Windell H. Oskay joins us to discuss his fantastic Open Circuits book, his work at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, and even shows off his gigantic house(?) cat!
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Table of contents:
0:00 - Open Circuits
* At Amazon: https://amzn.to/3OdvWkk (Pat's affiliate link!)
* At No Starch Press: https://nostarch.com/open-circuits (printed book comes with free ebook)
* https://opencircuitsbook.com/
1:24 - Windell tells us about Open Circuits
2:12 - Windell runs a company called EvilMadScientist
* https://shop.evilmadscientist.com/
3:30 - Open Circuits needed to be interesting for both experts and novices
5:40 - Jeremy is excited about the glossary!
6:47 - Jargon can be important
9:45 - Often the active component is a tiny piece of the entire package
11:52 - Open Circuits is a fantastic coffee-table book
12:58 - Windell tells us about focus stacking lots of macro photos
17:38 - How do you clean fuzzies off of miniscule parts before photographing?!
21:09 - Is the Open Circuits book selling well?! OF COURSE IT IS!
23:17 - Where did you get the idea for this book?
25:41 - The Open Circuits book is jam packed with amazing photos!
27:12 - How long did it take to go from idea to publishing?
29:15 - Are you ready to work on another book?
30:24 - Coffee break!
32:38 - The MOnSter6502
* https://monster6502.com/
37:26 - The MOnSter6502 opens up the black box that is the 6502
38:40 - Windell says we can simulate a 6502 CPU in our web browser!
* http://www.visual6502.org/JSSim/index.html
39:04 - You need more than just a 6502 to make it do anything cool
41:33 - It is possible to plug the MOnSter6502 in place of a real 6502 CPU!
42:48 - Will EvilMadScientist.com sell MOnSter6502 boards?!
44:36 - When did EvilMadScientist start? Do you have a physical location?
46:10 - AxiDraw pen plotters!
47:20 - Meeting Windell's cats!
49:16 - Giant Arduino!
50:10 - Washing machine shenanigans!
54:17 - Pat broke his coffee grinder, and he ordered a new one
56:40 - cold coffee can dot com is not even available!
57:05 - Pat wants to know about Windell's coffee making gear!
* Rancilio Rocky grinder
* Quick Mill Silvano espresso machine
59:57 - Where can we find Windell Oskay?!
1:01:11 - Where can we find Pat?
1:01:55 - Why does Pat just keep going all by himself!
* All alone Pat!
* Where is friend?!
Open Circuits book review: TBA
Windell H. Oskay:
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories: https://www.evilmadscientist.com/
Open Circuits book: https://opencircuitsbook.com/
MOnSter 6502: https://monster6502.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EMSL
Pat Regan:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/
Website: https://blog.patshead.com/
Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/
Jeremy Cook:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook
Tindie Store: jcdevices.com
Open Circuits book review: TBA
Windell H. Oskay:
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories: https://www.evilmadscientist.com/
Open Circuits book: https://opencircuitsbook.com/
MOnSter 6502: https://monster6502.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EMSL
Pat Regan:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/
Website: https://blog.patshead.com/
Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/
Jeremy Cook:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook
Tindie Store: jcdevices.com
