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My new keyboard is nearly as old as I am!

In this exciting episode of Veronica Explains, I share my most recent vintage computing find, an actual factual IBM Model M keyboard!

This keyboard - an IBM Model M 1390131 to be precise - is a legend for excellent feel and longevity- this one is from 1986 and feels (and sounds) like a dream.

It's not just show-and-tell in today's episode, though- I'll be going into how I got it set up with my modern USB-only computer using a Soarer's Computer- an excellent adapter which lets me remap keys, program macros, and other fun stuff.

It's super neat and I hope you enjoy it!

Links referenced in the video:

eBay store where I bought the converter: https://www.ebay.com/str/barcodemaverick Very helpful website which explains how the Soarer's Converter works: https://sharktastica.co.uk/guides/soarers_1 Geekhack with Soarer: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=17458.0 GeekHack wiki bolt mod: https://wiki.geekhack.org/index.php?title=Modifications:IBM_Model_M:Nut_and_Bolt_Mod Sharktastica.co.uk, an awesome keyboard website PJRC's Teensy adapter: https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy.html PJRC's HID Listen: https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/hid_listen.html Adafruit pinout for AT connector: https://learn.adafruit.com/convert-your-model-m-keyboard-to-bluetooth-with-bluefruit-ez-key-hid/code

Commands:

Packages needed for Linux users: Fedora: sudo dnf install libstdc++.i686 libusb-compat-0.1.i686 Ubuntu: sudo apt install libusb-1.1-4:i386

Soarer's Converter tools format: First, create a binary with ./scas [layout file] [target binary] Second, flash the binary with ./scwr [binary created with scas]

Chapters:

00:00 Introducing my Model M 00:46 History of the Model M 04:34 Price and comparison with Unicomp 05:54 How'd I get my Model M? 09:48 Cleanup Montage 11:12 Why use a Soarer's Converter? 14:41 Remapping keys with the Soarer's Converter 21:06 Is the Soarer's Converter worth it? 22:32 Ask Veronica

#retro #retrocomputing #keyboard

That's right! Now your Commodore 64 can surf the web! Well, kinda.

In today's video, I go over two ways to get the venerable Commodore 64 online. The C64 is one of my favorite retro machines, and I hope you enjoy this trip down (a slightly modernized) memory lane.

Here's a few links to the tools I referenced in today's video, and other things which might be helpful! ⚡ C64 PSU I use: https://www.c64psu.com 📶 Wi-Fi modem: https://retrorewind.ca/c64-wifi-modem 🟧 64nic+: http://www.go4retro.com/products/64nic/ 🖥️ CCGMS Download: https://commodore.software/downloads/download/59-ccgms/15582-ccgms-2021 📌 Particles BBS website: http://particles.org ℹ️ Helpful blog post on troubleshooting the 64nic+: https://color64.com/dialing-out-two-options-for-getting-your-commodore-online/ 🐸 Frogfind and 📰 68k.news - heavily optimized sites with retro computers in mind: http://frogfind.com and http://68k.news (courtesy of the fantastic @Action Retro) ⏩ My favorite Fastloader - the "Epyx Fastload Reloaded" from The Future Was 8-Bit: https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/shop/commodore/eflr.html 🎮 Evan Amos' book, "The Game Console" (he took many great photos of game systems and put them into the public domain): https://nostarch.com/game-console-20 🚧 Items I 3d printed for this episode:

• Pi1541 case: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4611954
• 64nic+ case: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2909991

Commodore BASIC commands used during the making of this video: LOAD"*",8 - load the first thing (or last opened file during current session) on the Commodore floppy drive RUN - runs the program it just loaded LOAD"$",8 - load the list of files from the Commodore floppy drive LIST - actually list out the list-of-files loaded with the previous command "Esoteric command" that renames the file: OPEN 1,8,15,"R:NETCONF.PRG= NETCONF.PRG":CLOSE 1 LOAD"SETMAC",8 - sets the mac address for your device in Contiki LOAD"CONTIKI",8 - loads the CONTIKI program itself

If you'd like to help support the channel, the best way is to join the Patreon! https://patreon.com/veronicaexplains. And thank you!

Chapters:

00:00 Intro 01:03 What is a Commodore 64? 03:55 "Online" in the 1980s 06:25 Modern modem options for retro computers 07:15 The C64 Wi-Fi Modem from Retro Rewind! 13:47 Contiki and the 64nic+ 18:42 Credit to those keeping retro alive 19:48 Ask Veronica

#retro #retrocomputing #commodore

Ever want to know a little about sudo, the Linux/Unix command to elevate user privileges?

Well, finally, here's a little video for you! This is the first installment in my new series, "Lil' Linux Lessons"! These bite-sized videos are designed to be short introductions to a complex topic for Linux beginners.

And if you want to help me make more Linux content: 🪙 https://patreon.com/VeronicaExplains 👕 https://vkc.sh/merch

Chapters:

00:00 - What is "root" anyway? 01:34 - Introducing sudo! 02:23 - How to use sudo 03:28 - A bit of advanced sudo concepts 04:34 - Sudo Summary

Remmina is a fantastic tool to connect to a remote computer over the network. In this video, I'll show you how to connect to a remote computer using Remmina, via the RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and VNC (Virtual Network Computing) protocols. You can even share a folder and a clipboard between your machine and the remote device. It's super neat!

Helpful links: Remmina on Flathub: https://www.flathub.org/apps/details/org.remmina.Remmina Evan Amos's book, "The Game Console 2.0" (I used his photo of the NES): https://nostarch.com/game-console-20

Originally uploaded to YouTube: November 28, 2021.

On this episode of Veronica Explains, I explain the absolute basics of hypervisors generally, KVM specifically, and virt-manager graphically.

Distro-specific KVM instructions referenced in the video:

Fedora: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/getting-started-with-virtualization/ Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation

In today's episode, I talk about why I just quit my job as a system administrator and COBOL developer.

It's OK to be ready for change.

If you want to help me make that change, please join me on Patreon or Ko-Fi. Members get a weekly newsletter, occasional member-only livestreams, and other ways to connect with a positive community.

https://patreon.com/VeronicaExplains https://ko-fi.com/VeronicaExplains

Also, I used a picture of Miss Frizzle from Magic School Bus, which is owned by Scholastic. I also used a photo of Bill Nye that was posted on his website. Neither endorsed this video nor were consulted.

Chapters: 0:00 I quit 0:43 Career background 1:35 Realizations 3:53 Is COBOL OK? 4:46 What's next for the channel?

#career #technology #linux