Sep 02 2018 0

Building (a raft) with...

building (a raft) with...building (a raft) with...
Aug 30 2018 0

customizing the file header comment and other text macros in xcode 9

customizing the file header comment and other text macros in xcode 9

Aug 30 2018 0

Types of coffee

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Aug 12 2018 0

Kaprekar’s Constant

On August 5th, 2018 Uwe Geiken posted a programming excercise in the Facebook group BASIC on the ZX Spectrum’. The challenge had to do with something called the Kaprekar’s Constant”. I had never heard of it before this post appeared in the group. Never too old to learn something new…

The post linked to a Wikipedia article about the Kaprekar’s Constant. The article lists the following properties for the constant (6174);

Jul 06 2018 0

Refurbishing a ZX Spectrum 16K (Part 3)

After posting the last article on refurbishing the ZX Spectrum I got a tip from Alex (a.k.a. ZX Wife) via Twitter on what I could try to resolve the issue with the keyboard as soon as the case was completely screwed down. Together with Ian she forms the team behind Mutant Caterpillar.

https://twitter.com/zx_wife/status/1010155645386022914

Jul 02 2018 0

xcode tip - using behaviors to improve debugging

xcode tip - using behaviors to improve debugging

Jun 18 2018 0

Refurbishing a ZX Spectrum 16K (Part 2)

All the parts required to finish refurbishing the ZX Spectrum 48K (upgraded from a 16K model) have been delivered, so time to start working on the unit again.

To complete this unit I will be performing the following tasks

Jun 17 2018 0

how to convert iso to vdi virtual box image

how to convert iso to vdi virtual box image

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