Bleugh
@woodyatt.bsky.social
Tinkerer, waaaay too many half finished projects!
More TheA500 mini Amiga development happenings!!
The caps lock LED on the latest (and now Final) PCB works!
The only thing left to develop is the keycap colours! Software is pretty much done, im only feature creeping at this point
The caps lock LED on the latest (and now Final) PCB works!
The only thing left to develop is the keycap colours! Software is pretty much done, im only feature creeping at this point
December 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
More TheA500 mini Amiga development happenings!!
The caps lock LED on the latest (and now Final) PCB works!
The only thing left to develop is the keycap colours! Software is pretty much done, im only feature creeping at this point
The caps lock LED on the latest (and now Final) PCB works!
The only thing left to develop is the keycap colours! Software is pretty much done, im only feature creeping at this point
Been a while!.....Next step, getting those colours correct!
December 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Been a while!.....Next step, getting those colours correct!
@mangledpixel.bsky.social
Can you reach out!...Need advice on colours - we last chatted on Twitter / X
Can you reach out!...Need advice on colours - we last chatted on Twitter / X
December 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
@mangledpixel.bsky.social
Can you reach out!...Need advice on colours - we last chatted on Twitter / X
Can you reach out!...Need advice on colours - we last chatted on Twitter / X
The @specnext.com Third Kickstarter for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next went over $5 MILLION Australian Dollars.. If someone loves retro gaming, BASIC programming, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, + more, this machine is an amazing addition . kck.st/3Iz5LDP Less than 3 days to get in on the action!
ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3
The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next: the evolution of the Speccy computer, now expanded into the world of the Sinclair QL, C64 and... More!
kck.st
August 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The @specnext.com Third Kickstarter for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next went over $5 MILLION Australian Dollars.. If someone loves retro gaming, BASIC programming, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, + more, this machine is an amazing addition . kck.st/3Iz5LDP Less than 3 days to get in on the action!
Wow, the ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter is going gangbusters since they decided to HAVE A SPECTRUM RUN COMMODORE 64 STUFF!! - Yep, Speccy wins the 8 bit wars, ner, ner Ner -
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
August 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Wow, the ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter is going gangbusters since they decided to HAVE A SPECTRUM RUN COMMODORE 64 STUFF!! - Yep, Speccy wins the 8 bit wars, ner, ner Ner -
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
Some Amiga stuff!
Keybaord’s looking great :-)
Matching mini floppy drive making a little progress also!
Keybaord’s looking great :-)
Matching mini floppy drive making a little progress also!
January 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Some Amiga stuff!
Keybaord’s looking great :-)
Matching mini floppy drive making a little progress also!
Keybaord’s looking great :-)
Matching mini floppy drive making a little progress also!
iteration number fifty four....it'll fit, it's gotta fit :-P Gonna print off this bad boy later today, AGAIN..... 0.2mm may not seem much, but that's the difference between repeatedly successful prints and failure for this particular project
January 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
iteration number fifty four....it'll fit, it's gotta fit :-P Gonna print off this bad boy later today, AGAIN..... 0.2mm may not seem much, but that's the difference between repeatedly successful prints and failure for this particular project
Getting rather tight inside the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Mini case for the Xberry Pi.
Tolerances are superb! An original Next coloured insert fits perfectly!
Tolerances are superb! An original Next coloured insert fits perfectly!
January 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Getting rather tight inside the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Mini case for the Xberry Pi.
Tolerances are superb! An original Next coloured insert fits perfectly!
Tolerances are superb! An original Next coloured insert fits perfectly!
Woooo! That’s a wrap on the 3D printed C64 Mini keycaps design.….
Gotta finalise the PCB next!
Gotta finalise the PCB next!
January 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Woooo! That’s a wrap on the 3D printed C64 Mini keycaps design.….
Gotta finalise the PCB next!
Gotta finalise the PCB next!
Found one from last week for the C64 mini! Another on the printer now :-)
January 7, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Found one from last week for the C64 mini! Another on the printer now :-)
Day six thousand eight hundred and seventy two of re-printing and iterating 50% scale PETSCII Commodore 64 mini keycaps!!
Adjusting layer heights, exposure times and bed positioning to ensure each 9mm square key looks lovely!
Adjusting layer heights, exposure times and bed positioning to ensure each 9mm square key looks lovely!
