@factorofmatt.bsky.social
Programmer, hardware tinkerer. Website: www.factorofmatt.com
I'll have my finners crossed.
23.10.2025 00:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Hey folks. Tomorrow, Thursday, October 23,, 2025, at 2pm eastern I am going to be installing memory on a 286 mommyboard. Come watch the fun and see if I can get a solid beep after installing the memory.
youtube.com/live/eJ5gL9O...
Well, Lee, Adrian and Mark - how about this?
DesTestKernal - a version of DesTest that you can program onto an appropriate PROM as a replacement for the C64 kernal ROM. When cartridges fail you, this little beauty might just get the job done!
factorofmatt.com/destestkernal
Yesterday I was goaded by @morefunmakingit.bsky.social and @adriansdigitalbasement.com (with @theretrochannel.bsky.social as a likely accomplice).
Now what do I do?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgPN...
The Where to buy page for DesTest MAX-Switch has now been updated and includes a US vendor:
factorofmatt.com/destestswitc...
Yes, The rumours are true! The DesTest MAX-Switch is released. Visit factorofmatt.com/destest-max-... for product details and information on how to buy or build one.
16.08.2025 13:42 — 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Rocking the lounge at Heathrow like it's 2016.
h/t @ericmigi.com
At Heathrow central station waiting for a bus to take me to Swindon for RetroFest this weekend.
30.05.2025 08:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A few more and you'll be able to build a C64 completely from failed chips. That's got to be worth something to someone.
26.05.2025 16:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0This is very cool. Glad to see it!
10.05.2025 16:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I bought myself some of the SuperPLA sockets recently with the intention of fully socketing my shortboard. I have found neither the time nor the testicular fortitude to do so. I think perhaps I've been inspired.
05.04.2025 15:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I venerate my '128.
24.02.2025 20:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Can has SCART too?
14.02.2025 20:16 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I'm glad to see you've put your new Swiftlink to such a great use!
25.01.2025 01:52 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The addresses all being the same turns out to be a bug that @morefunmakingit.bsky.social has expertly discovered in some new (not yet released) code. (now fixed).
The quickest way to find problems with code is simply to let other people try it.
Well now I'm wondering that too...
The border and address ($D800) indicate something went wrong testing video SRAM nybbles.
What is not clear is why the same address shows up so many times (the maximum should be 4 times per address).
Also, the colour RAM looks fine (well, black text is correct).
That monitor has some fine looking stickers!
16.01.2025 14:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
