Gah! So the prototype worked, and all the signals on the new PCB are doing what they're supposed to. But it ain't working.
Must be a timing thing.
Don't mind me. Just grumbling out loud.
New article on Machina Speculatrix (Medium sub required). Battling RTC chips
https://medium.com/machina-speculatrix/getting-to-grips-with-real-time-clocks-4a69aa8cee3f

I can tell my spelling sometimes has issues when even spellcheck can’t correctly guess what I tried.
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Forget AI, the new buzzword in computing is "quantum".
Remember to update you CVs!
https://lite.cnn.com/2025/11/12/tech/quantum-computing-ibm-microsoft-google
USB Hub and Flash Drives
https://dapj.org/blog/usb-hub-and-flash-drives
USB pen drives, Thumb Drives, Flash drives are now available in USB 2 and USB 3 Versions. USB Hubs are also in two versions. Use USB 3 Hub for the newer USB 3 Flash Drives. Make sure you Plug the Hub into a Blue USB 3 post of your Computer. Use USB Tree View Freeware to crosscheck your connections.
USB Device Tree Viewer
https://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtreeview_e.html
UsbTreeView is based on USBView in the Windows Driver Dev Kits.
@acb @ajsadauskas I found this video on YouTube talking about the Dick Smith Wizzard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riKkhmYBkcQ
It is a rebadged VTech Creativision under the hood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTech_CreatiVision
Interestingly, the chiclet keyboard is removable on the Wizzard/Creativision and it can be used (or sold) as games console without the keyboard.
The Dick Smith VZ200 and VZ300 are a rebadged VTech Laser 210 and 310, with a couple of modifications (the VZ200 had 8K RAM, the 200 just 4K): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTech_Laser_200
And a video on the VZ300, including its history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EvRcHnhG9k
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