Extreme deYellowing - Atari 1040 STF
... or bromine adventures Intro Some time ago, I've bought 23 Atari machines in a very poor shape. Most of the machines were dead, yellowed and with »
Various Hax- part five
... or weird stuff continues . Intro A stag-party cake for a serious Amiga fan. /intro OK, so here is the fifth part of various hax that I've »
PiSP - old project in a new skin
... or I just had few spare hours ;) . < intro > From time to time I feel a need to work on something else than refurbs and repairs, »
3 Amigos ... err Amigas - immersion printing
... or HydroGraphics to the rescue! . intro A pic titled "One cap to fail them all" /intro This is gonna be a short post or rather pictorial »
2x Commodore VIC-20 - refurb and mods
... or two VICs goes SD . INTRO Some time ago, my friend Wendell asked me to refurbish and arm two VICs with SD2IEC readers. I've bought two »
DEC Hi Note Ultra II - a retro laptop
... or DOS FTW! \o/ . intro 1337 team straight from the 70/80s sends greetz from RetroKomp/LoadError party ... /intro Background info This small project started because »
Extreme refurbishing: Episode 2 - Atari 800 XL - Part two
... or biznaz continues :O . intro /intro This is the second part of "Extreme refurbishing - episode 2" feat. Atari 800 XL The first part can be »
Extreme refurbishing: Episode 2 - Atari 800 XL - Part one
... or seriouz repair biznuz ;) . intro /intro Background story Welcome to episode two of extreme refurbishing. I've decided that I'll split it into two parts. There is »
Sinclair ZX81 - composite mod and repairs.
... or , gee that is a tiny computer . . INTRO Poor joke time: Deciphering INTRO ... INT RO -> int RO -> Read-only integer ! YAY ! /INTRO ZX 81 If »
Atari 1040 STFM refurb and Gotek upgrade
... or another machine goes to Norway Intro Master level! I've gotta work more and level up quickly :D /Intro I've decided that I'll finally start working »
Amiga 500 - mods
... or Amigaaaaaaaahhhh ! Yup, above photo should be enough for a whole post but I decided that I'll add just a bit more ;) Mods I am a »
EasyFlash3 Cart for Commodore
... or a short story about how I've made a small batch of EF3s ;) . Intro Some time ago, I've received new tools that will help with soldering »
Commodore 1541 floppy drive fixing chaos
... or fixing several 1541 drives for fun ;) . [Intro] A challenge ! [/intro] 1541 fixing chaos Part of you already knows that some time ago I've bought quite »
Various hax - part four
... or another round of weird stuff . INTRO Right now I am like ... ... but I am gonna change it to ... C64 ... 3D printed Not really a hack »
Amiga CDTV - just simple refurbishing
... or busy days are really busy nowadays . Intro Yes, I didn't write for a while and I don't have much to defend myself except excuses. I »
ZX Spectrum +3 - Cleaning and sound fix
... or just another story about mature hardware ;) Intro Yeah yeah, I know, I didn't write for quite a while. It was kinda hard due to prolonged »
Atari 130 XE restoration and upgrade job
... or nasty SELECT key ;) Intro Some time ago one of my Norwegian friends asked me if I have a boxed Atari 130XE. He wanted this unit »
RGB2C/S - composite and s-video module
... or a "built-in modulator" for your retro thingy ;) Yes, I was away from keyboard for a while ;P The "why ?" So this idea came after I've »
Extreme refurbishing: Episode 1 - Commodore 64
... or a story about C64 straight from a Monster Truck Fail of the month Story Last month, I've bought quite a few retro computers. There was »
C16 to C64 upgrade
... or another custom work for my Norwegian friend :) Intro Getting a good quality photo of a dye with just an USB camera "microscope" is kinda hard. »
SD2IEC Revisited
... or finally finished project . First transport ... ... finally arrived. ... but I am still waiting for the second half :D It'll take a while to refurbish it all »
EMC CLARiiON AX4-5 storage array hax
... or me dumb, me still winz :> Story mode on In short, this post is about how I've managed to run stock SATA disks in an EMC »
Amstrad CPC 6128 - HxC mod
... or Batman forever ... forever . Short story Recently, I decided that I need to buy a larger Hard Drive ... /Short story CPC 6128 I always wanted to »
Various hax - part three
... another round of small hax that I did over past few weeks. Desoldering station Some time ago, I've bought a cheap desoldering station to conveniently desolder »
C64 ALDI - quick refurb job
... or a story about a C64 version sold along with potatoes back in a day Intro This is going to be a very short post about »
Amiga 600 - recapping and minor fixes
... or dafaq is that gooey ?! Intro Some time ago mCCnEx of WantedTeam demoscene group, asked me to have a look at his Amiga 600. There was »
Broken plastic ? No problem !
