Smiling Savage Kiosk #1
A list of related, tangental, inspirational, or completely random links shared from this week's browser history
Music
One way to publish an album — https://www.tunecore.com
Nice walk through of how to set up Logic Pro to make voices sound better in a podcast. I’ve applied these to use next time — https://ryanfreeman.com/pages/podcast-presets
This week’s earworm: True Seekers by Sleigh Bells — https://music.apple.com/us/album/true-seekers/1575621666?i=1575621682
Computing
This project is inspiring! — https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/this-22-year-old-builds-chips-in-his-parents-garage
Here’s an option for replacing an old spinning hard drive in a classic Mac. I might need this — https://bluescsi.com
I’ve got a hazy idea for an RS232 to USB project. I still need to define my goals but this is interesting to see — https://gglabs.us/node/2105
The classic Macintosh celebrated its 38th birthday this week. Here’s one way to celebrate:
Or, here’s a great example of how to use a classic Macintosh case as a basis for other projects:
This looks like a fun, modern interpretation of the Commodore 64. Gotta love the $666 pricing — https://mega65.org
This is handy and I confirm it works well — https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/atari800macx-version-6-0-has-been-released-adding-support-for-apple-silicon
This has been added to my list of things to try — https://fujinet.online
…and here’s someone having fun with it — https://www.auvik.com/franklyit/blog/atari-800-online/
Gaming
This got added to my my reading list — https://www.amazon.com/Break-Out-Launched-Gaming-Revolution/dp/0764353225
I love the cross-project synergy of Sarah Jane Avory, author and coder — https://sarahjaneavory.itch.io/briley-witch-chronicles/devlog/336854/omg-over-1000-sold-bwc-v108-released
Here’s a look at Sarah Jane’s tools. It’s always great to see how people do their work — https://sarahjaneavory.wordpress.com/2019/07/04/how-to-code-the-sarah-jane-way/
Pulp has been a fun introduction to the forthcoming Playdate. I can’t wait to see what people make — https://play.date/pulp/