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Crunch Those Numbers - SARS-CoV-2

Nix McRetro // 15th March 2020 // Study

SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain modelled in complex with human ACE2, from Folding@home’s March 2020 update There are times when I miss university and getting to learn more about how all the things work. The best thing I personally felt I could do from home was donate some compute time and encourage... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Menu Demonstration Capture

Nix McRetro // 6th March 2020 // IBM PC, Sega, YouTube

Today we bumble around the Sega TeraDrive menus. They were quite exciting to play with. If only they had managed to get a 486-class CPU in the sucker, it would have been the best retrogaming experience ever! Instead we end up with a 286 that almost can! Thanks for trying... Continue reading

McRetro Update 2020

Nix McRetro // 23rd February 2020 // News, YouTube

When I named my YouTube channel RetroJunkie2020 back on 11th March 2012… Hey! That’s almost eight years ago!… I never would have thought the channel would survive that long. It’s been with me for longer than most things in my life and I am very thankful for that. Thank you,... Continue reading

HEX1GON's Xbox OG

Nix McRetro // 22nd February 2020 // Microsoft, Repairs, YouTube

You’ve got to love the community! I picked up an Xbox OG or three from Hex of Assembler Games a few years back, while it was not busy being defunct, and from memory I think he threw in a bonus Xbox! Amazing guy! If you somehow see this, thanks Hex!... Continue reading

Microsoft Xbox OG Talk of Swapping the Power Supply

Nix McRetro // 15th February 2020 // Microsoft, YouTube

Today we have a little chat about the Xbox OG PSU and how to swap it around. Will I get around to actually doing it though? Stay tuned for the next video to find out! For the swap, match the PSU to the motherboard revision. Versions 1.0 and 1.1 use... Continue reading