Telstar – Troubleshooting
Here are aa few settings that may help get connected. PSTN Access US Robotics Modem (Courier V. Everything, Dual, HST
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Experiencing the Altair 8800
For anyone with an interest in early 8 bit computers, even for those of us in the UK, it is impossible not to recognise the importance of the Altair 8800. In this article I attempt to share my experiences with this awesome machine.
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Gemini 80-Bus Resource
This page is designed to bring all of my Gemini software, firmware and documentation into a single resource. I have also included documents that are related to the Gemini system.
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Running XBeaver with Docker
XBeaver can be downloaded and compiled with make on linux. However, with my linux of choice being Arch Linux and my laptop
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The TELSTAR Videotex System
PLEASE NOTE: Due to an office move PSTN access to Telstar, including the Telstar PAD, is currently suspended. It is expected that the move will be completed by the 22nd January 2021. Please accept my appologies for any dissapointment.
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Removing the Bounce from a Rotary Encoder in C++
This code was developed from an idea by Oleg Mazurov and is presented here as a complete class that can be added as a tab in an Arduino sketch.
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Microchess to Project Chess
Microchess is probably, albeit indirectly, responsible for the success of Apple, the success Microsoft and the success of the IBM
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Accessing an Internet BBS over Dial-up (PSTN)
As part of The TELSTAR Videotex System a PSTN (dial-up) modem server was constructed using SIP telephone lines and US Robotics modems
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Using MAME to Emulate the Apple II+
Introduction The article 6502 Cross Assembly for the Apple II using MacOS, describes, as the titles suggests, how to use a
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Z80 SBC using Tom Szolyga’s SBC-Z80 Board
Introduction This article forms a short review of the ‘homebrew’ Grant Searle designed Z80 CP/M machine, built using Tom Szolyga’s Z80SBC printed
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