Xeno GC, this bad boy had been sitting around for a long time! The installation isn’t actually that bad. I’ll eventually … Continue reading
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Super Famicom (NTSC-J) and Super Nintendo (PAL) Barrel Size
Using the power of digital callipers and third party power supplies… too bad I didn’t have a first party power supply on … Continue reading
Sega TeraDrive 240V PSU Upgrade
Previously, way back in August 2016, I posted about having power supply problems on my Sega TeraDrives.
I had considered falling back onto … Continue reading
Ghost Publishing Platform on the Raspberry Pi
I decided to have a look around for an alternative to WordPress. I must admit I do have a tendency to do this from time to time. Anyway, enter Ghost. No php, just pure js built for the new … Continue reading
Programming AM29F032B on the MiniPro TL866
Pulled from NesDev.com –
“Hi, you can use the MBM29F033C from Fujitsu to write AM29F032B since the pinout is the same.”
While I haven’t been able to test this first-hand, it should work right? I tend to use the Type … Continue reading
Panasonic SMD Caps – FP Series
Just a little reminder for myself next time I am trying to find the voltages on my SMD capacitors. Back to replacing capacitors I go. Tra-la-la-la-la-li! 🙂… Continue reading
Circuit Bending – Sonic the Hedgehog
I finally got around to doing some soldering on a somewhat faulty Mega Drive 2 I had lying about. Now I took the … Continue reading
Generating Custom Darknet Onion Names
Shallot is a great little program for generating your own vanity darknet onion address. I’ve used it for my old http://mcretro35qepy5cy.onion/ address. I figured I’d share how it all works.
So I fired up the old Ubuntu 16.04 (64-bit) and … Continue reading
eMachines E732 Laptop Disassembly
As I was pulling apart a laptop for a friend, I realised I should make it a video just so … Continue reading
Circuit Bending VRAM on a Sega Mega Drive / Genesis 2
Turns out, after looking at the datasheet on console5.com for the Mega Drive / Genesis, there’s two sets of VCC and VSS… that explains the random resets… I’ve updated my past posts so no one fries their VRAM – no … Continue reading
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