Pete Brown's Blog (POKE 53280,0)
Pete Brown writes on a variety of topics from XAML with the Windows Runtime (WinRT), .NET programming using C#, WPF, Silverlight, XNA, and Windows Phone, Microcontroller programming with .NET Microframework, .NET Gadgeteer and even plain old C, to raising two children in the suburbs of Maryland, woodworking, CNC and generally "making physical stuff". Oh, and Pete loves retro technology, especially Commodore (C64 and C128). If the content interests you, please subscribe using the subscription link to the right of every page.
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Commodore
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, Arduino,
AVR and other MCUs, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics
Studio, Electronics, General Maker stuff, and more. If you have
something interesting you've done or have run across, or you blog
regularly on the topics included here, please send me the URL and
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Published
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
Tagged:
Commodore, Gadgets, geek, c64, Netduino, Electronics, Gadgeteer, 3d-Printing, MakerRoundup, Maker, AVR, Arduino |
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, Arduino,
AVR and other MCUs, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics
Studio, Electronics, General Maker stuff, and more. If you have
something interesting you've done or have run across, or you blog
regularly on the topics included here, please send me the URL and
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Published
Monday, July 23, 2012 |
Tagged:
Commodore, Synthesizer, c64, Netduino, Micro+Framework, Robotics, Electronics, Gadgeteer, MakerRoundup, Arduino |
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, Arduino,
AVR and other MCUs, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics
Studio, Electronics, General Maker stuff, and more. If you have
something interesting you've done or have run across, or you blog
regularly on the topics included here, please send me the URL and
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Published
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 |
Tagged:
.NET, Commodore, c64, Netduino, Micro+Framework, Electronics, Gadgeteer, GHI-FEZ, MakerRoundup, Maker |
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, Arduino,
AVR and other MCUs, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics
Studio, Electronics, General Maker stuff, and more. If you have
something interesting you've done or have run across, or you blog
regularly on the topics included here, please send me the URL and
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Published
Wednesday, June 06, 2012 |
Tagged:
Commodore, c64, Netduino, Micro+Framework, Robotics, Gadgeteer, MakerRoundup, Maker, MCU, Arduino |
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, Arduino,
AVR and other MCUs, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics
Studio, Electronics, General Maker stuff, and more. If you have
something interesting you've done or have run across, or you blog
regularly on the topics included here, please send me the URL and
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Published
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 |
Tagged:
CNC, Commodore, Synthesizer, Hardware, c64, Netduino, Micro+Framework, Electronics, Kinect, 3d-Printing, MakerRoundup, Maker |
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, Arduino,
AVR and other MCUs, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics
Studio, Electronics, General Maker stuff, and more. If you have
something interesting you've done or have run across, or you blog
regularly on the topics included here, please send me the URL and
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Published
Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
Tagged:
.NET, CNC, Commodore, Synthesizer, c64, Netduino, Electronics, Gadgeteer, GHI-FEZ, 3d-Printing, MakerRoundup, Maker, Arduino |
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Jack Tramiel, the founder of Commodore International, and father
of such beloved computers as the PET, VIC-20, C64, C128 and others,
passed away this weekend at the age of 83.
According to many of the books I've read, Jack was often
considered a tough guy to work with, as he drove his employees and
the rest of the industry, relentlessly. Some say he even used
unfair tactics to get wha...
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, Arduino,
AVR and other MCUs, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics
Studio, Electronics, General Maker stuff, and more. If you have
something interesting you've done or have run across, or you blog
regularly on the topics included here, please send me the URL and
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Published
Sunday, April 01, 2012 |
Tagged:
.NET, Commodore, c64, Netduino, Micro+Framework, Robotics, Electronics, Gadgeteer, MakerRoundup, Maker, Arduino |
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For those of you in the US, today is Pi day : 3/14. For those
countries that would call this 14-3, bear with me, as you don't
get any pi pfftth :)
The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, Arduino,
AVR and other MCUs, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics
Studio, Electronics, General Maker st...
Published
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 |
Tagged:
.NET, CNC, Commodore, Synthesizer, c64, Netduino, Electronics, Gadgeteer, 3d-Printing, MakerRoundup, Maker, Arduino, PIC |
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Over the past year or so, I've really gotten interested in
alternative processors. It started as simple .NET Micro Framework
devices and them moved to C++ directly on Micro Controllers, and is
now expanding to include those interesting processors that sit in
between the bests that run our desktops and the tiny ones that run
hobby boards.
