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Sega TeraDrive Model 2 and Model 3 Storage Tests

Nix McRetro // 11th June 2012 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

First up, the TeraDrive Model 3 getting a hard drive installed and running. Very happy with this. Model 3 back together Above is the Model 3 reassembled, complete with a working hard-drive activity LED. I also noticed that the floppy-drive rail in the Model 2 has screw holes that physically... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 Hard Drive Replacement

Nix McRetro // 9th June 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 Hard Drive Replacement

It worked and it worked! I can’t really complain about that. Picked up 3x IBM WDL-330P drives for the TeraDrive Model 3 of mine that didn’t have a hard drive and they all work well. The drives had 3, 8 and 12 bad sectors between them. Not too bad for... Continue reading

Long Weekends and Nintendo Famicoms

Nix McRetro // 3rd June 2012 // Nintendo, Repairs, Sega

Some good news, and some more good news. It looks like I am going to have Thursday to Monday off work. This means nothing but organising and sorting through my console collection. I have also received some boxed Japanese Saturn accessories, including a floppy drive, keyboard, mouse, modem and RF... Continue reading

Amstrad Sega Mega PC with picoPSU and a Dual-Screen Setup

Nix McRetro // 27th May 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Above is a quick demo of my dual-screen setup. I figured I’d record some Saturn action while I was running burn-in tests on the consoles. This was also part of my ongoing picoPSU experiment with the Amstrad Mega PC. The picoPSU-80 takes a regulated 12 V input and generates the... Continue reading

Nintendo Famicom Composite AV Mod

Nick // 26th May 2012 // Hacks, Nintendo, YouTube

The Nintendo Family Computer. Ohhhh yeahhhh! Below are the first, second and third revisions of my attempt at an AV mod for the Famicom. The first attempt was a proof of concept, hence the mess of cables. Functional yet hideous. The second attempt used a slightly longer piece of prototyping... Continue reading