Tonight the aim was to fire up some hires software and see what the untested design does with it. The verdict - an abject (albeit encouraging) failure!

Whilst I own two Model 4P systems, the DUT consists of the somewhat sorry remains of my personal Model 4P. There are currently no drives, and the whole system has been dismantled as far as possible to allow access to the PCB whilst still being able to power up.

This of course presents a dilemma - namely, how to run...

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PACE and related activities have survived another year, and still limping along. I've taken a bit of a break from FPGA development since the Christmas break - needed to work on something less frustrating and requiring a little less mental power.

The result of which has been my MSX Lode Runner Bootleg Project, which involved porting the MSX Lode Runner cartridge to the TRS-80 Model 4/4P with MicroLabs Grafyx Solution hires board. A welcome diversion from hardware...

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_Almost_ fired up the DE1 last night, but decided that it was time to see if I could solve my router/torrent problem once and for all.

My router lasts about 24 hours once I start uTorrent. Then the net slowly grinds to a halt as the router (reportedly) runs out of connections. Even after I disabled uPnP in uTorrent. It's a well-known problem.

Anyway, since I've been meaning to upgrade my router with new firmware for about 4 years now, I thought it was high...

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I thought by now I'd have the chance to get back into the swing of PACE, but as it happens it hasn't turned out that way quite yet.

Rest assured I'm still keen to get back into it - just a few other things on my plate atm which have conspired to delay my return - not the least of which is work hassles.

I'm still keeping one eye on the recent developments in the "scene", which has seen the release of the Nanoboard 2 complete with Apple II I/O board, and...

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In the 3 or so weeks since my return from OS I still haven't had the chance to sit down and fire up the PACE-related neurons in my brain - hell we still have souvenirs from our suitcases sitting on the loungeroom floor!

I've even carted the DE1 back and forth between work and home a few times now with the intention of working on it, but it's yet to happen.

Still working our way through holiday photos, waiting on wedding photos, yet to send out thankyou cards,...

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