Adrian Chadd's Ramblings

Installing FreeBSD-15 directly on an SSD, or "wait this 2007 era AMD K8 1RU server doesn't boot from USB flash?"

Getting a Gotek working on a PCW9512

Fixing a dead Amstrad PCW9512+, Part 2

fixing a dead Amstrad PCW9512+

On "repairing this commodore 1551 drive" and "don't plug in the head cable backwards"

Reinstalling AmigaOS 3.1.4 on my Amiga 2000 or "oh crap it didn't boot"

resistance is not futile, or "why does my amiga 1000 keyboard not work?"

I got lucky with an Acorn Electron

Who's the /BOSS on the Amiga 2000 ?

damnit i slipped and (mostly) built an amiga 500

Installing a kickstart ROM adapter in my Amiga 1000, or "Nothing works, and nothing makes sense"

Fixing a third commodore plus/4, or "god damnit adrian stop it"

Getting new simgen backdrops on my amiga 500

It took me WAY too long to get this gotek to work...

Amiga 1200 - Kickstart 3.1.4 upgrade, but not upgrading to AmigaOS 3.1

At least cross compiling for the Amiga 500 is easier than the 16 bit DOS mode PC stuff

Getting stuff onto the Amiga 500, or "holy crap please include bootstrapping serial file transfer utilities in your OS"

Hacking up an Amiga 500 for 1MB chip RAM and 512k slow RAM

Figuring out how Amiga 500 RAM expansion projects work

When off is not off, or "why is my amplifier pulling 30mA when it's off?"

On calibrating up a ubitx, or "why the hell is this so complicated"

Repairing and bootstrapping an IBM PC/AT 5170, Part 3

Repairing and bootstrapping an IBM 5170 PC/AT, part 2

Repairing and bootstrapping an IBM 5170 PC/AT, part 1

RFI from crappy electronics, or "how's this sold in the US?"