Throwback to 4 years ago, when I ran into this snake during hiking.
It wasn't amused about the amount of people crossing it's way, on the other hand, sunbathing on a hiking trail wasn't it's wisest decision. #hiking#wandern#alps
Ticked off one from the bucket list yesterday: Gleirsch canyon, carved out by one of the earliest tributaries of the Isar river, both with an incredibly beautiful turquoise water color. The canyon itself is one of the wildest & Tolkienesque I've ever been too, higher up parts then offering amazing views of the epic Karwendel main range... ❤️
View from the south to the Vercors plateau, Drôme, France. In the middle ground you can see the curved 'barre tithonique' (solid limestone of Upper Jurassic age). Behind that is the Lower Cretaceous limestone of the Glandasse (2041 m), which forms the edge of the Vercors plateau. #geology#fridayfold#foldfriday#france#alps
Photographer Matej Mlakar: ‘Vršič Pass is a high mountain crossing across the Julian #Alps in north-western #Slovenia. It is the highest pass in Slovenia, as well as the highest in the eastern Julian Alps. One of those peaks is Prednje Robičje (1,941 metres or 6,368ft high), where this image was taken’
Pictures from last night's evening/sunset hike to a 400m tall waterfall at the end of the valley, celebrating several family events/milestones/anniversaries... Felt like we had the whole valley to ourselves (...and the birdies, and hares and bambies on the way)
You probably know the #photos already - but I added a bit of a text as well. Btw do you think it could be more text? I always fear that a lot of text isn't ready anyways and ppl probably prefer videos.
(I mean - I also like videos with good voice and no text.. why shouldn't you do as well)
After getting the #Commodore#C64 and #C128 running again, the next device to repair is the #C1571.
It had #corrosion and #rust on the main board and the power supply is beyond repairworthiness. I'd replace the latter with a #meanwell RD-35 with 5 and 12 volt output.
One #diode was rusty, a few traces needed #cleaning and five #resistor looked bad. Hope the black hybrid chip is still okay.
Sadly, the lower read head seems to be broken, my work might've been in vain. #floppydrive#retrocomputer
At least my three #Commodore 1541-II drives are fine. They read my floppies and pass the tests. One of them even shows perfect #alignment scores.
I'll leave the 1571 alone for now, until I find a replacement or other solution.
Next, I still have a VC-1541 to repair. It had a bit of rust, too. Also, an #ALPS drive this time. #retrocomputer#1541ii#1541#VC1541
Some progress with the #Commodore#VC1541 - I added the reset bodge, socketed a few logic chips, and turned it on.
At first, the drive was spinning constantly, but all the logic signals looked fine, including the reset signal.
I then swapped the 6502 from a working 1541-II, and it worked again.
Now, I have a few mechanical issues. An inserted #floppy is thrown out again most times, and the tray doesn't latch in closed position easily. #retrocomputing#Alps#floppydrive#repair