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Sega TeraDrive Model 3 Extreme ScanDisk

Nix McRetro // 18th December 2019 // Categories: IBM PC, Sega, YouTube

With everything recapped, we scan the disks… with ScanDisk… in real time! Because nothing says quality entertainment quite like watching a thirty-megabyte hard drive slowly work its way through a surface scan. I’ve booted the Sega TeraDrive Model 3 using a floppy disk and started ScanDisk on the C drive.... Continue reading

Recapping the Sega TeraDrive Model 2 Floppy Drives

Nix McRetro // 17th December 2019 // Categories: IBM PC, Sega, YouTube

Incredible news, I can see the clearing up ahead where these recapping videos disappear. Keep your channel set to McRetro.net and we’ll see you through. This time we’re working on the two floppy drives from the Sega TeraDrive Model 2. They’re serial numbers 03464 and 03465, a rather lovely little... Continue reading

Recapping the Sega TeraDrive Model 3 Floppy Drive

Nix McRetro // 16th December 2019 // Categories: IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

The hard drives are all recapped, so we move along to the floppy drives. Ronnie from ASSEMbler Games had warned me about their leaky capacitors, and given how much work I’ve already put into these TeraDrives, I’d rather get them replaced before they cause any more trouble. The Model 3... Continue reading

Slinky, Bubbles and Hiding Places!

Nix McRetro // 16th December 2019 // Categories: Fish, Reconstructed, YouTube

Slinky is back! On the 10th November 2019, we’ve got the resident Senegal bichir (Polypterus senegalus) breathing underwater, just one of the two ways to breathe! Yes, actual lungs, as well as gills. I know I’ve mentioned this before, but how could I not? Most people don’t expect their aquarium... Continue reading

More Big Fish! Trevor's Aquarium Adventures!

Nix McRetro // 16th December 2019 // Categories: Fish, Reconstructed, YouTube

Big Fish is back! On the 24th October 2019, we’ve got another look at Trevor, our Australian eel-tailed catfish (Tandanus tandanus). What a fish! Trevor had a rather wonderful habit of getting my attention, and I was more than happy to return the favour with the camera. There’s something rather... Continue reading