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General Electric Model 4665 AM/FM Radio - Part 1: Overview

Nix McRetro // 7th October 2022 // Repairs, YouTube

There always needs to be a starting point. And this is where we are starting. An overview of the General Electric Model 4665 AM/FM Electronic Digital Clock Radio. Neat things about this radio is that it has a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) for the clock section. VFD has always been... Continue reading

Caps The Game: Sonic The Hedgehog

Nix McRetro // 1st October 2022 // IBM PC, News, Sega

A fair amount of these are originals from the mid-90s when I picked them up at the local newsagent. I’ll be rescanning and optimising them onto my Sonic the Hedgehog website in the near future. These caps were the Australian variant. Josh and I collected these as I fondly remember... Continue reading

Stray and Every Day Life

Nix McRetro // 28th September 2022 // Gaming, Sony, YouTube

Recently, there’s been more tumbleweeds than posts. I’ve moved house. That took a lot out of me. The old landlords had decided to sell. I’d be understating it if I said that it was annoying losing your home every so often, but I get it - money is nice. Heck,... Continue reading

Netcomm Roadster II 56 Ultra (AM5693) Serial Modem Unboxing and Disassembly

Nix McRetro // 17th July 2022 // IBM PC, YouTube

This is my favourite modem so far. Is it the breakneck speeds it can provide? Is it the blue translucent case? Is it the Conexant chipset? Maybe it’s all of the above! In this video I have unbox an AM5693 and compare the internals to that of an AM5690. Some... Continue reading

Fever in 2022!

Nix McRetro // 4th July 2022 // Linux, News

It was late Wednesday afternoon, I was at work. It was boring. Sniff, sniff. Allergies? Hopefully. Fast forward 24 hours. Fever! I was under attack by a foreign body. Temperature peaked at 39.5°C at which point I ruled out allergy as a reason and stayed home from work. It’s around... Continue reading