Most processor discussions these days are aroun...
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, Arduino,
AVR and other MCUs, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics
Studio, Electronics, General Maker stuff, and more. If you have
something interesting you've done or have run across, or you blog
regularly on the topics included here, please send me the URL and
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Published
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 |
Tagged:
Commodore, c64, Netduino, Micro+Framework, Robotics, Electronics, Gadgeteer, 3d-Printing, MakerRoundup, Maker, MCU, Arduino |
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Late last week, I cracked open the Commodore 64 emulator
code once again, in preparation to post it. However, I had to
have a change made to the source control on CodePlex, so I had a
few days to make some changes. So far, it's shaping up quite
nicely:
I went back to the latest version of the Frodo C64
emulator source code and decided to port some of their changes
over to this ve...
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, CNC, 3d
Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics Studio, Electronics, General
Maker stuff, and more. If you have something interesting you've
done or have run across, or you blog regularly on the topics
included here, please send me the URL and brief description via the
con...
Published
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 |
Tagged:
.NET, Commodore, Visual-Studio, Synthesizer, geek, c64, Robotics, Electronics, MakerRoundup, Maker, AVR, Arduino |
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, CNC, 3d
Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics Studio, Electronics, General
Maker stuff, and more. If you have something interesting you've
done or have run across, or you blog regularly on the topics
included here, please send me the URL and brief description via
thecont...
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, CNC, 3d
Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics Studio, Electronics, General
Maker stuff, and more. If you have something interesting you've
done or have run across, or you blog regularly on the topics
included here, please send me the URL and brief description via the
con...
Published
Monday, November 07, 2011 |
Tagged:
Commodore, Micro+Framework, Robotics, Gadgeteer, Robotics-Studio, MakerRoundup, Maker, AVR, MCU, Arduino, PIC |
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I enjoy playing with synthesizers, and I adore my C64. What
could be better than putting them together? Putting them together
yourself from a kit :)
A while back, I ordered a Sammich SID kit. I didn't have time to
complete it at the time, so it sat on the shelf. The stopping point
was when I put a transistor in backwards and had to order a
replacement and desolder the original. I orde...
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makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, CNC, 3d
Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics Studio, Electronics, General
Maker stuff, and more. If you have something interesting you've
done or have run across, or you blog regularly on the topics
included here, please send me the URL and brief description via the
con...
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, CNC, 3d
Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics Studio, Electronics, General
Maker stuff, and more. If you have something interesting you've
done or have run across, or you blog regularly on the topics
included here, please send me the URL and brief description via the
con...
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The Windows Client Developer Roundup aggregates information of
interest to Windows Client Developers, including WPF, Silverlight, Visual
C++, XNA, Expression Blend, Surface, Windows
7, Windows
Phone, Visual Studio, WCF RIA Services, Netduino and the .NET Micro
Framework and more. Sometimes I even include a little jQuery and
HTML5. If you have something interesting you've done or have ru...
Published
Monday, August 01, 2011 |
Tagged:
Silverlight, Commodore, XNA, Synthesis, WindowsClient, WindowsClientRoundup, Windows-Phone, c64, Netduino, Micro+Framework, Robotics |
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Last month, I got to sit down and record a great interview with
Carl and Richard of .NET Rocks. I had a great time chatting with
them about everything from Silverlight and WPF to the Commodore 64
to the .NET Micro Framework, MIDI and manufacturing your own
circuit board.
Carl and Richard talk to Pete Brown from Microsoft about the
cool things he's working on, including building a Co...
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The Windows Client Developer Roundup aggregates information of
interest to Windows Client Developers, including WPF, Silverlight, Visual
C++, XNA, Expression Blend, Surface, Windows
7, Windows
Phone, Visual Studio, WCF RIA Services, Netduino and the .NET Micro
Framework and more. Sometimes I even include a little jQuery and
HTML5. If you have something interesting you've done or have ru...
Published
Sunday, June 19, 2011 |
Tagged:
.NET, WPF, Silverlight, Commodore, XNA, WindowsClient, WindowsClientRoundup, Windows-Phone, c64, Kinect |
