Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.0, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # retrohax.net Retrohax - restoring your nostalgia ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://retrohax.net/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Sony PlayStation 2 fixing frenzy](https://retrohax.net/sony-playstation-2-fixing-frenzy/) - ... or writing a blog post with old pics and data again Intro Yeah, again, a blog post based on years-old pics. I still have at least 20 blog posts to write that will be based on stuff that I've worked few years ago :DI guess, chasing my own tail is never-ending :D Some Playstations - [#SHORTS - Apple ImageWriter II weird fault](https://retrohax.net/shorts-apple-imagewriter-ii-weird-fault/) - ... or did I just spend lots of time figuring it out? INTRO ImageWriter II - two Some time ago, I wrote a blog post about the Apple Image Writer II ribbon cartridges. Back then, I had a very nice ImageWriter II printer to sort out, so there were no issues with it, and it - [#MARCHintosh - 4x Mac SE](https://retrohax.net/marchintosh-4x-mac-se/) - ... or how I forgot to take all the pics again Intro Aaaaand we are back to Apple again :D It is March 2024 - This means another #Marchintosh blog post! This time, however, I'll be dealing with four Macs, SE Macs to be more specific. Various flavors of SE Macs ... to be even - [Pimp my Ami #2 – Vanilla A500 for BooM Party](https://retrohax.net/pimp-my-ami-2-saute-a500-for-boom-party/) - ...or did I NOT pimp it at all?! Intro If you read my blog a bit longer, then you might remember that some time ago, I've started Pimp my Ami series. So far, only one such post was written -> Pimp my Ami #1 – Fluo - [#shorts - Atari XF551 floppy drive fixes](https://retrohax.net/shorts-atari-xf551-floppy-drive-fixes/) - ... or was it a cold solder joint again? Intro Today, I'm sharing a short story about fixing the Atari XF551 5.25 floppy drive. This drive is one of the better, if not the best, stock solutions for the 8-bit Atari line of computers. It was released in 1987 and is styled after the XE - [Apple IIc Plus + floppy drives](https://retrohax.net/apple-iic-plus-floppy-drives/) - ... or did I start fixing by breaking? Intro It's time for some bad apples :D In 2023 I covered my work on two Apple IIc, however, there was one more machine to be sorted out IIc Plus along with two 5.25 floppy drives and this is what will be covered in today's post. The - [#shorts - Enterprise 128 a quick refurb](https://retrohax.net/shorts-enterprise-128-a-quick-refurb/) - ... or a rather boring cleaning story Intro This is another short post but this time about the Enterprise 128 computer. The machine was working but required a nice cleaning and some wires. I've already covered one of the Enterprise machines on my blog in the past so feel free to have a look for - [Apple Color Style Writer 2200](https://retrohax.net/apple-color-style-writer-2200/) - ... or did I spend ages trying to fix it? Intro Like the Apple Color Slyle Writer 2200 that I had on my bench :) It seemed to work but outputted blank sheets, however, before I got there, I needed a PSU to get there as the unit came in without it. Disassembly, cleaning, and - [#shorts - CMOS battery failed - Dallas RTC module hax](https://retrohax.net/shorts-cmos-battery-failed-dallas-rtc-module-hax/) - ... or drill baby drill :> Intro In the 90s a lot of computers used Dallas modules as an RTC solution. These modules have an internal battery cell which in 2025 is simply a dead cell. This results in a "CMOS battery failed" error thrown at us during the boot process and renders clock setting - [#marchintosh - Macintosh PowerBook G3 battery remake](https://retrohax.net/marchintosh-macintosh-powerbook-g3-battery-remake/) - ... or always get the right tool for the job Intro I have a Macintosh Powerbook G3 waiting in a queue for quite a while. It is the "Bronze" keyboard unit and a 3rd generation of Powerbook G3 - Lombard. The machine was in excellent shape, although its battery cell died, so I figured I - [#shorts Fixing a Sony PlayStation 1 - SCPH-1002](https://retrohax.net/shorts-fixing-a-sony-playstation-1-scph-1002/) - ... or it wasn't that extreme after all Intro Today I came up with another #short, slightly extreme. It wasn't as extreme as previous examples, but it was still quite fun to fix. If you are a long-time reader of my blog then you probably know about my previous posts covering extreme repairs. I made - [Atari 65XE on steroids](https://retrohax.net/atari65_xe_on_steroids/) - ... or how I started with retro