First up, some testing with Windows 2.1 – worked well from one floppy.
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Humble Beginnings – Nintendo Famicom Incoming
I have just purchased a boxed Famicom from Japan. A quite nice and white one for under $100 along with a couple of games, Hoshi no Kirby and Spelunker.
This will by first classic console and first attempt at modding. … Continue reading
Sega Saturn External PSU DC-DC Converter Test
Finally received the DC-DC step-down converters for the Saturn. Gave them a quick test to make sure they were working alright and they … Continue reading
Sega Game Gear LED Backlight Mod
One of my Game Gears had bad capacitors – so I replaced them. I then found it also had a backlight bulb. … Continue reading
Sega Saturn External PSU – Proof of Concept
Success! It sure does taste sweet. Finally a proof of concept to show that Saturns can be powered by external power supply bricks. … Continue reading
Amstrad Sega Mega Plus PC Upgrade
The new motherboard went in and POST passed OK, hard drives were recognised perfectly. Sadly this indicates that the 386 board that was originally in the machine has an issue with the hard drive controller on the motherboard. It will … Continue reading
Amstrad Sega Mega PC Upgrades
Browsing the internet I came across an Amstrad PC7486SLC motherboard. I couldn’t help but notice the striking similarity with the Amstrad Mega PC motherboard. And with all my issues with hard drive controllers on the Mega PC, I figured it … Continue reading
Amstrad Sega Mega PC Repair
Such a wonderful shade of blue. Unfortunate that it has eaten the tracks on the motherboard. That’s the power of NiCad battery acid though.
Cleaned it up as best as it could be cleaned with some isopropyl alcohol then mapped … Continue reading
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