After first quarter of the year I though about summarizing some stuff and making some plans for the near future. So, my main thoughts:
- I did almost nothing in the field of the reenactment Apart from buying early medieval shoes and a some padded garment for fighting no stuff here worth mentioning. I guess that this stuff will be on hold for some more time.
- Almost finished with my stuff for airsoft. The rifle is complete and working with 420 feet per second on a 0.25 g BBs and the gear is also complete (apart from med-kit 'stuffing'). Maybe I should post some photos soon...
- VME crate
- The crate itself is almost finished
- Only thing lacking are several nuts and screws and double checking everything if it's ok.
- The CPU card is running fine
- But in order to attach an drive to it I need to prepare an breakout box for the P2 VME connector.
- If it will work I will be able to put an SCSI drive there and install an Linux OS.
- Together with VME Universe drivers.
- As soon as the above is done I start working on my own VME card. For now I have CPLDs (xilinx) for the addres decoder and data latch.
- Apart from VME CPU card I have an STEBus card that needs to be tested. It has CGA or similar graphics, so it will also need some work to run.
- At work I'm into several projects that I try to describe here:
- USB 24 bit 80 sps ADC
- Need to master the USB connectivity of the AVR used there.
- After that - write a protocol to work with an LabView developed software easily.
- Write some code to use the ADC that is on the board, but this should be relatively simple.
- Short pulse generator
- Build the pulse generator, as this part is already fully designed.
- Test some ways of producing high voltage, high current short pulses. I have several routes for that in my head, so after testing them I hope to achieve the parameters that I need.
- I have acquired some nice machines recently, some of them even running. I guess that this place, apart from the Inventory, is a good place to sum it up.
- Tulip 8088:
- Needs cleaning of a leaked battery.
- And installing a new one.
- Display - has an CGA card, I do not have an CGA monitor, although I have an CGAtoVGA converter (that needs 12 V to work). It should do the trick.
- Keyboard - this is an XT, so I need to have an XT keyboard or an XT-AT converter.
- I intend to use the 8088 with an Xircom Pocket Ethernet do I need to install drivers for this.
- IBM 286 is fine and working.
- I need only to install Xircom PE3 drivers.
- And maybe some additional software.
- 386 is dead at the moment (RAM error I guess)
- Investigate the RAM error (first 64k). I hope that this isn't a dead motherboard case...
- 486 is working but without any OS
- The main problem is in forcing it to boot from a FDD. The FDD is controlled by SCSI card, and this seems to be a bit problematic.
- If this will work, and the SCSI HDD is alive (it should be) only thing left to do is to install some OS, preferably Windows 95.
- PICMG Pentium
- Put it together maybe?
- Definitely put it together and make it run.
- Install an OS.
- PowerMac 7200
- Need to buy a keyboard;
- And mouse (both with ADB interface).
- Install new Mac OS (9.1?) - english! current is in german.
- Amiga 500
- I don't event know is it working still and if I do have all the parts ;-). j/k, but still have to put it together.
I guess that this is all that I have on my mind now. I hope that I will be able to cross out some of this things in the next 3 months.