Finally finished building my new test rig!
Hopefully get the rest of the test gear setup again and start fixing some boards.
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Site Security Update
With some changes to the website planned over the coming weeks, it has become necessary to improve the security a little. So, with the assistance of an SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt the site has now moved across to HTTPS at long last. Hopefully I have configured everything properly and it won’t end up by…
Shop – Tariffs for USA
ByadminThe post office have now made adjustments to allow shipping to the USA once again. Any items now sent to the USA will have a 10% tariff surcharge added, along with a slight increase in postage (as the Royal Mail charge an extra 50 pence for paying the tariff on your behalf) At least I…
Monitor Information
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Atari Tetris – patching out SLAPSTIC
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Shop – Shipping to USA
ByadminIt seems that some of the multitude of changes in policy within the USA have meant that the British postal service will no longer accept packages destined for that part of the world. So, until this situation has been resolved, I can no longer send anything from the shop to the United States of America!