Larry Davis
My first truly personal computer -- not the family computer, but mine -- was a Macintosh SE. My Aunt Joan gifted it to me after upgrading to a PowerMac, and though it was already 10 years old, it was brand new to 10-year-old me. Coming from DOS machines, the elegance and simplicity of the...
SSilver2k2
Hey All, Well this has been a week! Here’s to hoping President Biden can usher in some new progressive policies and finally have a government that takes the Coronavirus Pandemic seriously. All I want is my vaccination ASAP! Tryign to take my mind off everythign I’ve been throwing myself...
SSilver2k2
For anyone that knows me, Dance Dance Revolution and StepMania were a large part of my life years ago. It’s how I lost a ton of weight. 6 years ago was my first attempt to get StepMania running on a Raspberry Pi…and it was a horrible experience. Today I’m proud to say that StepMania runs...
SSilver2k2
So, like my last post stated, I did some things while stuck at home. My absolute favorite project was this: I followed this guide (https://github.com/geaz/simplyRetro-D8) and built this awesome 3D printable desktop arcade cabinet. It of course uses a Raspberry Pi running RetroPi and...
Larry Davis
Wolfenstein was the first 3D game I ever played, and of course, the first FPS I ever played. I fondly remember going upstairs and booting up DOS on our old 386. I'd type wolf, and after a few seconds and a couple memory checks, I'd be greeted with that triumphant, patriotic, MIDI theme...
Robert Ely
Recently the internet noticed the Raspberry Pi could drive LCD panels using DPI. This allows very inexpensive displays to be used with basically no additional hardware. In this post we dive into the hardware required, the software configuration, how to read screen datasheets, and basic...