Author Archives: M. Eric Carr

How To Use A Digital Multimeter (DMM)

Posted on 2013-02-01 by M. Eric Carr

Digital Multimeters (DMMs) are one of the basic tools for working with electronic circuits. Here’s how to use one for basic measurements. Continue reading →

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Short And Sweet

Posted on 2013-01-10 by M. Eric Carr

Paleotechnologist.Net now has a new, short alias: pt0.us. Continue reading →

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BMP file format

Posted on 2013-01-02 by M. Eric Carr

It’s often useful to be able to produce an image file as output from a program. Bitmap (.BMP) is one of the easiest formats to write. Here’s how to output 24-bit .BMP files from your data. Continue reading →

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Novus 4525

Posted on 2012-12-24 by M. Eric Carr

A thrift-store find turns out to be a state-of-the-art calculator, circa 1975… Continue reading →

Posted in Digital, Nostalgia, Reviews, Toys | 1 Comment