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Sega TeraDrive XTIDE Upgrade for the BIOS Flash Chip

Nix McRetro // 27th February 2013 // Hacks, Sega

Sega TeraDrive XTIDE Upgrade for the BIOS Flash Chip

Well I’ll be moving up from a 28C64 to a roomy 28C256. Currently I have an Amtel AT28C648 installed. I’ll be bumping both cards from the 8KiB up to the larger 32KiB chips. Why the change? I discovered by XTIDE BIOS may have been custom configured at some point and... Continue reading

Micomsoft XRGB-mini Framemeister Arrival

Nix McRetro // 18th February 2013 // Gaming, Hacks

Received my XRGB-mini Framemeister today and had no cable to connect it… So I had to hack up some other random cable I had and… it worked, switched a bunch of pins around and it gave me lovely RGB video. I could not believe how clear the video was. I’ll... Continue reading

Disk on Modules and the XTIDE BIOS on the Sega TeraDrive

Nix McRetro // 17th February 2013 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Disk on Modules and the XTIDE BIOS on the Sega TeraDrive

So many types of disk on modules, so little time. Found this here while searching. Some CF cards and microdrives do not work properly with IBM 5150/5160 when using XTIDE rev 1 or rev 2. Some of the symptoms are improperly displayed drive name on boot menu or the drive... Continue reading

Accolade Code Monkeys Dev Cart for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis

Nix McRetro // 15th February 2013 // Devkit, Gaming, Sega

This development cartridge seems to have been used by The Code Monkeys and is Accolade made. Lots of epoxy all over the chips to make it hard to repair / reverse engineer. Certainly is a pain, but it may have been like that also to prevent damage. A few of... Continue reading

Sega Mega-CD Development Unit Disassembly

Nix McRetro // 11th February 2013 // Sega

The Sega Mega-CD Development Unit MCD01/0174 also known as Cross Products SNASM Mega-CD is our next target to be disassembled and photographed.This is one beefed up devkit. I’ll probably finish the photographing a little late this month or early next. Keep an eye out on the photo gallery for more... Continue reading