Joe Burks

Eccentric 8-bit engineer; analyzer of arcane architecture; debugger of dubious design; pillager of computing progress; former diabolical display dude.

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

I have posted this to @tindie's latest FB update about the extended outage. For those who are impatient, please consider looking at my new Lectronz store: https://t.co/sIZDn3s9YV

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

@tindie is still down. Apologies to everyone who cannot place orders; I'm looking for a backup place to sell my hardware.

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

I've finished validation of and am ready to start shipping the "ROAM" #commanderx16 dev cartridge.

Unfortunately, due to the potential popularity of this item, I may need to find somewhere other than Tindie to sell it. Suggestions?

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

It appears that @tindie is withholding my disbursements because on August 27 I released Calypso and it was popular. Popular new products trigger their "scam" heuristic and they lock down disbursement. This may impact my future ability to roll out new hardware on Tindie.

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

I hope that this is a temporary issue and I can restock my products there once this is resolved.

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

Regretfully, I have removed all of my products for sale on @tindie after an audit uncovered that they have not disbursed funds for shipped and delivered products since August and have disabled the disburse funds button for me without explanation but have continued taking orders.

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

It seems that my US-centric knowledge failed to inform me that making my product available to the EU did not make it available to the UK. With apologies to my British friends, things in my Tindie store should be available to you now!

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

To my #CommanderX16 followers: I'm working on a VERA peripheral that could potentially enable Wi-Fi, air dropping files, USB keyboard/mouse, and Bluetooth keyboard/mouse. I'm making a few prototypes available to early adopters near cost. Let me know if you're interested.

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

I've been having challenges getting assembly of my surface-mount boards for #OtterX, my DIY #CommanderX16 compatible neo-retro computer, done. Finally have a few panels completed and will have more kits available this week! https://t.co/2fWn5SDGWW

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

I've been working off and on (mostly off) over the past year on designing a low cost HDMI-compatible output for the #commanderx16. Finally have a prototype working with VERA's pre-DAC digital video signals!

https://t.co/jjU0ilKL7o

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

@honda_ken Oops, make that Perimice-201. Perimice-209 has always worked.

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

@honda_ken The issue with the Perimice-209 has thankfully been resolved! You can grab a pre-release of the SMC firmware with the fix for it here: Fetching PS/2 data more quickly by stefan-b-jakobsson · Pull Request #29 · X16Community/x16-smc (https://t.co/CRoJmRhwYt)

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

@mrmccrac83 I think that most games try to organize their data in such a way that all data for a "level" is pushed to VRAM and changes are made between "levels". This may be due to the bottleneck, I'm not sure. This is still just a proof of concept that could open future possibilities.

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

Today's fun #commanderx16 development: 16-bit writes to VERA using a 65C816 running in native mode. 400% faster copies from system RAM to VRAM.

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

Good news for those on the waitlist for an OtterX #CommanderX16 compatible kit: I should be able to fulfill those orders at the beginning of next week!

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

@darthcloud64 It should be. PayPal should notify you when it ships. If you haven't heard anything in the next day, let me know and I will look into it.

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

A few of my OtterX 8-bit Commander X16 compatible Mini-ITX computers are back in stock for any that missed out. More will be available mid-January.

https://t.co/aGkZWgiHdP

#otterx #commanderx16 #retrocomputer #8bit #retrogaming

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

Curious about the OtterX but not sure if you want to take the plunge? Feel free to join us on Discord and see what assembling your own Commander X16 compatible computer is like: https://t.co/1jll1bOYt0

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

It has arrived https://t.co/aGkZWgiHdP

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

It's coming: 100% #Commanderx16 compatible computer in a mini-ITX form factor; in kit form; just in time for Christmas.

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

No YM2151/YM3012 supply chain issues here; they are replaced by my OPM2151 drop-in replacement and I2S DAC chiplets. Buyers may source their own YM2151/YM3012 and swap authentic components in.

[Joe Burks @JoeInSno]

OtterX pre-orders are live. There will be more after the initial run, but order now to get one before Christmas! https://t.co/aGkZWgiHdP