computing. Intro Back in 1986, as a six-year-old boy, I had an opportunity to play with ZX Spectrum. Wow, that was a joy back then, Space Invaders, Knight Lore, and stuff. Thing is, I instantly knew that I was gonna spend the rest of my life punching those - [Atari 1040 STe a.k.a. Puzzle project](https://retrohax.net/atari-1040-ste-a-k-a-puzzle-project/) - ... or how the shipping company did it again. Intro I've never had 16 bit Atari computer, therefore, I am a complete noob if it is about the ST series. These machines are still rather cheap so I decided that whenever an occasion comes, I'll simply buy them. One day (most probably Friday ;>), after - [ZX Spectrum 48k - panel replacement](https://retrohax.net/zx-spectrum-48k-panel-replacement/) - or how I bought ZX after 29 years. Intro Yup, ZX Spectrum was the first computer that I had an occasion to play with. It was 1986 and I was 6 years old. I was at a birthday party for my parent's friends. It turned out, that they had a computer. Their son wasn't really - [Commodore 64 - SID in AVR wrapping](https://retrohax.net/commodore-64-sid-in-avr-wrapping/) - ... or a story about how I suck at choosing the proper file The story Once upon a time, there was a little pony called Bungholio ... OK! OK! Wrong story. Let me start it over again. Fried 8580 It all started as a fun project. My fellow group member Johny of Lamers asked me - [SIO2SD for 8-bit Atari](https://retrohax.net/sio2sd-for-atari/) - ... or why open hardware rocks !!11one!eleven How it all started One day, I was doing a lot of pretty much nothing. Suddenly I heard a weird sound ... PING PING PING. To be honest, I completely panicked and started to run around, screaming and shouting: POOOTAAATOOOES FROM HELL !!! RUN !!! Then I realized - [GSM 900 sniffing](https://retrohax.net/gsm-900-sniffing/) - ... or a short story about osmocomBB Intro This is going to be rather a short post, mainly because I played with it a few years ago so this is sort of ancient stuff compared to the osmocomBB project now.Also, I do not have many photos and movies :DMost probably I'll do another round - [3D Printing - The beginning](https://retrohax.net/3d-printing-the-beginning/) - ... or the first step to getting yourself into the great world of endless DIY crap Intro In 2012, I was attending a demoscene party in my hometown. Besides typical demoscene party activities ... ... I also had an opportunity to see various software and hardware creations made by other attendants. At that time, I - [Monster (sic!) server upgrade](https://retrohax.net/monster-home-server-upgrade/) - ... or a short description of a quick&dirty hard disk hack Dafaq?! Why ?! I run a home Linux box stuff like keeping IRC session, OpenVPN, serving files to my local network, or downloading < cough >Thor rents< /cough >. I don't need much speed or computing powah. For a few years I was running - [Amiga 600TDP - The Dark Project](https://retrohax.net/amiga-600tdp-the-dark-project/) - ... or how to get an Amiga from a taxi driver Getting A600 This is a kinda funny story. Some time ago, I and some friends, had a drinking session in my garage. The Party scenario didn't change much recently so it ended up as usual ... Folks called for cabs and slowly went home. - [Commodore 64 - The great refurbishing - PART ONE](https://retrohax.net/commodore-64-the-great-refurbishing-2/) - ... or bringing six C64 back to life The story Beyond seven mountain ranges, beyond seven rivers, lived a little dog called Ricardo. ... but he ate too many tacos and died ... End of story The real story Last week I've bought a C64 ... OK, OK I bought four of them. All I - [Quick post about broken smartphone screen](https://retrohax.net/quick-post-about-broken-smartphone-screen/) - ... or how not to pay for deleting your photos Quick story Another short post. This time, not so retro but it might be handy for some of you ;) Recently, my son killed a touch screen on my wife's smartphone for the second time. When he did it last time, I didn't have much - [3D Printing - Learning curve](https://retrohax.net/3d-printing-learning-curve/) - ... or how to spend a few months extruding molten plastic Why? After finishing my first 3D printer, I started to feel hungry for more upgrades, changes and playing with 3Dprinting in general. The second build was commenced! The 2nd build Of course, it was based on the well-known RepRap Prusa-Mendel i2 again. Plastic parts - [Commodore 64 - The great refurbishing - PART TWO](https://retrohax.net/commodore-64-the-great-refurbishing-part-two/) - ... or do it till it's done ;) Alrighty