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Stop Eating My Things!

Nix McRetro // 8th March 2016 // News

I often wonder about people sometimes. Recently I’ve been thinking about why people take things that aren’t theirs. It’s theft. Are they that inconsiderate? Ughh, don’t open and drink my milk, don’t eat my bread and don’t you dare touch my McCain Pizza Pockets. There is nothing unreasonable about wanting... Continue reading

Rubbish Collection! - March 2016

Nix McRetro // 8th March 2016 // IBM PC, Repairs, YouTube

There’s nothing I enjoy more than finding a computer on the side of the road. So what happens when I find two computers on the side of the road? Naturally, I hook both of them up to see whether they work. Turns out they mostly do! They need some older... Continue reading

Photo Gallery Upgrade

Nix McRetro // 6th March 2016 // News

With Google preparing to retire Picasa, I decided to try some alternatives. Flickr seemed like the best fit for the photo gallery, and for the sake of scattering my pictures absolutely everywhere I also put them on Facebook. I left the old Picasa material up for as long as it... Continue reading

Drag Soldering a 29F032 TSOP Chip

Nix McRetro // 5th March 2016 // Guides, Repairs, YouTube

Have a fear of drag soldering or just want to see how it is done? Look no further! This educational video gives some pointers on how to get the job done properly. Would you just look at the size of the TSOP40 pin pitch, 0.5 mm, that’s tiny! The legs... Continue reading

Mayumi 4 | PIC12C508A | SCPH-5502 | PU-18

Nix McRetro // 5th March 2016 // Guides, Sony

Mayumi 4 | PIC12C508A | SCPH-5502 | PU-18

There are eight solder points in total. This is the Mayumi 4 installation I used with a PIC12C508A on an SCPH-5502 PlayStation with a PU-18 motherboard. Mayumi V4 supports PU-18 and later boards. On PU-18 / PU-20 it uses timing-based stealth behaviour rather than the XLAT method available on PU-22... Continue reading