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Avtek MegaPlus V.32bis - First Connection Attempt

Nix McRetro // 9th April 2022 // IBM PC, YouTube

Another test of the Avtek MegaPlus V.32bis Modem (Model CD950). We are performing a blind dial from the Mac app Serial with no server to dial-in to. In a future video, after we reset the VoIP box (PAP2T or similar), we should be able to dial another modem. We’ll work... Continue reading

Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 1.51 Patch Update... Update

Nix McRetro // 2nd April 2022 // Gaming, Sony, YouTube

How did they break the game to the point of Sony needing to release a system patch to fix it? That’s impressive. But you know what I think is even more impressive? A platinum trophy in Cyberpunk 2077 on a PS4 slim. It was a struggle but the completionist in... Continue reading

Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 1.51 Patch Update

Nix McRetro // 17th February 2022 // Gaming, Sony, YouTube

Look, I know Cyberpunk 2077 1.31 wasn’t perfect on the trusty old PlayStation 4 as seen above. I mean I wasn’t expecting to be able to get into this car - but here I am, inside the car. Well, now the enemies can see me and I’m stuck in the... Continue reading

The GeoCities Rebuild Worklog

Nix McRetro // 6th February 2022 // Guides, Linux, Programming

!!! Consider this a work-in-progress until further notice !!! This is the original, updated and mostly complete worklog for my GeoCities Reboot at https://mcretro.net/homepages/geocities. 1st October 2021 Retro computers need websites to visit. That is what this project is all about. The mass recreation of websites from the GeoCities Archive... Continue reading

Cloudflare CDN v2

Nix McRetro // 30th January 2022 // Linux, News

Those who are long-term subscribers would remember way back in 2016 I tried to migrate to Cloudflare. I have been hesitant to migrate from my little home server to the big world wide CDN web. That move was made, again, around a week ago. The motivations behind this are primarily... Continue reading