Linux Jedi
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Andrew Hutchings is a Developer Advocate and Systems Software Engineer specializing in Open Source Linux based software. He worked on many popular Open Source projects over various roles including OpenStack, Drizzle, and MySQL. Known to many as LinuxJedi.
Linux Jedi
1w ago
Since the June Amiga Expo, I have been developing some new Amiga related products. I challenged myself to launch four of these throughout September. I managed to achieve this, so I figured I should talk about what I have launched. ZonKEY I had a request from a friend to develop a replacement keyboard controller for ..read more
Linux Jedi
1M ago
I’ve had several customer machines on my bench lately, there is one in particular I think is worthy of a blog post because the repair was weird. The motherboard This one is a reproduction Amiga 500 Plus called a Rämixx 500. The layout is like an Amiga 500+, but it has a few minor enhancements ..read more
Linux Jedi
2M ago
Over the past few weeks, I’ve learned far more than I initially wanted to about the Dell Latitude XP series. I originally purchased a Latitude XP 450C (a 486 DX2 50MHz with a passive matrix display) and ended up making a 4100T (486 DX4 100MHz with a TFT display). This is the journey. The models ..read more
Linux Jedi
2M ago
Earlier this month was the Kickstart Amiga Expo, and my Amiga business, Retro Supplies, had a stand there. I had pre-planned to take in several Amiga motherboards to repair and recap whilst there, and among them was a special Amiga 4000 motherboard. Special because it belongs to Mike Dailly of DMA Design fame. It also ..read more
Linux Jedi
2M ago
On my repair list have been two motherboards from Retro32. An Amiga 600 and Amiga 1200. The Amiga 600 repair was simple, and not worth a blog post, but the Amiga 1200 has had so many weird issues, it is definitely worthy of talking about. The Amiga 600 The Amiga 600’s main symptom was that ..read more
Linux Jedi
3M ago
I have a lot of customer repairs in right now, and most are awaiting new parts (mostly SMD PLCC sockets, as I have run out). In the meantime, I bought a faulty Amiga 600 motherboard, which Karl Dyson (Retro32) pointed me to. It was available for a very low price. Let’s see if I can ..read more
Linux Jedi
3M ago
Last weekend I was at the second Kickstart Amiga Expo, where I had a table under my “Retro Supplies” brand, and I was helped out by my amazing wife. I debuted some new things at this expo, so I figured I should talk about them for everyone else here. The Expo I don’t have many ..read more
Linux Jedi
4M ago
I was at the Norwich Games Festival last week, along with six of Amigas and a BBC Master 128 with Valiant Turtle. Whilst I was there, OMTG Retro handed me his Amiga 1000 and asked if I could fix it for him, it wouldn’t boot. So, I had a look into it. The fault The ..read more
Linux Jedi
4M ago
In my previous blog post, I showed how to make a new, high-spec power supply for Amiga 500 / 600 / 1200 computers. Now I want to do some testing and there are a few improvements that can be made. Let’s get to it! Voltage Tweaking Whilst the primary voltage coming out of the power ..read more
Linux Jedi
4M ago
A lot of people use Meanwell power supplies as the replacements for the poor quality ones that came with the Amiga. Typically, the 50W variants such as the RPT-60B are used because it fits nicely inside an original Amiga power supply. I wanted to see if I could use a 75W PSU for heavily upgraded ..read more