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Episode 4: MiSTer tour, dual RAM install and some NES games.

We start by disassembling a MiSTer FGPA retro console, installing a second RAM module, reassembling and testing it. Then I give a tour of its features, and finish by booting up the NES core and playing some games - Gauntlet II, Home Alone 1, Home Alone 2, Karnov

Homepage: https://www.joyofnerding.com

Corrections:

  1. I say that the board is fabricated by Intel. This is incorrect. It’s made by Terasic. The FPGA is an Altera part, and Altera was owned by Intel, until 2024 (I did not know that it was no longer owned by Intel until I looked it up when writing up this note).

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Episode 3: Dragon Crest, Part 3

Putting a nice coat of silver on the Dragon Crest model spaceship.

Homepage: https://www.joyofnerding.com

Discussed in this video:

Outpost Origins Vehicle Kit: https://dragons.rest/products/outpost-origins-vehicle-kit

Grex Tritum.TS Airbrush: https://www.grexusa.com/grexairbrush/products.php5?id=Tritium.TS

Grex TK-7 - 0.7mm needle for above: https://www.grexusa.com/grexairbrush/products.php5?id=TK-7

Badger Paint Mixer: https://www.amazon.com/Badger-Air-Brush-Co-121-Paint/dp/B000BROV02

Paint filter / strainer: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XMPWKLN/

Audiobook recommendation - Masters of Doom: https://www.audible.com/pd/Masters-of-Doom-Audiobook/B008K8BQG6

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Episode 2: Dragon Crest, Part 2

Timelapse of printing the Dragon Crest model kit, finishing priming it, painting it black.

Homepage: https://www.joyofnerding.com

Discussed in this video:

Outpost Origins Vehicle Kit: https://dragons.rest/products/outpost-origins-vehicle-kit

Grex Tritum.TS Airbrush: https://www.grexusa.com/grexairbrush/products.php5?id=Tritium.TS

Grex TK-7 - 0.7mm needle for above: https://www.grexusa.com/grexairbrush/products.php5?id=TK-7

Badger Paint Mixer: https://www.amazon.com/Badger-Air-Brush-Co-121-Paint/dp/B000BROV02

Paint filter / strainer: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XMPWKLN/

The Princess Bride: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/

Audiobook recommendation - Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution: https://www.audible.com/pd/Hackers-Heroes-of-the-Computer-Revolution-Audiobook/B017RUZC4E

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