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Can we please add a "Software | Archiving" section under the main Software section? https://tinkerdifferent.com/forums/software-operating-systems.147/ Myself and a few others would like to add some how-to articles but there isn't a proper place to put such things now, and the sub-groups there...

This is simply amazing, well done! 👏 I see the list of future machines on the website, is the goal to try and support the same systems as the TechStep does (or beyond?). Something like this would be super helpful for Color Classics, LC 550/575, etc. (If possible for such machines).

I came across this old Apple Service article about Apple Tape Backup drives, I'm adding it here as it mentions some third party tools that are compatible with the drive that I wouldn't have known about otherwise.

Yes, I think this makes sense and leaves open the possibility to increase (if needed) in the future.

Excellent! Thank you so much for your efforts, this is wonderful! 🎉 That's good to know about the LCD way in, my LCD didn't want to be removed properly, so I assumed other units were just as picky. I've never had to solder the v3.3 pin, but I guess if your adapter supports it, it won't cause...

Excellent! 🎉 I recently did a live stream (start at the 22 minute mark in this video) where I took apart the device and soldered on three small cables to communicate with it via a UART serial adapter (I'm using an Arduino nano as one) to dump the firmware. Take a look and see if that's...

Upgrading the firmware only requires an SD card. However, new "2025" serial numbered units may not be compatible. Can you share the serial number of your unit? Via the sticker located at the bottom of the model, that'll help ensure compatibility and reduce the risk of updating incompatible firmware.

If anyone gets a new unit with potentially new firmware within the US, and you don't mind shipping it, I’d be more than happy to solder serial cables to it and dump the firmware and send it back. I'm also trying to figure out if there's a way to trigger the command line interface from the SD...

Thanks for the great post! Damn, I was afraid of a new revision popping up... I just opened my K3124148BK00221 unit and dumped the firmware. It seems to be nearly identical (except for a minor change) as @MHreels posted (SN: H2324148BK...). The only difference is on the very first address...

Oh interesting! Let us know @JKCalhoun if this works for you, if so, this may be a new model "D" variant. Also, I finally opened the replacement unit I got in January, the serial number is: K3124148bk00221 I can dump this to see if it's a "newer" version too.

Thanks! I’ll try a new 3D printed mount - thankfully the issue went away after zooming in and out a few times.

Hello @0dan0, FYI I encountered this interesting glitch after I was zooming in and out of the frame, and it is persistent after power cycling. Notice how the top section has a hard line. It's like it's repeating a section or cutting out a section. I haven't updated the FW in a while, so maybe...

Thanks for posting that! Perhaps my call to action in my video persuaded some lurkers to inspect the code... 😅 You should totally record a screen recording of you explaining your work or something similar and post it. Even though I'm not a programmer I'd watch that! It also reminds me, I...

Hi, thanks for the kind words. Hm, the revision C firmware. There is a small chance some of the firmware files are mixed up on my end due to them all having the same file name. Please report back after trying various versions of A or C.

Hello everyone, As I mentioned earlier, we'll be moving over to a new thread which has an improved summary page to help folks get started more easily with their Kodak Reels adventures. Please feel free to join us there to continue conversations. This existing thread will remain, but new...