Figured I should hit the Sega TeraDrive up with some diagnostics and found out some things I didn’t know.
1. The SEGA menu on startup is based on IBM PC-DOS 3.30. This version of PC-DOS brought support for high density … Continue reading
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Sega TeraDrive with Windows 3.00a and Nintendo Game Boy
First up, some testing with Windows 2.1 – worked well from one floppy.
… Continue readingNew Purchases – 28th April 2012
I have picked up a Sega TeraDrive Model 2 that is on the way to me – should be a few weeks yet. I am also still waiting on my Sega Nomad to arrive from the United States.
I have … Continue reading
New Camera – Canon EOS 600D
I’ve just ordered a Canon EOS 600D DSLR online. It should arrive in the next week or two. Using this I’ll be able to take decent quality photos of all the items I have purchased. In other news, I am … Continue reading
Amstrad (Sega) Mega PC, Athlon 500MHz Rebuild and PicoPSU
After loading Windows 95 to the Amstrad Mega PC, it is quite clear that it will not be a good choice to leave it running like a broken down horse-drawn buggy. So poking around the internet Windows 3.11 is the … Continue reading
Amstrad Sega Mega PC Running Windows 95 OSR 2.5
Now I see why minimum requirements are called minimum requirements. This thing runs like a beast on Windows 95. I … Continue reading
New Purchases – 9th April 2012
Dialled things back a little while waiting for all these other things to arrive from last weeks purchases. Yet there are still some awesome things on the way.
First off we have the Sega Genesis Nomad (above). Essentially a handheld … Continue reading
Amstrad Sega Mega Plus PC 486SLC
Great news, the co-processor for the 486SLC CPU has arrived and is recognised perfectly. It is an ULSI Advanced Math Coprocessor SX/SLC rated at 33MHz. Code US83S87. Also detected as an ULSI ULSI 84×87
I’ve been able to run MEMTEST … 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 Controller
Picked this up on eBay from the UK and have given it a bit of a clean out. It has become my favourite Mega Drive controller now. The insides are equal to another Mega Drive controller I cleaned out yesterday … Continue reading
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