January 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Day six thousand eight hundred and seventy two of re-printing and iterating 50% scale PETSCII Commodore 64 mini keycaps!!
Adjusting layer heights, exposure times and bed positioning to ensure each 9mm square key looks lovely!
Adjusting layer heights, exposure times and bed positioning to ensure each 9mm square key looks lovely!
Who likes keycaps! Tiny Keycaps!
December 21, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Who likes keycaps! Tiny Keycaps!
Can’t get one of The Spectrum’s here in Oz right now, so, o designed this Commodore 64 in 3 minutes
November 29, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Can’t get one of The Spectrum’s here in Oz right now, so, o designed this Commodore 64 in 3 minutes
Any Sam Coupe fans out there?
May make a mini one!
May make a mini one!
November 29, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Any Sam Coupe fans out there?
May make a mini one!
May make a mini one!
Chocolatey brown!
TheA500 mini keycaps for the mini Amiga in Commodore 64 brown :-p
TheA500 mini keycaps for the mini Amiga in Commodore 64 brown :-p
November 25, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Chocolatey brown!
TheA500 mini keycaps for the mini Amiga in Commodore 64 brown :-p
TheA500 mini keycaps for the mini Amiga in Commodore 64 brown :-p
Bouncing many ideas around…
TheA500 mini Amiga is proving somewhat difficult to keyboardify awesomely.
Mediocrely, it’s good to go….id rather not though…
TheA500 mini Amiga is proving somewhat difficult to keyboardify awesomely.
Mediocrely, it’s good to go….id rather not though…
November 22, 2024 at 6:18 AM
Bouncing many ideas around…
TheA500 mini Amiga is proving somewhat difficult to keyboardify awesomely.
Mediocrely, it’s good to go….id rather not though…
TheA500 mini Amiga is proving somewhat difficult to keyboardify awesomely.
Mediocrely, it’s good to go….id rather not though…
Blimey!
It’s alive!
20 minutes of blasting various bits with 270 degrees of hot air seems to have done the trick for now!
Suspect it was a dry joint / poor solder attachment under one of the BGA’s…
It’s alive!
20 minutes of blasting various bits with 270 degrees of hot air seems to have done the trick for now!
Suspect it was a dry joint / poor solder attachment under one of the BGA’s…
November 17, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Blimey!
It’s alive!
20 minutes of blasting various bits with 270 degrees of hot air seems to have done the trick for now!
Suspect it was a dry joint / poor solder attachment under one of the BGA’s…
It’s alive!
20 minutes of blasting various bits with 270 degrees of hot air seems to have done the trick for now!
Suspect it was a dry joint / poor solder attachment under one of the BGA’s…
When life gives you crashing laptops, find a hot air rework station, dig out some foil, IPA and a cup of tea …
It’s Borked anyway so what’s there to lose!
It’s Borked anyway so what’s there to lose!
November 16, 2024 at 8:00 AM
When life gives you crashing laptops, find a hot air rework station, dig out some foil, IPA and a cup of tea …
It’s Borked anyway so what’s there to lose!
It’s Borked anyway so what’s there to lose!
Working on so much 8 bit hardware, my laptop’s crashing just like they used to!
November 16, 2024 at 2:56 AM
Working on so much 8 bit hardware, my laptop’s crashing just like they used to!
MoAr TheC64 mini keyboard kit ‘stuff’…
Now with surface mount switches, more accurate keycaps and pin sharp, hand drawn lettering!
This is as close to a real shrunken c64 as you’re gonna get!
…after a load of tweaking!
Now with surface mount switches, more accurate keycaps and pin sharp, hand drawn lettering!
This is as close to a real shrunken c64 as you’re gonna get!
…after a load of tweaking!
November 14, 2024 at 7:33 AM
MoAr TheC64 mini keyboard kit ‘stuff’…
Now with surface mount switches, more accurate keycaps and pin sharp, hand drawn lettering!
This is as close to a real shrunken c64 as you’re gonna get!
…after a load of tweaking!
Now with surface mount switches, more accurate keycaps and pin sharp, hand drawn lettering!
This is as close to a real shrunken c64 as you’re gonna get!
…after a load of tweaking!
Whassup!
Who likes super tiny mini Commodore 64 keyboards?
Who likes super tiny mini Commodore 64 keyboards?
November 13, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Whassup!
Who likes super tiny mini Commodore 64 keyboards?
Who likes super tiny mini Commodore 64 keyboards?