righty! This is the second part of my six C64s restoration/upgrade project. The first part for all of you who didn't see it is here More on keyboards In the beginning, I didn't plan to write about keyboard caps whitening but I had to do it - [Project RetroBlade v 0.27237 - PART ONE](https://retrohax.net/project-retroblade-v-0-27237-part-one-2/) - ... or how to make use of rear camera LCD Soooo... ...so it all started because I browse too much Interwebz :> Like this:Nowadays, the electronic stuff is really cheap so very often when I find something cool, I buy it without hesitation but once it's delivered I don't really know what to do with - [ZX Spectrum 48k - just another repair ...](https://retrohax.net/zx-spectrum-48k-just-another-repair/) - ... or hot-fixes surprise! Story Recently, I received a broken ZX Spectrum 48k from a friend. A nice looking unit that required a bit of work on the outside. ... and a lot on the inside ... I'll get to that in a minute but first, let me show you how it reacted after powering - [Commodore 64 - The great refurbishing - PART THREE](https://retrohax.net/commodore-64-the-great-refurbishing-part-three/) - ... or how to use a heart surgeon tool to fix C64! Part three Ha! So part three it is ... Yoda said. Well, he didn't say it but just imagine he did ok? Yup, this is part three and last part of the Great refurbishing of six Commodore 64 units. However, more C64s are - [CPC 464 - Repairs and restoration](https://retrohax.net/cpc-464-repairs-and-restoration/) - ... or how to fail at restoring keycaps ... and fix it afterward Recently, I've bought a drowned (at least it looked like drowned :D) and burned (at least it looked like burned :D) Schneider CPC464 and C64 Breadbin. Well, maybe this CPC was simply laying in a wet cellar next to a central heating - [Debricking ZX-Uno](https://retrohax.net/debricking-a-zx-uno-2/) - ... 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 for repairs. However, he didn't have a working Raspberry PI unit so he asked me to work on this broken puppy. ZX-Uno is an awesome project by a - [Various hax - PART ONE](https://retrohax.net/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 have to be finished so I will be able to write about it soon. Anyway, just to keep ya all up to date, today I present various - [3D Printing - latest machine](https://retrohax.net/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 the past four years. Here is a first part The second one is here Part three Ha! This is by far my longest project since it tends to never end. It already went through - [C64 Breadbin - restoration again](https://retrohax.net/c64-breadbin-restoration-again/) - ... or a glossy keyboard attack! No STORY this time That's right!, a short and pure restoration of a cool C64 Breadbin that was presumably dug out of some sort of dungeon lol. PCB straight from dungeon keepers collection Restoration I did some experiments with whitening on the sun ... ... and with my own - [retroPC - old games anyone ?](https://retrohax.net/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? Naaah ?! maybe Eye of Beholder 2 then? Well, I do ... and I kinda miss it ... plus, you know ... That is exactly why I - [Project RetroBlade - Evolution PART TWO](https://retrohax.net/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 through my prototyping series. Part one can be found HERE RPI2 Technology upgrades are essential but I didn't realize that they'll hit me that fast. Raspberry PI 2 appeared - [Atari 800 XL - U1M and restoration](https://retrohax.net/atari-800-xl-u1m-and-restoration-2/) - ... or about de-yellowing one more time Ataaariiii I've recently bought a nicely worn-out Atari 800XL. I won't lie if I say I did buy it on purpose when I saw it on a bidding portal, I mean, of course, because it was a bit "worn out". Hell yeah! Another restoration but this time focused - [ZX Spectrum 128k +2 repairs](https://retrohax.net/zx-spectrum-128k-2-repairs/) - ... or why u not work !? < The story > Soooo, this is a story about a little boy who was never born < /End of story :D > Mmmmkay, poor joke ;P The real story is that I had an occasion to get a Grey ZX Spectrum 128k +2. Obviously from the bidding - [Various hax - Part two](https://retrohax.net/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? :> Another day, another post ... kinda delayed because of the VMworld conference. Soooo, this is another post about small hacks that piled up for the past - [Project Mutator](https://retrohax.net/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 in 2007 was quite a lot and still, it