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Cloning CompactFlash Cards with HDD Raw Copy Tool

Nix McRetro // 2nd March 2016 // IBM PC, Microsoft

Cloning CompactFlash Cards with HDD Raw Copy Tool

While dealing with XTIDE and CompactFlash cards, I was using HDD Raw Copy Tool version 1.10 under Windows XP. I could also have done this with dd under Linux or Mac OS, but this time I decided to use Windows XP inside a virtual machine. Watch the animated GIF above... Continue reading

What's Next? You Decide! (Vote 1 - 2016)

Nix McRetro // 29th February 2016 // News, YouTube

I’ve found that YouTube Cards now offer a poll/voting system. You finally get a say in which project gets done next! With my excellent camera and newly found skills, we will make this the best anything ever. Does that even make any sense? Probably not. You decide! :P Continue reading

Canon 760D and PSIO Update

Nix McRetro // 28th February 2016 // News, Sony, YouTube

It looks like PSIO will be “Re-Available for Pre-Ordering March 1st 2016.” That’s only a couple of days away, and for once it’s in Australian time zones! Woohoo! I wasn’t sure what the “re-available” bit meant. I could have sworn I’d seen a 1 February pre-order date before it flicked... Continue reading

Circuit Bending a Sega Mega Drive 2

Nix McRetro // 20th February 2016 // Guides, Hacks, Sega

Here’s a little infographic on circuit bending the Mega Drive / Genesis Model 2, originally from Gijs at gieskes.nl. You can get some wonderfully broken graphics out of the VRAM. Maybe I should do another video - if only it also broke the audio… actually, I did mess around with... Continue reading

Creating a Sony PlayStation Modchip

Nix McRetro // 14th February 2016 // Hacks, Sony, YouTube

A quick look at programming PIC microcontrollers with Mayumi 4 or MultiMode3 modchip code. I was experimenting with PIC12C508, PIC12C508A and PIC12F629 devices. The main difference is the clock source: Mayumi V4 uses the PlayStation’s mechacon clock on supported motherboard revisions, while MultiMode3 uses the PIC’s internal clock. MM3’s internal-clock... Continue reading