Please boost for #retrocomputing crowd...
1. A while ago, I remember seeing the 8048 firmware for the IBM Model F keyboard posted online. I can no longer seem to find it. Does anyone have a copy of it?
2. Additionally, I recall that with the copy I had, there was no context to how it was read out. Is there a debug/test mode on 8048 that lets you read out the firmware, similar to NCR 6500/1 (the Amiga keyboard controller, which has a few documented ways to read the mask ROM)?
Greetings everybody! I just put the finishing touches on my latest video. The topic this time around, is on this quirky new high-level language I've been developing. It's appreciably longer than my normal videos as it is a consolidation of many months of work. If you are interested in this sort of thing, please check it out. Enjoy!
My #FOSDEM talk recording from today is already public! Check it out in case you missed the talk (or didn't get into the room because it was packed full)
https://video.fosdem.org/2026/ub4132/ZNAAZX-mainline_kernel_for_fairphones_-_2026_update.mp4
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/ZNAAZX-mainline_kernel_for_fairphones_-_2026_update/
A nice article by SonicState covering my recent little program that could, OPL3 Snooper, cool!
https://sonicstate.com/news/2026/01/09/snooping-inside-video-game-music/
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