… or was it a cold solder joint again?
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Using old iPad screens with MiSTer and retro machines
…or, how to replace your whole game room with one gadget :>
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The mouSTer project – 30.12.2024 UPDATE
… or moving production in-house
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Vacuum forming keyboards – the outcome
… or building the ultimate colored keyboard
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Building Two KryoFlux Units: Drives and Cases
… or as usual, I am writing a post of a build that happened long ago … so I don’t recall everything :/
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Atari 600 XL – Restoration to stock
… or simply, nothing fancy
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Atari 1020 Plotter – plotting pens replacement
… or GEL PENS to the rescue
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#SHORTS Modding Atari 130XE for Ajcek/Lamers
…or simply a short pictorial
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Upgrading an Atari 400 with some cool mods
… or I just wanted to play RiverRaid 😉
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Restoring dot-matrix printer ribbon cartridges
… or that’s the way you hack ’em!
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#SHORTS – DIY PSU for Atari XL/XE series
… or a nicely looking PSU for your 8-bit Atari
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#SHORTS – The mouSTer project – 31.01.2023 UPDATE
… or long-awaited firmware hax
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#SHORTS – DIY SIO2PC for 8-bit Atari
… or that was easier than I’d thought
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Retrohax.net Update: Blog, Shop, MouSTer, ThED
… or it took quite a while
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#SHORTS – Atari 1027 Printer – The ‘Revive1027’ project
… or printing a printer part so it can print again 😀
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2364, 23128, 23256 ROM Adapter Hacks
… or a cool tool to revive your old machine
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The mouSTer project – 20.11.2021 UPDATE
mouSTer update 3.16.2600 adds Amiga CD32 support, XBOX wireless dongle support, better stability, and simpler debug reporting.
Retrohax becomes the official distributor of LOTHAREK
… or now there is gonna be even work to do
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The mouSTer project – another, another UPDATE
mouSTer is back in stock soon after supply delays, with new firmware adding PS3 and Xbox 360 controller support, plus trackball emulation.
The mouSTer project – another UPDATE
mouSTer update: the first 230 units sold out quickly, new PCB stock is on the way, and firmware 3.11.1962 adds autofire and heartbeat settings.
mouSTer update: C64/128 and 8-bit Atari support
… or we are slowly getting there 😉
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Vacuum forming machine build … errr fail
… or fail at securing your keycaps
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mouSTer: Universal USB Mouse Adapter Update
… or one adapter to rule them all
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The collection of various hax – PART SEVEN
… or just another post about some minor mods
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Spray painting a computer case – a short HOW-TO
… or it is simple but with some caveats 🙂
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The mouSTer project – ultimate mouse adapter for retro
… or it took a while to get here 😀
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The mass Atari 65XE fixing frenzy
… or OK, only 7 … but still, 23 to go …
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The collection of various hax – PART SIX
… or weird stuff continues to continue 😉
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Atari 800 XL restoration and SDriveMAX build
… or another bedtime story
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Atari – The frankenSTein series
… or I’ve never thought I’ll ever do such transplants 🙂
Extreme deYellowing – Atari 1040 STF
… or bromine adventures
PiSP – old project in a new skin
… or I just had a few spare hours 😉
Atari 1040 STFM refurb and Gotek upgrade
… or another machine goes to Norway
Atari 130 XE restoration and upgrade job
… or nasty SELECT key 😉
RGB4ALL – composite and s-video module
… or a “built-in modulator” for your retro thingy 😉
QuickShot QS-137F Joystick repair
… or how to simply fix a worn-out joystick
The collection of various hax – PART TWO
… or small hax overload
Atari 800 XL – U1M and restoration
… or about de-yellowing one more time
Project RetroBlade – Evolution PART TWO
… or how to get lost in prototyping
The collection of various hax – PART ONE
… or how to get overwhelmed by too many projects
Project RetroBlade v 0.27237 – PART ONE
… or how to make use of rear camera LCD
3D Printing – The heavy learning curve
… or how to spend a few months extruding molten plastic
SIO2SD – SD card reader for 8-bit Atari series
… or why open hardware rocks !!11one!eleven
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Atari 1040 STe a.k.a. Puzzle project
… or how the shipping company did it again.
Atari 65XE on steroids a.k.a my first computer
… or how I started with retro computing.
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