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On another list I am on, someone pointed out this handy little guide on how to solder, written in a one-page "comic book" format. I thought others might find it useful, though I have a few extra points to add.

Great news! A reader by the handle of Enif, on the Eletro-Tech (new window) forums, apparently has solved not only the pinout, but also the I2C protocol/command set it uses to read the buttons and write to the display...

A few months back I purchased this board to go with my collection of Altair 8800 items; I don't know much about this board, other than it is a bare (no components installed) 6502 processor board for the Altair 8800 system. It was made by CCS (California Computer Systems) in 1979.

I recently purchased a couple of these control panels from a local surplus vendor (Apache Reclamation and Electronics), and I am trying to find out how to interface to them, preferably with my Arduino. From what I have been able to discover, they are control panels for two particular Lexmark laser printers, the T612 and the T622...

A few weeks ago I purchased used (and in pretty rough condition) an Energy Concepts, Inc. (new window) model # 20500B Digital Solid-State Power Supply, from my favorite local electronics junkyard, Apache Reclamation and Electronics...