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Programming the Amiga Series Part 1: Installing AMOS Basic the Easy Way!

Chris Garrett

Installing AMOS BASIC

AMOS BASIC is a fun, powerful, and user-friendly game programming language and environment for the Amiga. In this video we look at installing AMOS in a couple of easy ways …

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Hacks, Tips, and Tutorials, Retro Programming Tagged With: amiga, amos, basic, programming, retro, retro computing, technology

FS Muse Review – Full Spectrum Muse 2D Review and Versus Glowforge

Chris Garrett

Full Spectrum Muse Review

Full Spectrum Muse review? Isn’t the Glowforge your favourite laser cutter, Chris? Yes, yes it is! But there are reasons we have a Full Spectrum Muse, and I will get into those in the following review.

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Reviews and Buying Guides Tagged With: fs muse, full spectrum, glowforge, laser cutter, laser engraver, muse 2d, review, technology

MiSTer FPGA Amiga Guide: How to Easily Setup MiniMig-AGA with WHDload to play 1000s of Amiga games

Chris Garrett

MiSTer Amiga/MiniMig-AGA FPGA

MiSTer MiniMig Amiga FPGA implementation sets up your Amiga as a 500/600/1000/1200/2000/4000/CD32/CDTV, and every OCS, ECS and AGA Amiga in-between!

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Hacks, Tips, and Tutorials, Retro Programming Tagged With: amiga, gaming, mister fpga, retro, retro computing, retro gaming, retrogaming, technology

Raspberry Pi Amiga Emulation Part 2 – How to Setup Your Raspberry Pi 3/4 (and Pi 400!) with PiMiga Amiga Emulator + Games Bundle

Chris Garrett

Previously we looked at the options available for Amiga emulation on the Raspberry Pi. In this video we look at how to set up your Raspberry Pi 3 or Pi 4 with the 32gb “PiMiga” disk image …

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Hacks, Tips, and Tutorials, Retro Programming Tagged With: amiga, commodore, raspberry pi, retro, retro computing, retro gaming, technology

Glowforge Long-Term Review

Chris Garrett

In my Glowforge Review I have been keeping some information up to date but it is time to give our long-term thoughts. Our first Glowforge laser engraver arrived October 2018. A few months later we bought a second Glowforge Basic. Since then they have been operating pretty much non-stop. I felt this was sufficient time […]

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Reviews and Buying Guides Tagged With: cnc, glowforge, laser cutter, technology

Raspberry Pi Amiga Emulation Options

Chris Garrett

Raspberry Pi Commodore Amiga Emulation

When I bought my Amiga 500 I was excited to be able to test my programming on real hardware, but unfortunately I can’t effectively do the development on my 500 due to the fact the systems I was aiming to use all require beefier hardware, and obviously I don’t have the money to buy physical […]

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Hacks, Tips, and Tutorials, Retro Programming Tagged With: amiga, raspberry pi, retro, retro computing, retro gaming, retropie, technology

Raspberry Pi with actual Commodore 64 Keyboard – BMC64 Pi, NO Keyrah required!

Chris Garrett

Raspberry Pi C64

Building a Raspberry Pi C64 with original Commodore 64 keyboard and BMC64

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Hacks, Tips, and Tutorials Tagged With: 8-bit, c64, commodore, raspberry pi, retro, technology

Resin Versus FDM 3D Printing for TTRPG/Miniature Wargaming

Chris Garrett

3D Printing in Resin or FDM/Filament – Which is better for D&D/TTRPG/Miniature Wargaming?

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Hacks, Tips, and Tutorials Tagged With: msla, printing3d, sla, stem, technology

Prusa Mk3s Review – Review of the Original Prusa i3 Mk3s 3D Printer Kit

Chris Garrett

Prusa Mk3s 3D Printer review – Review of the Prusa i3 Mk3s 3D printer kit from Prusa Labs. Does it live up to the hype?

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Reviews and Buying Guides Tagged With: printing3d, steemmakers, stem, technology

Upgrading my K40 for quality and abilities!

Chris Garrett

K40 laser

My K40 laser is the most humble of its kind, having analog dial and controls, and basic optics. Even so, the results are fine. Now my mission is to take this little Chinese laser and bring it up to the 21st Century. 1. Optics The default mirrors and lenses are built to a price point, […]

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Reviews and Buying Guides Tagged With: art, cnc, design, k40, laser, making design3d, technology, upgrades

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