Drug Prevention

[Chris Savage]

[JKnightandKARR]

Theres alot of hobbies in this catagory... lol

[granz]

That is very true; I don't have money for that kind of stuff. 

[Chris Savage]

That is very true; I don't have money for that kind of stuff. 

While I was, and still am missing a lot of stuff used to create the content on my original site, I still do have a lot of extra stuff that was either leftover from what was in the one storage unit I didn't lose, in my RV or sent to me by kind people trying to save me after Parallax laid me off. If there's something you need, don't be afraid to post.

To most it may have seemed unlikely that I would have a "spare" device programmer, and yet I did. There's a LOT of hardware available. Anyone can post a message if they're looking for something they can't afford. If I have it, I am happy to share, as has always been the the spirit of Savage///Circuits.

P.S. - Maybe I should have made an announcement post about this?

[granz]

That is very true; I don't have money for that kind of stuff. 

While I was, and still am missing a lot of stuff used to create the content on my original site, I still do have a lot of extra stuff that was either leftover from what was in the one storage unit I didn't lose, in my RV or sent to me by kind people trying to save me after Parallax laid me off. If there's something you need, don't be afraid to post.

Thanks for the offer, but it was the drugs and booze that I don't have money for. Since all the kids (9) have moved out, our disposable income has gone way up.

To most it may have seemed unlikely that I would have a "spare" device programmer, and yet I did. There's a LOT of hardware available. Anyone can post a message if they're looking for something they can't afford. If I have it, I am happy to share, as has always been the the spirit of Savage///Circuits.

P.S. - Maybe I should have made an announcement post about this?

I'm in a similar position - I have way too much stuff, and would be glad to send some to another SavageChater. Let me know, and I'll see if I have any to send.

[Chris Savage]

Thanks for the offer, but it was the drugs and booze that I don't have money for. Since all the kids (9) have moved out, our disposable income has gone way up.

OMG! LOL 

I'm in a similar position - I have way too much stuff, and would be glad to send some to another SavageChater. Let me know, and I'll see if I have any to send.

I have a list of things I was looking for. It needs to be updated since much of it was sent to me. As I knock off these articles, I will update the list, but mostly I am just missing hardware that would allow me to wrap articles. As I get things updated, I will update the list.

By the way, thank you again for something you sent me some time ago that will eventually allow me to recreate a retro project I have on this site and am working on a redux. 

[granz]

To most it may have seemed unlikely that I would have a "spare" device programmer, and yet I did. There's a LOT of hardware available. Anyone can post a message if they're looking for something they can't afford. If I have it, I am happy to share, as has always been the the spirit of Savage///Circuits.

P.S. - Maybe I should have made an announcement post about this?

Actually, I am looking for a tiny PS/2 keyboard (maybe the size of the Parallax PS/2, or smaller, but not USB) and also one of the tiny keyboards like the Poquet PC:

or a Psion 5 Series
)

Next would be a keyboard from something like the old HP-95LX/100LX/200LX.

For any of those, a broken system would work, although any pocket MS-DOS system which does work, would be used as is  . Like I have said several times, MS-DOS was the perfect system for a computer (but Linux is better for an IT system.)

[Chris Savage]

Actually, I am looking for a tiny PS/2 keyboard (maybe the size of the Parallax PS/2, or smaller, but not USB) and also one of the tiny keyboards like the Poquet PC:

What about this keyboard on Amazon.com?



This one looks pretty tiny.



There are some that are very compact, but are PS/2 & USB, so not sure about compatibility issues?

[granz]

Thanks Chris! The one from Adafruit is now ordered! I did check, and their keyboard is compatible with microcontrollers, and has been checked out with PJRC's PS2_Keyboard library for Arduino. That should definitely work for the PicoMite BASIC systems. Also, with it being so small, it may very well work at 3.3V, so it may not even need the voltage level converters.

Plus, what can I say, I just like Adafruit. 

Thanks, again.

[granz]

That said, if you happen to have any of those handheld MS-DOS PCs, I wouldn't mind one (or more). 

[Chris Savage]

That said, if you happen to have any of those handheld MS-DOS PCs, I wouldn't mind one (or more). 

