Kian Ryan

This site is now hosted on Mythic Beasts, away from GitHub Static Page hosting.

Terence Eden posted a collection of websites that post in both HTML and plain text, a nice clutter free way of consuming content.

Lucie (from MNT) has found a better way to run PrusaSlicer on the Pocket Reform with full GL rather than using GL ES.

As alluded to on the Now page, after my RTA in 2022, the sporting side of my life slowed down.

I host an almost regular text and graphic adventure stream over on Twitch, where we stream from a range of home computers - 8 bit machines such as the ZX Spectrum and the C64 through to 16 bit machines such as the Atari ST (my preferred platform for Infoc…

Similar to less popular handheld of the era, the Gameboy, the Psion used a proprietary cartridge format for distributing commercial software.

Shortly after the write-up for the Psion Series 5, I picked up a Psion 3a from a fellow collector through a retro group.

I get asked for recommendations for practice soldering kits.

A couple of years ago, I was in an incident that reduced the strength in my left shoulder.

Back in the early part of last year, my first frustrated attempts at connecting my Psions to the RC2014 Z80 kit computer ultimately led to building the Sidecar, a small, battery powered Linux computer designed for serial use.

TLDR; you can convert Series 5 Word documents to Text, HTML5 or Markdown using this online service.

Carting your precious RC2014 isn’t always practical.

Happy New Year.

TLDR; I’ve released the first version of my rogue-like game - “In The Dark” for CP/M, DOS and modern systems.

Back in t’day (drops 20p in t’swear jar), before the advent of the Internet as we know it in its current form, computers talked to each other using BBS software and terminal programs.

I’d like you to meet “Bowie”, our newest RC2014, with a focus on “Sound and Vision”.

Creating the PiRS232 and playing with the Pi over serial has been leading towards an idea - I wanted to create a small, battery powered device, a sidecar that I could carry with my Psion and use as portable Linux terminal.

Sponsored Post: - PCBWay (pronounced PCBWaaaaaaaayyyyyy), reached out and asked if I had any 3d printing projects they could help with.

I’ve been using the RC2014 as a a CP/M development machine, especially while developing a cross-platform Rogue-like game.

Like a lot of kids in the late 80s, I found a GameBoy under my Christmas tree.