DIY Mini-ITX Laptop – First Inner Case Prototype Print
NOTE: This video was released to the laptop mailing list two weeks ago (16 July 2018). You can get the […]
AmigaOS 4.x Graphics Survey 2018 – Rise of the Emulators
The results are in for this year’s AmigaOS graphics card survey and they’re quite interesting. For starters, 467 people contributed this year vs 348 in 2017. That’s a 34% jump. Maybe the community is growing…What are people using as their main graphics card? There are two clear trends:People are slowly migrating toward newer cards. Use […]
Taborizing Drivers & Libraries (a.k.a., Optimizing Code for the e500 SPE)
If you’ve been following the AmigaOS world then you’ll no doubt have heard of the upcoming A1222 (codenamed Tabor). It’s a nice little board; one that I’m planning to build a laptop out of. Anyway, the P1022 CPU on-board has a peculiarity: it’s got a Stream Processing Engine (SPE) for floating-point calculations that’s incompatible with […]
Spencer – A New Warp3D Nova Game
A brand new game that takes full advantage of Warp3D Nova has just been released by the AmiBoing/Entwickler-X team. Called Spencer, it’s a classic Jump’n run platform game with a bright and colourful cartoon 2.5D style.From a technical standpoint, its graphics are rendered in 3D with shaders providing advanced per-pixel 3D lighting. Having put a […]
DIY Mini-ITX Laptop – Revised Battery Holder
ERROR If you’re signed up to the DIY mailing list, then you’ll already have seen this. Otherwise, the video above is a quick update on the DIY laptop project.Quick SummaryThe battery holder has been completely redesigned It has PTC fuses on all battery balancing cables (in addition to the one on the main circuit), so […]
En-Route to Polaris
Matthew Leaman recently published an article about the move to Polaris graphics cards on AmigaOS 4.x. He gave a good overview of why drivers for Polaris cards are needed and the work being done. That said, a picture is worth a thousand words, so I thought I’d give you a glimpse of the current driver […]
DIY Mini-ITX Laptop – Update & Basic Details
ERROR Last month I gave people a sneak peek at my DIY laptop project at AmiWest (and youtube). It’s been several weeks since, so it’s high time that I gave you more information. The video above gives a quick update (I’m almost done assembling a large 3D printer for prototyping), and details on the usual […]
Finally Found a full HD (1920×1080) LCD Panel & Controller That I’m Happy With
ERROR It’s taken a while and several iterations, but I’ve finally got a a full HD (1920×1080) LCD panel and controller that I’m happy with.What I like:Full HD screen with low response time A matte anti-glare screen surface The controller has a sturdy cable & connector to the LCD panel Can be powered from a […]
Low-Cost Enclosure Heater to Keep your 3D Printer at Constant Temperature
ERROR So, you’ve built an enclosure for your 3D printer (like mine). Now it needs a heating system to keep it at constant temperature. Typical “off the shelf” heaters aren’t an option because it only needs about 300W of heat. Here’s my solution…The Enclosure Heating System in BriefA 1500W hairdryer put on the lowest (of […]
Shortening the 3D Printing Learning Curve
I’ve had my 3D printer for roughly a year now, and it’s taken a while to learn how to use