, but I want to know whether software/bios/hardware parts and information is available for this computer? Are they worth the trouble.... ziloo...

I am looking for a source code listing of a z80 assembler that is written in z80 language! It would be a very educational tool for study...! A listing that is commented would be gold. ziloo :mrgreen:

It has been a long time since I had any chat with ahm. I don't even know whether he is still our mod or not. In any case, I wish you a very happy birthday and many many more years with health and joy.... :bigparty: ziloo :mrgreen:

With all the humongous/giant/multi billion liner programs in every field/area already developed, what is the future of programming if not patching the existing programs together for a new application? ziloo :mrgreen: