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Hackintosh Rebuild ASRock 775Dual-915GL Overview

Nix McRetro // 9th January 2013 // Apple, Hacks, IBM PC

We take a trip down memory lane to my first Hackintosh motherboard, the ASRock 775Dual-915GL. Powered by a beefy Celeron single core CPU, it ran circles around all the PowerPC G4 and G5 technology of the day. The original I built was made back in late 2005 / early 2006.... Continue reading

Scanliner Demo on Sega TeraDrive with 15KHz Converter

Nix McRetro // 9th January 2013 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

Scanlines make the world go round. This was a good test as I got a chance to test out my new VGA scanliner from here. Not only did I get to test that though, for the very first time I got to see Mega Drive mode on the Sega TeraDrives.... Continue reading

My Fifteen Minutes Starts Now!

Nix McRetro // 7th January 2013 // Gaming, YouTube

Without further delay, hurry over to chimerarevo.com to enjoy the first of (hopefully) many reviews! For those who are from a non-Italian speaking background, you might need Google Translate. It was all possible to one of my good YouTube friends (You are all my friends, don’t worry!) MasterControl90. Be sure... Continue reading

Apple Macintosh LC 475 Modifications Overview

Nix McRetro // 5th January 2013 // Apple, YouTube

Here’s an overview of all the different modifications that have been done to my Apple LC 475. Now I just need to load it full of games and we’ll be away. Go team AppleTalk! Continue reading

Apple Macintosh LC 475 Tantalum Capacitor Replacement

Nix McRetro // 4th January 2013 // Apple, Repairs, YouTube

Here’s the process of removing and installing the tantalum capacitors. They sure are a pretty good fit. I’ve used case size D instead of case size C. Size C will work just as good, however, the higher you derate the larger the package size gets it seems. First power on... Continue reading