https://gekk.info/blog/main/What Have I Wasted Time On This WeekThu, 04 Apr 2019 19:45:00 -0700https://gekk.info/blog/main/installing-caldera-openlinux-13-on-qemu.htmlCollected notes and process on installing an ancient Linux for no good reasongravislizardWed, 03 Apr 2019 13:07:00 -0700tag:gekk.info,2019-04-03:/blog/main/installing-caldera-openlinux-13-on-qemu.htmlretrocomputinglinuxhttps://gekk.info/blog/main/pc-to-apple-ii-joystick-adapter.htmlAdapting a PC joystick to the Apple IIc / IIgs is trivial if you have some basic components. Here are plans for doing so.gravislizardTue, 02 Apr 2019 21:15:00 -0700tag:gekk.info,2019-04-02:/blog/main/pc-to-apple-ii-joystick-adapter.htmlretrocomputinghttps://gekk.info/blog/main/2019-03-18-09-53.htmlI drew several pictures in the Apple II app "Digital Paintbrush"gravislizardMon, 18 Mar 2019 09:53:00 -0700tag:gekk.info,2019-03-18:/blog/main/2019-03-18-09-53.htmlarthttps://gekk.info/blog/main/nutswad-death-distribution.htmlgravislizardThu, 13 Dec 2018 16:53:00 -0800tag:gekk.info,2018-12-13:/blog/main/nutswad-death-distribution.htmlvideogamesdoomhttps://gekk.info/blog/main/nuking-the-devil-infinity-times-in-nutswad.htmlI combined two of the most ridiculous mods I could find for Doom and transcended the physical plane, but by the time I reached heaven, the journey had drained my longing to touch God's face.gravislizardThu, 13 Dec 2018 10:36:00 -0800tag:gekk.info,2018-12-13:/blog/main/nuking-the-devil-infinity-times-in-nutswad.htmldoomvideogameshttps://gekk.info/blog/main/the-corsair-void-pro-wireless-is-a-piece-of-shit-probably-buy-it-or-wireless-pc-headset-buying-guide-incomplete.htmlI just bought these new headphones, I hate them to death, you should consider them. IGN 7.8/10gravislizardFri, 10 Aug 2018 22:50:00 -0700tag:gekk.info,2018-08-10:/blog/main/the-corsair-void-pro-wireless-is-a-piece-of-shit-probably-buy-it-or-wireless-pc-headset-buying-guide-incomplete.htmlhttps://gekk.info/blog/main/2018-08-06-08-13.htmlgravislizardMon, 06 Aug 2018 08:13:00 -0700tag:gekk.info,2018-08-06:/blog/main/2018-08-06-08-13.htmlc64koalapainterhttps://gekk.info/blog/main/building-a-c64-power-supply.htmlC64 power supplies are way too expensive and if you have a couple particular skills you can just build your own.gravislizardSat, 04 Aug 2018 12:08:00 -0700tag:gekk.info,2018-08-04:/blog/main/building-a-c64-power-supply.htmlc64retrocomputingelectronicshttps://gekk.info/blog/main/the-ibm-jx.htmlApparently when the PCjr was still A Thing IBM tried to break into the Japanese market with something called the PC-JX. gravislizardFri, 03 Aug 2018 11:08:00 -0700tag:gekk.info,2018-08-03:/blog/main/the-ibm-jx.htmlretrocomputingibmiwantithttps://gekk.info/blog/main/2018-08-03-08-08.htmlgravislizardFri, 03 Aug 2018 08:08:00 -0700tag:gekk.info,2018-08-03:/blog/main/2018-08-03-08-08.htmlc64artkoalapadhttps://gekk.info/blog/main/making-the-fd-505-floppy-drive-work.htmlI recently had the devil of a time trying to get a 5.25" floppy drive to work in my late-model Pentium 3 Dell, so here's some notes on That.gravislizardThu, 02 Aug 2018 14:08:00 -0700tag:gekk.info,2018-08-02:/blog/main/making-the-fd-505-floppy-drive-work.htmlfloppiesmsdospchttps://gekk.info/blog/main/how-this-blog-works.htmlI rolled this blog from scratch because all the available options are hot garbage. I am proud of it and I want to tell you how much it sucks.gravislizardThu, 02 Aug 2018 09:08:00 -0700tag:gekk.info,2018-08-02:/blog/main/how-this-blog-works.htmlmetahttps://gekk.info/blog/main/koala-pad.htmlA week or so ago I was on eBay and stumbled across a thing called a Koala Pad. I had seen and heard of these before - it's basically a graphics tablet from 1983 that came out for damn near every home computer platform. I had seen them for the C64 and Apple II, but this one caught my eye.gravislizardWed, 01 Aug 2018 20:08:00 -0700tag:gekk.info,2018-08-01:/blog/main/koala-pad.htmlkoalapadc64pcmsdosretrocomputingarthttps://gekk.info/blog/main/intro.htmlThis is my blog, about whatevergravislizardWed, 01 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0700tag:gekk.info,2018-08-01:/blog/main/intro.htmlabout