... hopefully ... . Photo of the week Extreme refurbishing series ;) Fixing stuff This post is about fixing plastic cases of retro computers. Well, maybe it is rather how »
Amstrad CPC 464 - The turmoil - PART TWO
... or repairs mayhem ... sort of Photo of the week This C64 mainboard needs serious debugging ;P Intro This post is a continuation of CPC repairs saga »
Commodore 1541-II floppy drive refurbishing
... or how to break stuff in order to repair it Intro A long time ago, far far away, in a distant galaxy, something happened but ... ... nobody »
Cyclone PCB factory project
... or a DIY PCB milling machine Intro I've got this link from Wiecz0r/Lamers ... no further explanation required ... :> What for ? Yeh yeh, I didn't write for »
QuickShot QS-137F Joystick repair
... or how to simply fix a worn out joystick The why ? Simply, because this joystick has a switch under a hood that allows to set it »
Amiga 600 - keyboard membrane fixes
... or how to figure something out while figuring something out Intro Party lolz The problem A few days ago, Mccnex/WantedTeam asked me to fix his »
C64 - SD2IEC
... or a short story about a lenghty project . First batch Why long ? because I am still working on it, but let me write how it all »
Another day, another C64
... or how to reanimate a dead breadbin case Photo of a week Just have a look what I've got recently :D A Commodore 64 that worked »
ZX Spectrum +2 - Blackie - PSU Hack
... or how to power retro hardware with modern PSU So I wanted to connect this: ... but DAMN, theres no atomic power plant nearby. ... So, I've decided »
3D Printing - various prints
... or printing t3h stuff, ha ! Photo of a week This time as a photo of a week, I present you old and great Norton Commander. Bachoo »
Amstrad CPC 464 - The turmoil - PART ONE
... or how my Amstrad load youtube . Photo of the week This time I present you a photo titled "The great chase of a 1337 h4x0r !" Obviously, »
Project Mutator
... or retro bash scripts FTW! Let's start with an old (2008) photo of a week titled "We all love AIX" ;P Yup, 16 GB of RAM »
Various hax - Part two
... or small hax overload Intro Let's start with a photo of the week. Proposed title - "Y U NO WORK ??!!" Any idea what hardware it is »
ZX Spectrum 128k +2 repairs
... or why u not work !? < The story > Soooo, this is a story about little boy who was never born < /End of story :D > Mmmmkay, »
Atari 800 XL - U1M and restoration
... or about de-yellowing one more time Ataaariiii I've recently bought nicely worn out Atari 800XL. I won't lie if I say I did buy it on »
Project RetroBlade - Evolution PART TWO
... or how to get lost in prototyping This is part two of my long time project of building a retro handheld. This is a quick run »
retroPC - old games anyone ?
... or how to get a bluescreen from the past The story Remember those dark winter evenings spent with Diablo 1? or F-29 Raptor ? or Dune 2 »
C64 Breadbin - restoration again
... or a glossy keyboard attack ! No STORY this time That's right, short and pure restoration of a cool C64 Breadbin that was presumably dug out of »
3D Printing - latest machine
... or "Rise of The TrollBot" This is the third part of my posts about 3D printers that I've created over past four years. Here is a »
Various hax - PART ONE
... or how to get overwhelmed by too many projects Yup, posting delays again :/ That is caused by too many projects that I started simultaneously and these »
Debricking ZX-Uno
... or how to keep on learning new stuff Background story A few days ago, I was visiting my friend Bart030. Bart received a bricked ZX-Uno board »
CPC 464 - Repairs and restoration
... or how to fail at restoring key caps ... and fix it afterward Recently, I've bought a drowned (at least it looked like drowned :D) and burned »
Commodore 64 - The great refurbishing - PART THREE
... or how to use heart surgeon tool to fix C64 ! Ha ! So part three it is ... Yoda said. Well, he didn't say it but just imagine »
ZX Spectrum 48k - just another repair ...
... or hot-fixes surprise ! Story Recently, I've received a broken ZX Spectrum 48k from a friend. A nice looking unit that required a bit of work on »