Removing an EPROM from a Sega Prototype / Test Cartridge
So I was thinking, why not? What a fun video it turned out to be!
Drilling Region-Switch Holes in a Sega Mega Drive 2
Some sock puppetry is also in this video. See if you can spot it!
VL400C-I 486 Motherboard Failure
Here I try to get an old VL400C-I 486 motherboard going. So much hope. Two other 486 boards had already been scrapped, and I had pinned my hopes on this one finally giving me somewhere useful to install the growing pile of ISA cards. No such success was found.
Microdrives: Revenge of the Microdrives
The Microdrives are back. More attempts at getting the 4 GB drives working through the PCD-60B in the Apple LC 475.
Apple Macintosh LC 475: 256 MB PCMCIA Flash Card Test
Another round of experiments with the PCD-60B SCSI card reader in the LC 475. The SD-card adapter still isn’t cooperating, and the Microdrives have not exactly covered themselves in glory either.
Stone Age Gamer Deluxe Mega EverDrive Serial 123
A quick look at my Stone Age Gamer Deluxe Mega EverDrive, serial number 123. This post is mostly about the packaging and presentation rather than another full hardware demonstration, but the cartridge itself is one of the early Mega EverDrive units from the period.
Sega Saturn Sophia and VA0 Parts Compatibility Test
A member of the ASSEMblergames forums asked whether I could try some of the Sophia hardware in an ordinary retail VA0 Saturn.
Sega TeraDrive Scanliner Demo with 15 kHz / 31 kHz RGB
Scanlines make the world go round.
My Fifteen Minutes Starts Now!
Without further delay, hurry over to ChimeraRevo to enjoy my first appearance there, and hopefully not the last. For anyone who doesn’t speak Italian, Google Translate may be useful.
Apple Macintosh LC 475 Modifications Overview
Here’s an overview of where the LC 475 project has ended up after the last few weeks of modifications. This started as a fairly ordinary 25 MHz 68LC040 pizza-box Macintosh.
Apple Macintosh LC 475 Online with PDS Ethernet
The old LC 475 is officially internet ready.
Apple Macintosh LC 475: 4 GB Hitachi Microdrive Testing
A friend loaned me some 4 GB Hitachi Microdrives to try in the LC 475.