Recent content by wottle

Finally got the Logitech M185 in and did some tweaking of my design. It took a few tries but I was able to get it to fit. Still tweaking the right mouse button but should have it ironed out soon (sometimes it seems to get hung up on something). Overall, though, it works well. The two...

I believe it is 3x the original vertical 360 pixels tall, which would be 1080. And 2x wide which would be 1440 (rectangularn” pixels are weird) I spent some time tinkering trying to get it to output 1024 x 768. Shockingly, with no experience programming FPGAs, I was able to get it to display...

I've got some software changes I want to try to make on the LisaFPGA, but it is apparently quite involved trying to compile the software for the FPGA itself, and seems to be something not possible (or at least not possible reliably) on a Mac. I tried an old Lenovo laptop but it was not up to...

I think making a pivoting floppy is going to exceed my cad skills for a very long time, sadly. TinkerCad is sort of like glueing together pre-made shapes with the ability to carve out one shape from another. For example, to bevel the edges of my case I posted, I created a second set of...

Ah, that's correct. I had to send in my old cut cable for him to re-use the connector. Would it be possible to remove the board connector and try to solder on a modern connector. Would likely require bodge wires and maybe some drilling. Or, maybe for a less destructive option you could...

OK, decided to graduate from TinkerCad into OpenSCAD for trying to model the Lisa Mini case with display. All of this is still based on the assumption that we can get a 9.7" 4:3 screen to work. I just don't see the reason for using a 16:9 1080p LCD for this project when it will just have black...

OK, I spent some time cleaning up my files and getting them ready for others. I also created a couple of variants. For example, the one I printed has the Lisa and Apple logos, which I will include in the zip file here, but I didn't include in my Thingiverse upload. Not sure if it would get...

Now that I'm looking at it, I kind of wish I had rotated it to look like the right side of the Lisa . I could have rotated the text on the buttons, but the problem would be that the ESFloppy screen would be turned sideways. I'll probably leave it as it for now. Now I need to figure out how to...

Ok, got it printed in platinum PLA. Certainly doesn’t match the original, but I think it does the Lisa look justice. I need to clean up and organize my files, which are currently optimized for printing in 4 main parts, plus the pull switch on the side. Also, I want to make a version that...

Yeah, that was how I envisioned it. Worst case it’s four screws undone and you have access to all the switches to make adjustments. Newrly done with the design. Tweaking the power switch plunger design to make it have less play. Ran out of white filament so had to switch to black. I will...

Ok, added a little character to the case. The Apple / Lisa logo didn’t work out as I’d hoped. I was trying to use PETG as a support for the PLA (they aren’t supposed to stick together, so support removal should be much easier, /!: I thought using black against the white would make it easier to...

I tested some of the components in the degauss circuit and everything tested OK. The solder joints on the pins to the coil look good. The PTC thermistor tested ok, and the coil seemed ok. Maybe it is just weak and I need to power cycle it. It's apart for a deep clean, retrobright, and...

I've got some tweaking to do on some of the parts, but I'm pretty pleased for the first full print. The seam line, while pretty good, isn't quite as smooth as I'd like - will try to adjust the overlap to allow it to be fully flush. I'll also try to add some vintage apple inspired styling to...

Floppy disk vertical? Disks pop out like a toaster? Aside from the concerns over dust (we could put a flip cover to protect it when not in use, I think the idea would be awesome. The problem is still the display. I started making progress on my standalone case for the LisaFPGA... It's...

So, probably not the best idea, but wanted to see if it was a magnetization issue, so I took some magnets and moved it around by the screen and the dark spots definitely shift and move. Unfortunately, they are now worse than they were before. I assume that means it is likely an issue that...