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Geist Force Prototype Reproduction Arrives for Sega Dreamcast

Nix McRetro // 26th September 2012 // Categories: Gaming, Sega, YouTube

Look what’s arrived in the mail! My copy of the Geist Force reproduction for Sega Dreamcast has finally made its way here, courtesy of ASSEMbler and the folk involved in the community project. Even the packaging has had an adventure, judging by the rather substantial holes courtesy of the postal... Continue reading

IBM PS/2 Model 30 8086 Disassembly

Nix McRetro // 24th September 2012 // Categories: IBM PC, Repairs

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 // Categories: Apple, Repairs

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

IBM PS/2 Model 30 8086: External Overview

Nix McRetro // 23rd September 2012 // Categories: IBM PC, YouTube

Here’s my IBM Personal System/2 Model 30, the original 8086-based machine rather than the later Model 30 286. It’s quite a lovely little computer, with an enormous power switch, a 720 KB floppy drive and a 20 MB hard drive that unfortunately isn’t behaving particularly well. The hard drive has... Continue reading

Sega Mega-CD II with a Region-Modded Mega Drive II

Nix McRetro // 20th September 2012 // Categories: Hacks, Sega, YouTube

I’ve been playing around with a Mega-CD II and one of my partially modified Mega Drive II consoles. It’s been sitting around for quite some time with its region and video-mode switches hanging out of the case, so I thought I’d finally see what happens when I connect everything together.... Continue reading