Assembler Games was a large part of my online presence in the 2010s and had a great bunch of people to converse with about retro hardware. For the history of Assembler Games, you can check out this archived link – … Continue reading
Author: Shane McRetro
Spur Legged Phasmid (Didymuria violescens) Found!
This little guy was found climbing around an Officeworks A-frame sign.
Seemed to be in good condition, no … Continue reading
Sakura Wars (2019) Live Streams
I have nothing but praise for the Sakura Wars franchise. I may have only played the original Sakura Wars (1996) on … Continue reading
Cyberpunk 2077 – The 2022 Update
Well it’s been a year, to the day. There’s been a few patches issued and the game has progressed from from 1.06 to the … Continue reading
2022: Year of the Dial-up Modem
Here’s my relatively new, old modem. The Avtek MegaPlus V.32bis Modem – Model CD950. We have an initial power up … Continue reading
Teenage Engineering OP-1 Demo Track
I will not lie when I said that I had guitar lessons as a young child. I followed my love of the guitar as a … Continue reading
Shane McRetro’s Christmas Video 2021
The end of the year has arrived and I’m in isolation waiting for a work colleague to return a negative PCR test for COVID-19. The … Continue reading
Retrobright vs. Banksia Modem
Lots of people I know like retrobright. I’ve never really liked it, seems too much hassle for too little return. Above is a before shot of the modem. Note at this stage the modem had some extensive accidental damage … Continue reading
Let’s Encrypt Certbot Domain Listing Order
Honestly, I didn’t realise this, but it turns out the first domain listed when running Certbot becomes the main domain on your ssl certificate. By rejiggering the order I was able to have mcretro.net displayed proudly.
sudo certbot --apache… Continue reading
Multimeter, MiSTer and GeoCities
This video dates back to mid-July 2021. We were in the middle of a pandemic – the delta strain. Just today I was … Continue reading
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