Few more books to go with my Acorn Electron.

I do intend on making this available on Github when I'm happy with what it does! I'll be adding support soon for things like openweathermap for weather statistics, I would like to get DCC data too (energy consumption) but n3rgy no longer offer API access.

And then just a simple settings page for now (for the Evohome plugin specifically).

Handy little overview on the status of the scheduled tasks, as well as some simple metrics around API calls and such.

Something I've added though is an Override Control mechanism, where zones can be prevented from being overriden from the schedule. This is handy as the T87 Wallmounted stat ignores control locks from the main system controller. Plus, it's flexible in that you can schedule when overrides are allowed!

The Schedule Overview allows you to view and update the current Schedule which is configured for the system. Pretty much self explanitory, but much easier to navigate and manage.

For the most part, integration with the Evohome system is going well. There is a dashboard which gives a complete overview of all of the heating zones, their current temperatures, target temperatures. You can trigger a 'Boost' for 1 hour, or cancel any current override which is in place.

So something I've been working on for a while now, is a webui to allow me to easily manage some of my smart home devices. At the moment I've only tied it into my heating system, but the plan is to extend it to other devices over time via a plugin architecture. So here is what it does so far...

rp2040-keyboard-converter/src/protocols/apple-m0110 at experimental · PaulW/rp2040-keyboard-converter Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 powered AT, XT and PS2 Keyboard Converter, originally a project specifically for the IBM Model F PC/AT keyboard, it is now being expanded to support multiple keyboards and ...

Finally got round to starting work on support for the Apple M0110(A) Keyboard on my converter project. Currently on an experimental branch, but hope to have this in a better place soon enough. #VintageApple #Macintosh #VintageComputing #VintageKeyboards

I'm here today at the Northwest Computer Museum, to have a look around and meet some folk at the #Commodore Day!
#retrocomputing #amiga #c64

After

During...

Before Acetone

Risked it on AliExpress as the required CPLD to build a Terrible fire TF536 are discontinued and seriously hard to find. Acetone turned the cotton buds slightly black, but cleaning it back up with IPA, the markings were still there. Guess I'll need to try and program one! #amiga #retrocomputing

Bagged a bargain recently. Ocean Software 'The Dream Team' bundle (Terminator 2, Bart vs Space Mutants and Wrestle mania) and Deluxe Paint III for my Amiga, and also Dragon - Bruce Lee Story for my Atari Jaguar... All for just £10!

#commodore #amiga #atari #retrocomputing

Whoops... Accidently missed the domain verification key for my handle... Not sure if I should have received an alert that it was missing @bsky.app ?

Fun weekend so far...
Good: Moved all of my domains to @cloudflare.social from a self-hosted DNS setup on Hetzner Cloud (which has been running for 9 years without any issues). Loving the new analytics from it & the API is a breeze to utilise.
Bad: Partners car went boom... So we're down to 1 car

I fixed with Octopus for 12 months last July, looking at projections now is absolutely scary! But in all honesty, I don't see any benefit me terminating my current deal to get another currently. Yet I bet supplier profits are still increasing at an exponential rate!

No it just cleans them up, these had no yellowing to begin with. I know some variations of later Model M keyboards suffer a bit with yellowing especially on the space bar, but these were fine. I've done an Amiga A500 which was really bad, used sodium percarbonate on that with really good results!

3/3: I did the same with my F/AT, and any other which I've cleaned/restored thus far. The fairy liquid leaves a nice egg-shell feel to the keys too.

M122 - photos.app.goo.gl/surqiPc3DJPM...
F/AT - photos.app.goo.gl/URfZZ1L7cGr4...

2/3: Gently clean the barrel plate with damp (not dripping wet) soapy cotton pads, then dry with another pad. Clean the controller PCB with isopropyl alcohol and cotton bud. Finally, the case: warm soapy water clean with a microfiber, then a touch of Meguiars detailing spray to polish it up.

1/3: The M Enhanced was already pretty clean, but the M122 needed attention. I stripped it down without needing to split the barrel plate. Keycaps washed in hot soapy water (Fairy washing up liquid), let them soak for a few hours/overnight then rinse and dry with a microfiber cloth.

Difference in sound between my 1988 Model M keyboards: 1390131 AT Enhanced, and 1390886 Type 2 M122. Stabilisers on both are lubed, the difference is purely from the case.

Started playing about with Ghost recently alongside building out a K3S cluster. I've never liked using WP for my own site, and is one reason I've probably not been doing anything with it for a while. Ghost does seem pretty smooth and simplistic in comparison, although may take some getting used to.

I am slowly picking this system apart as-and-when I can to better understand it (I'm yet to dump the ROMs), but if anyone has any sort of information or technical documentation beyond just simply reverse engineering this, would be gratefully received!

I am still trying to find more information though on the Lynwood Beta Terminals, beyond a few pages scattered about, there doesn't seem to be too much on these. Apologies on the poor photo (obviously I'll get better ones in future when I do more work on this)

Managed to get a hold of a couple more Lynwood Beta Terminal keyboards (in various states of disrepair), so that now makes 3 in total. One is fully restored already, these two need quite a bit of work. Looking at doing a custom PCB for the worst of these and have something a little bit different??

Keeping this short and sweet, but Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you have a lovely Christmas in whatever corner of the world you are, and a cracking New Year! #Christmas #MechanicalKeyboards #Keebs #Santa

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I've taken a back seat recently on socials, and other things, so just a quick one to share this.
Christmas can be a struggle for some people, and if you find yourself struggling, or feeling at a loss at this time of year, just remember you're not alone, and there is support if you ever need it.

Hah yeah I've seen them, and have to admit I do like them! But... Honestly, I'm yet to find anything as thicc or classy as some from the early 80s! These from an old Cheetah Telex machine are just ridiculously chonky!

Actually I'm going to make sure I do post more keeb related stuff going forward (quite a stack to catch up with), feel free to add if you think it may be of interest to others.

This Apple M0110A has seen better days… I've recently got hold of a 1986 Apple M0110A Keyboard, and I've been wanting one of these for quite some time now, so to finally get one has really made my day! Introduced with the Macintosh Plus in ...

One big problem with ADHD, is that when you start a project, you ultimately end up getting distracted and add it to the ever-expanding 'to-do' pile. I really need to get back on and finish my Apple M0110A Keyboard, as it's still sat fully stripped down waiting to be sorted!