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The Oasis BBS<p>Veritas C64 Game Preview Delivers Historical Intrigue<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VeritasC64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeritasC64</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Arok2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arok2025</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCC</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/IndieGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieGame</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PixelArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PixelArt</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SIDmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SIDmusic</span></a><br><a href="https://theoasisbbs.com/veritas-c64-game-preview-delivers-historical-intrigue/?feed_id=4419&amp;_unique_id=687f8d0903df6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theoasisbbs.com/veritas-c64-ga</span><span class="invisible">me-preview-delivers-historical-intrigue/?feed_id=4419&amp;_unique_id=687f8d0903df6</span></a></p>
C.<p>But we can simplify this.</p><p>I'm not putting finished effects into standalone metal <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/boxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boxes</span></a> at this point; I'm <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/experimenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>experimenting</span></a>, not producing a product. So I have a simple <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/modular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modular</span></a> system I cooked up to connect arbitrary effects <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/experiments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>experiments</span></a> together. One of the things it does is handle the power-supply stuff, so each effect board doesn't need to do any of that. It just receives a nice 0V and buffered <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Vcc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vcc</span></a> (9V) it can rely on, along with a buffered 4.5V to use as a <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a> voltage when AC coupling <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/signals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signals</span></a>, since this is a single-supply system.</p><p>So we can chop out all the power stuff from the schematic, which fills basically a ninth of the image - divide it into 3 rows and 3 columns, like the Brady Bunch intro, and the left-middle square is basically the power section.</p><p>But there's a bigger chunk we can strip out. Boss (and many other) pedals of the era frequently used "soft switching" to enable / disable the effect while playing. If you go back in time, real physical <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/switches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>switches</span></a> were used, so the signal was actually totally disconnected from the effects circuitry when in the "off" position. This is called "true <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/bypass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bypass</span></a>", as opposed to the soft switching.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Soft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soft</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/switching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>switching</span></a> involves having two signal paths through the effect. One applies the characteristic effect, and the other basically just buffers the signal and bypasses the rest of the effect stuff. This is implemented with transistors and latches.</p><p>2/x</p>
Deutsches Forschungsnetz (DFN)<p>🎉 Willkommener Besuch aus Dresden: Diese Woche war das Team des Videoconference &amp; Collaboration Centers <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCC</span></a> an der <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@tudresden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tudresden</span></a></span> zu Gast beim <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DFN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DFN</span></a> in Berlin. <br>Im Zentrum des Treffens standen der Austausch über aktuelle &amp; zukünftige Arbeitsschwerpunkte sowie die Zukunft kollaborativer Technologien. Wir freuen uns auf viele weitere Jahre der erfolgreichen Zusammenarbeit! 🫶 </p><p>Informationen zum VCC gibt es unter: <br>👉 <a href="https://tu-dresden.de/zih/vcc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tu-dresden.de/zih/vcc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DFNCONF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DFNCONF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Videokonferenzen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Videokonferenzen</span></a></p>
Deutsches Forschungsnetz (DFN)<p>✨ VCC erweitert Fokus: Mehr als Videokonferenzen</p><p>👥 Das Kompetenzzentrum für Videokonferenzdienste heißt ab sofort „Videoconference &amp; Collaboration Center“. Neben bewährten Videokonferenzlösungen fokussiert sich das VCC ab Januar 2025 auch auf innovative Technologien im Bereich Collaboration Services.</p><p>👉 Mehr Infos: <a href="https://tu-dresden.de/zih/vcc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tu-dresden.de/zih/vcc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DFN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DFN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Collaboration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collaboration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Videoconference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Videoconference</span></a></p>
Deutsches Forschungsnetz (DFN)<p>💻 Der 27. Workshop Videokonferenzen im Wissenschaftsnetz vergangene Woche war wieder einmal großartig!🤩 Organisiert wurde er – Achtung 🥁 – vom künftigen „Videoconference &amp; Collaboration Center (VCC)“. Das <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DFN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DFN</span></a> -Projekt „Kompetenzzentrum für Videokonferenzdienste“ wird umbenannt. Nur das etablierte Akronym <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCC</span></a> bleibt.<br>💐 Herzlichen Dank für die fantastische Orga, liebes VCC-Team!😊 <br>👉 Hier gehts zum Workshop-Bericht + Link auf die Folien: <a href="https://www.dfn.de/erfolgreicher-27-workshop-videokonferenzen-im-wissenschaftsnetz/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dfn.de/erfolgreicher-27-worksh</span><span class="invisible">op-videokonferenzen-im-wissenschaftsnetz/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@tudresden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tudresden</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@SLUBDresden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SLUBDresden</span></a></span></p>
Deutsches Forschungsnetz (DFN)<p>📢 Auf die Plätze, fertig, los! Die Online-Schulungsreihe des Kompetenzzentrums für <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Videokonferenzdienste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Videokonferenzdienste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCC</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@tudresden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tudresden</span></a></span> startet ab 11. Juni in die nächste Runde – mit Themen rund um audiovisuelle Angebote in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DFNconf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DFNconf</span></a> Hier geht’s zur Anmeldung 👉 <a href="https://www.dfn.de/event/online-schulungsreihe-videokonferenzen-juni/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dfn.de/event/online-schulungsr</span><span class="invisible">eihe-videokonferenzen-juni/</span></a></p>