Author: James R. Twine
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Galaga Board with Enhancement Pack not Booting
I finally got around to working on a Galaga board for AM and I got it up and running and was leaving it on for a 24-hour test when it crapped out showing a error on ROM 39 (which does not exist). This eventually degraded into a state where it did not display any errors…
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Theory of Operation of the Shaq 27722-1 (A23) LED Display Board
Theory of Operation of the Shaq 27722-1 (A23) LED Display Board (4-player score board).Theory of Operation of the Shaq 27722-1 (A23) LED Display Board (4-player score board). Theory of Operation This is a brief technical introduction to the operation of the 27722-1 (A23) board. It will cover inputs and behavior of the board. Inputs This…
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Pac-Man With Strange RAM Issue
So I was working on a Pac board for a friend that was dying at boot with symptoms of bad VRAM. I swapped out all of the RAMs only to have the problem persist.
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The Dangers of Education via Meme in the Age of Social Media
Anytime remember when memes used to be used strictly as form of entertainment? Those of us that have been around remember favorites like the Zero Wing “All Your Base Are Belong to Us,” Ermahgerd, Overly Attached Girlfriend, etc. Sites like 4Chan were never-ending sources of new and old material (usually old). But everyone was in…
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Why do Deaf Noises Make Some Hearies Uncomfortable?
Why hearing people are sometimes uncomfortable around deaf people.
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COVID-19 and COVID-19 Vaccine Information (With Sources)
There is a LOT of misinformation out there. The quickest way to spot misinformation is to check the wording used. The first tip is if they cannot tell the difference between the virus (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease (COVID-19) – if you get that wrong, you likely got everything else wrong, too. Anyone that cannot spell…
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It is not Lag, That is how it Played!
So I was taking with someone about the Arcade1Up units and admitted that I really liked the Capcom fighter ones (upright and cocktail) ones because they included the original Street Fighter. He said they he hated it because of the “lag” in Street Fighter, and how he does not like most multiboards because of the…
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Free Speech and Facebook! (Or Twitter, or…)
Hey, wanna learn how to assert your rights to your Constitutional 1st Amendment rights of free speech on platforms you do not own or have any rights to like Facebook? I have the answer! Lean in close so you do not miss the secret… you ready?