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Wyse 2112-40 286 Revival Project

Nix McRetro // 21st November 2012 // Hacks, IBM PC, Repairs

This machine was originally earmarked to be stripped for parts. Then curiosity got the better of me. Instead, I spent the last couple of days getting the thing back into a workable state. The Wyse 2112 is built around a 12.5 MHz 80286. This particular machine has a 40 MB... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 2 with XTIDE Card Demo

Nix McRetro // 18th November 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

This is the quick wrap-up of all the other TeraDrive XTIDE videos, so you don’t have to sit through eight hours of me discovering the same thing the slow way. Mission accomplished! Above is XTIDE Universal BIOS 2.0.0 Beta 1 running the XT build and giving me the boot menu... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 with XTIDE Installed

Nix McRetro // 18th November 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

I cloned the BIOS configuration across my two XTIDE cards, so it probably shouldn’t have been a surprise that the second one worked. Still, I wasn’t sure how the Model 3 would behave with its original-style hard drive arrangement still installed. It behaved perfectly. Like a gentleman and a scholar.... Continue reading

Miscellaneous ISA and PCI Cards

Nix McRetro // 18th November 2012 // IBM PC, YouTube

A welcome break from all the TeraDrive posts I’ve been putting up over the past few days. However, there are just far too many cards… Sure, I picked them all up pretty cheaply, but now I need to sift through everything and work out which cards are actually useful to... Continue reading

XTIDE Settings for the Sega TeraDrive

Nix McRetro // 18th November 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Here is a video of the XTIDE settings that seem to be best for the Sega TeraDrive. Please note I have used a slightly less than current version 2.0.0b1 instead of 2.0.0b2. As long as it works I do not feel the urge to upgrade just yet… Maybe once it... Continue reading