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Apple Macintosh LC 475 System Setup Demo

Nix McRetro // 5th October 2012 // Apple, Repairs
Apple Macintosh LC 475 System Setup Demo
The video above is an overview of getting my LC 475 back into a usable software state after the clean system installation. It’s partly a demonstration and partly documentation for my future self so I can remember which files and tools I used. Hopefully it will be useful to someone... Continue reading

Sega Mega-CD II Fuse Repair and Sol-Feace Test

Nix McRetro // 29th September 2012 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube
Sega Mega-CD II Fuse Repair and Sol-Feace Test
Here’s Sol-Feace running on my repaired Sega Mega-CD II. This machine had been dead because its F301 fuse had failed. Sega’s Mega-CD II service documentation identifies F301 as a 2.5 A PICO II fuse. Replacing the fuse brought this particular unit back to life. As always, a dead Mega-CD II... Continue reading

IBM PS/2 Model 30 8086 Disassembly

Nix McRetro // 24th September 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs
IBM PS/2 Model 30 8086 Disassembly
Forgot I uploaded this giant video… This IBM PS/2 Model 30 sure was a fun beast to disassemble and reassemble. Despite wearing the PS/2 badge, this original 8086-based Model 30 is a little unusual within the family because it uses an 8-bit ISA expansion bus rather than Micro Channel. The... Continue reading

The Apple Macintosh LC 475

Nix McRetro // 23rd September 2012 // Apple, Repairs
The Apple Macintosh LC 475
Finally got around to installing a clean system on the LC 475 I picked up a few weeks ago. I’ve recorded some video of the installation process. The hard drive sounds as though it is preparing to shatter into several thousand pieces, but for now it is still working. The... Continue reading
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