McRetro.net

IBM PS/2 Model 30 8086 Sound, Video and CPU Upgrades

Nix McRetro // 25th October 2012 // IBM PC, YouTube

Easiest to start with the CPU Upgrade I suppose… Popped in a V30 8MHz chip and 8087-2 co-processor. Ran it through some basic benchmarks and it is a fair deal better than the vanilla 8086-2 (8MHz) CPU that was installed. I really didn’t expect to see that much of a... Continue reading

Osborne 486 Windows 95 Installation Demo

Nix McRetro // 24th October 2012 // IBM PC, YouTube

Finally got the above video together and shows Windows 95 installed. CD-ROM works most of the time, looks like I need to find original discs as it doesn’t really like reading any burnt discs and tends to lock up the system. My TDK Gold 80 minute discs tend to work... Continue reading

Osborne 486 MBR Virus Infection

Nix McRetro // 23rd October 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs

Looks like I am not the only one who has a virus at the moment. Trusty old Osborne got the MBR of the hard drive infected with a virus from the Sound Blaster 16 install disks I installed earlier to get sound / CD-ROM functionality. It was only discovered after... Continue reading

Osborne 486 5.25" Floppy Drive Addition

Nix McRetro // 22nd October 2012 // Apple, IBM PC, YouTube

The floppy drive that now powers this unit was taken from the Wyse 286 desktop I had a quick peek at earlier. It’s no longer mine though as someone else wanted it. All I really needed was the 5.25” floppy drive. It’s sad when eBay sellers flog you junk drives... Continue reading

Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 Laser Replacement

Nix McRetro // 22nd October 2012 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

A simple repair for the Aiwa, at least compared to some of the other issues it has been having. Replacing the Sony KSS-210B laser assembly inside the CD unit is what the above video is all about. Overall it is a slightly different design to the Mega CD 2 units... Continue reading