The Amp Hour

Our first in-person show

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN0E1HvFS1U

Chris and Dave record from the same room! Weird!

  • There will be a Sydney meetup, on Tuesday April 11th at 6 pm. More details here. You can also RSVP via meetup.com.
  • Chris will be doing a meetup in Melbourne on Tuesday the 18th, with details to follow. He also may get to tour the Syncrotron as Dave did a few years back.
  • Another sci-fi book recommendation, Chris just finished the first book of The Expanse (which is also a show now)
  • They were ordering pizzas via computers all the way back in the 70s!
  • Dave has played with voice chips in the past, like the SP256AL2.
  • The Octavo chip is the main package on the BeagleBone these days. Someone made a version that fits inside the small version of the altoid mint tin.
  • Microchip used to be called General Instruments.
  • Potato Semiconductor sells super fast 74 series chips.
  • Chris wrote about Continuous Integration in hardware.
  • There was a really good post about the depth of the Hardware Development Process.
  • Sandsquid is no more.
  • Dave needs to restock his microcurrent, but each time is re-figuring out the order process.
  • Amazon now has FPGA instances available via AWS.
  • If you're looking to learn FPGA stuff, we recommend things like the Arty board, the Papilio or the Xess boards.
  • Chris was amazed by the tenacity of Pete during this talk about building a VNA.
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