@brouhaha grasps finger...

Good news: Got my RCA VP3301 video terminal with #CDP1802 CPU and RCA VIS chipset this weekend!

Bad news: DIN plug I ordered from Digi-Key for power input was missing one of the pieces needed to assemble it.

Good news: Raised the issue on the Digi-Key web site, and notice of replacement part shipment being approved arrived very quickly, even though it's late Sunday evening!

Bad news: I have not powered up the terminal yet.

Good news: I did dump the terminal's ROM, which is not believed to be archived yet by the #COSMAC community! It was even my first time actually using my #glasgowinterfaceexplorer for a real purpose.

Bad news: While the terminal came with a user's manual and a schematic of the UART subsystem, it didn't include a full schematic, so it'll take some work to figure out the address map and whatnot.

Good news: Reverse engineering old computers is fun!

I found a 2 year old Digi-Key package buried on my workbench, and I don't remember what I ordered the parts for.

@brouhaha I canna go on! I'm tired of happiness. I'm tired of comfort and pleasure.

@brouhaha Sounds like something Spock would say to an android.

@trevorflowers Not being able to create multiple bodies from individual shapes of a single sketch is one of the things I've missed the most as I migrate to FreeCAD from Fusion 360. 👍

@blakespot I wish you hadn’t put that song in my head. 🤪

I bought an RCA VP-3301 terminal based on the #CDP1802 #COSMAC the other day on eBay. It just occurred to me that I have the same model of TV shown in this ad, except branded as the TRS-80 Color Video Receiver and marketed for the TRS-80 Color Computer. Are y’all thinking what I’m thinking?

https://www.kmoser.com/computerhistory/images/rca.jpg

Falling down the #RCA #CDP1802 #COSMAC rabbit hole again. Updated 1802 Membership Card and VIP2K kits are on their way to me, as well as an RCA VP3301 terminal that I paid too much for on eBay. Can't wait to see that stunning 40x20 text in several colors!

@trevorflowers

It was a good example of why chasing down certifications is such a tedious necessity in my day job at a defense contractor.

Anyway, my dad's new grill cleaner probably won't arrive in time for Father's Day, but it'll be worth the wait.

@paulrickards @ef1j That’s a good protagonist name.

@krishnadraws I predict that @savetz will end up owning Atari and @Carrington will end up owning Apple.

@trevorflowers I never realized that she's 6'5" before.

@tubetime I hate it when the lid of my ][+ keeps blowing off due to overpressure.

@blakespot Should that surprise anybody who has been paying attention, though?

I'm going to start referring to my Outlook calendar as my liberal agenda.

My employer does at least one smart thing: Selling company T shirts to employees for $3 each. Without any sort of uniform mandate, an awful lot of folks opt in to wearing the company branding.

https://www.reddit.com/r/retrocomputing/comments/1l1ssoo/spotted_in_mexico_a_food_cart_made_from_the_cage/

#vintagecomputing #sunmicrosystems