was hard to list files :> How it all started Well, this short post is about my early bash - [Amstrad CPC 464 - The turmoil - PART ONE](https://retrohax.net/amstrad-cpc464/) - ... or how my Amstrad runs on youtube Photo of the week This time I present you a photo titled "The great chase of a 1337 h4x0r !" Obviously, this had to be a 1337 hacker inside purple Lanos since her/his car was speeding 14Tb/s through a snow-covered road and I couldn't catch up with - [3D Printing - various prints](https://retrohax.net/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 of Save The Floppy( PL language only :( ) portal organizes an old-school event every month. That's where I took this photo. I used Norton heavily at the - [ZX Spectrum +2 - Blackie - PSU Hack](https://retrohax.net/zx-spectrum-2-blackie-psu-hack/) - ... or how to power retro hardware with a modern PSU So I wanted to connect this hard drive: ... but DAMN, there's no nuclear power plant nearby. ... So, I've decided to take my work back underground ... to stop it from falling into the wrong hands ... Background story A friend of mine, - [Another day, another C64](https://retrohax.net/another-day-another-c64/) - ... or how to reanimate a dead breadbin case Photo of the week Just have a look at what I've got recently :D A Commodore 64 that worked on the submarine vessel ;P The Plan I was doing some cleaning some time ago and I found a breadbin case. Unfortunately, it was sorta fatigued. At - [C64 - SD2IEC](https://retrohax.net/c64-sd2iec/) - ... or a short story about a long project Intro Why long ? because I am still working on it, but let me write how it all started. As usual, Johny/Lamers is the man behind this whole project. Why? Because he always says "Hey, do You know what would be cool? If You've made - [Amiga 600 - keyboard membrane fixes](https://retrohax.net/amiga-600-keyboard-membrane-fixes/) - ... or how to figure something out while figuring something out Intro Party lulz The problem A few days ago, Mccnex/WantedTeam asked me to fix his spare Amiga 600 keyboards. I was like "Why not?! Send'em in." Keyboards came in a package after a few days. It was quite obvious why none is working ... - [QuickShot QS-137F Joystick repair](https://retrohax.net/quickshot-ii-joytick-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 to work on different machines like speccy, atari/c64, Amstrad, and so on. This makes it a very handy testing joy ;) I've got this puppy with one of the - [Cyclone PCB factory project](https://retrohax.net/cyclone-pcb-factory/) - ... or a DIY PCB milling machine Intro I've got this link from Wiecz0r/Lamers ... no further explanation is required ... :> What for? Yeh yeh, I didn't write for a while. Xmas... new year ... and so on. Some time ago, I was trying to build a SIO2SD for Atari 8bit I already had - [Commodore 1541-II floppy drive refurbishing](https://retrohax.net/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 knows what exactly happened because it is too fuckin far away. 1541-II So I have this Commodore 1541-II floppy drive that is a bit yellowed, missing - [Amstrad CPC 464 - The turmoil - PART TWO](https://retrohax.net/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 the CPC repairs saga that I've started HERE This time, I'll present three CPC 464 repairs that I had an opportunity to make. Nuff said! let's roll! CPC 464 nr.2 - [Broken plastic? No problem!](https://retrohax.net/broken-plastic-case-no-problem-2/) - ... 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 I fix it. Of course, this method applies to other equipment as well. The target for today is a severely damaged C64 Breadbin case followed by - [Amiga 600 - recapping and minor fixes](https://retrohax.net/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 a major issue with a broken keyboard membrane but I've described the membrane fixing process in one of my previous posts What I didn't describe, was some - [C64 ALDI - quick refurb job](https://retrohax.net/c64-aldi-quick-refurb/) - ... 