I think there's DOSBOX or FreeDOS or even just MS-DOS for Raspberry Pi and I want to try that out on one of my "unused" R-Pi modules. I have MS-DOS software on my website that I wrote back in the early 90s that would be cool to try out again after so many years.

P.S. - Thanks to you, I am now ordering the keyboard from Adafruit as well. I have two projects that I need a PS/2 keyboard for, but only one such keyboard and it's full-sized. Unfortunately, the recommended PS/2 Wired Connector is no longer stocked! 

[granz]

I think there's DOSBOX or FreeDOS or even just MS-DOS for Raspberry Pi and I want to try that out on one of my "unused" R-Pi modules. I have MS-DOS software on my website that I wrote back in the early 90s that would be cool to try out again after so many years.

Have you looked into DOSbian? https://cmaiolino.wordpress.com/dosbian/ - the offer to translate only applies to the cookie notice.

DOSbian "turns" a Raspberry Pi into a "DOS-booting" PC. It says that it works with a Zero, but runs slowly. A Pi 3, or greater should go great. I'm going to try it on one of my Zero 2s, the higher specs may let it work decently.

P.S. - Thanks to you, I am now ordering the keyboard from Adafruit as well. I have two projects that I need a PS/2 keyboard for, but only one such keyboard and it's full-sized. Unfortunately, the recommended PS/2 Wired Connector is no longer stocked! 

That is disappointing, however there are others. This module looks like it would work and is only $7.66 (with shipping): https://www.amazon.com/Module-Keyboard-Adapter-Compatible-Arduino/dp/B093FWCP4N
WOW! Psycho-sized URL. Seriously, does Amazon think that they really, truly need a URL that is big enough to encode EVERY single thing that has been sold in the entire universe (but only if there are billions of commerce-using worlds) in over quadrillions of years of history?!?!?!

The URL was edited to get rid of about 90%, and it still works! What in the blazes is Amazon doing with adding EIGHT TIMES the data to the URL?!?!?! Seriously, the URL that I posted, which works, is 79 characters; the one that came from the address bar on the Amazon web page (which I originally posted) is 676 characters. 79 is 11.7% of 676! WHAT THE HECK AMAZON!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chris Savage]

Have you looked into DOSbian? https://cmaiolino.wordpress.com/dosbian/ - the offer to translate only applies to the cookie notice. DOSbian "turns" a Raspberry Pi into a "DOS-booting" PC. It says that it works with a Zero, but runs slowly. A Pi 3, or greater should go great. I'm going to try it on one of my Zero 2s, the higher specs may let it work decently.

It just so happens that I have an "extra" R-Pi 3 that's not currently being used for anything. 

WOW! Psycho-sized URL. Seriously, does Amazon think that they really, truly need a URL that is big enough to encode EVERY single thing that has been sold in the entire universe (but only if there are billions of commerce-using worlds) in over quadrillions of years of history?!?!?!
The URL was edited to get rid of about 90%, and it still works! What in the blazes is Amazon doing with adding EIGHT TIMES the data to the URL?!?!?! Seriously, the URL that I posted, which works, is 79 characters; the one that came from the address bar on the Amazon web page (which I originally posted) is 676 characters. 79 is 11.7% of 676! WHAT THE HECK AMAZON!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to show you a secret that will ALWAYS give you the shortest URL for each product. Are you ready? When I click your link I end up at this page:

You cannot view this attachment.

See the following video for the details.

[granz]

Thanks Chris, I did not know about that. It certainly is easier, but it does bring up the question of what is being encoded in the gargantuan URL...

I will remember that for future use.

[Chris Savage]

Thanks Chris, I did not know about that. It certainly is easier, but it does bring up the question of what is being encoded in the gargantuan URL...

I have noted over the years that some sites track a session (being logged in / out / cart data) using a "session ID" encoded into the URL. It will also sometimes have information that tells where the page was redirected from, etc. I don't question it too much if there is an alternative shorter link for a product page. But I will admit that some sites seem radically inconsistent, like DigiKey / Mouser. I can search for products and then open the search results into a new tab and have a direct product link, but sometimes I get a longer link too and I'm often not sure why.

P.S. - I save that product in one of my lists on Amazon, but I'm not sure if I will get it or the one that Adafruit used to sell. I found it still available on Mouser or DigiKey for about the same price. I need to decide which one would have the best mount / wiring option.