A4 Keyboard

The A4Tech keyboard has just the right dimensions and all keys are as big as a normal sized keyboard. And the special function keys on the left top are also supported by Ubuntu.
15 Euro is a good bargain for the space saving keyboard.

Ballast@Plan-F

In between programming and debugging some time is left for doing some real work.
The ballast job is a relaxing one but triggers a "Ghost Train" event in Rocrail.
I hope to green it soon.

Ubuntu 10 64-Bit

Plan-F has been run for almost a year now on a Mac Mini and the time has come for a change.
The xPC with a 64 Bit processor and a fast SSD is mastering the job very well.

I'm not saying farewell to Mac OSX, but the Mini was a little slow. Further development for the Mac OS X takes place on my Mac Book.

The keyboard is a little too big for the Trolley and will be replaced with a small notebook like one.

NS Motorpost mP3000

Last week I bought at Marktplaats.nl a HAMO Märklin Motorpost.
Märklin is the only mainstream Manufacturer who build this locomotive for the Dutch market. The two rail DC version is not easy to get, but this one is in very good condition.
Item# 8309 manufactured in 1989 only.

Peter is optimizing the engine and decoder to get it running as smooth as possible. It also get ball-bearings on the anchor axis.

Plan-f "Split"

The new Split module is growing and misses only the Servo controller and some end PCB's for fixating the rails.
By using this new module in the Plan-F layout some new possibilities are available:

• Fiddle Yard parallel to the main line.
• Adding the "Zandkreek" and Turntable module.

andRoc

The Android based Rocrail client, is highly accepted and appreciated.
The navigation is not 'round' and will be improved in the next weeks.

I put a lot of effort in this new client the last two month and am content with the result. The aim is to control a layout with only this client which is reached from my point of view.