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 a quick refurbishing project of C64 ALDI that I did a few days ago. I won't gonna go into details about what ALDI is. Just have a look - [Various hax - part three](https://retrohax.net/various-hax-part-three/) - ... another round of small hax that I did over the past few weeks. Desoldering station Some time ago, I've bought a cheap desoldering station to conveniently desolder DIP packaged chips from retro computer motherboards. Here is how it works. Obviously, I had to add some hax to improve it a bit :D The first - [Amstrad CPC 6128 - HxC mod](https://retrohax.net/amstrad-cpc-6128-hxc-mod/) - ... or Batman forever ... forever Short story Recently, I've decided that I need to buy a larger Hard Drive lol ... /Short story CPC 6128 I always wanted to put my hands on Amstrad CPC 6128. It was kinda exotic in my country back in the day. Today, we have bidding portals and INTERNETZ - [EMC CLARiiON AX4-5 storage array hax](https://retrohax.net/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 array. I should have written this post a long time ago but I simply forgot about it - lecithin deficiency? or whiskey overload? I don't know :D - [SD2IEC Revisited](https://retrohax.net/sd2iec-revisited/) - ... or finally, the project is finished First transport ... ... finally arrived. ... but I am still waiting for the second half :D It'll take a while to refurbish it all ;) SD2IEC revisited Some time ago, I wrote a post about SD2IEC and my PCB layout of it. I actually finished the newest - [C16 to C64 upgrade](https://retrohax.net/c16-to-c64-upgrade/) - ... or another custom work for my Norwegian friend :) Intro Getting a good quality photo of a dye with just a USB camera "microscope" is kinda hard. I've gotta buy a decent microscope someday :D Below is my failed attempt to take a photo of a decapped CIA chip - 6522 Interestingly, it shows - [Extreme refurbishing: Episode 1 - Commodore 64](https://retrohax.net/extreme-refurbishing-series-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 one quite special so I decided I'll write a blog post about it ;) That was a unit that most probably served as a fuel injection controller on - [RGB4ALL - composite and s-video module](https://retrohax.net/rgb4all-composite-and-s-video-module/) - ... or a "built-in modulator" for your retro thingy ;) Yes, I was away from the keyboard for a while ;P The "why ?" So this idea came after I bought a CPC 464 followed by a gray speccy +2. Both machines are outputting an RGB signal that is quite solid if you have a - [Atari 130 XE restoration and upgrade job](https://retrohax.net/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 to be nicely refurbished and modded with some cool gear straight from Lotharek :) I didn't have one but fortunately, one of the folks from Atari Area - [ZX Spectrum +3 - Cleaning and sound fix](https://retrohax.net/zx-spectrum-3-cleaning-and-sound-fix/) - ... or just another story about mature hardware ;) Intro Yeah, I know, I didn't write for quite a while. It was kind of hard due to prolonged holidays, job changing, online store opening - retro-cloud.eu, and a damn mold in my garage ... Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy this short story about Speccy +3 - [Amiga CDTV - just simple refurbishing](https://retrohax.net/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 must admit that job changes and retro time are not best friends. RetroKomp/LoadError 2017 party didn't help either ... but was damn awesome :D Cheers Lotharek ;P To - [Various hax - part four](https://retrohax.net/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 a hack but kinda cool and fits this blog ;) I needed to test new filament in my 3D printer and I've found a cool mini C64 - [Commodore 1541 floppy drive fixing chaos](https://retrohax.net/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 a few computers, but I didn't mention that 15 Commodore 1541 floppy drives came along with this lot. Only one of the whole 15 units was working - [EasyFlash3 Cart for Commodore](https://retrohax.net/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 high-quality products. Precision soldering station ... aaaand extreme HotAir station soooo ... ... to start some seeriuz workz! /Intro Armed with the proper tools, I was able - [Amiga 500 - mods](https://retrohax.net/amiga-500-mods-2/) - ... or Amigaaaaaaaahhhh ! Yup, the above photo should be enough for a whole post but I decided that I'll add just a bit more ;) Mods I am a happy owner of quite a few A500s in pretty crappy shape. I've finally managed to start some serious work with modding 'em. I won't post - [Atari 1040 STFM refurb and Gotek upgrade](https://retrohax.net/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 on Atari ST machines that I've ordered some time ago. Most of the machines had broken cases or were severely yellowed but that is a story for another blog - [Sinclair ZX81 - composite mod and repairs.](https://retrohax.net/sinclair-zx81-composite-mod-and-repairs-2/) - ... or, gee ... this is a tiny computer INTRO Poor joke time: Deciphering INTRO ... INT RO -> int RO -> Read-only integer ! YAY! /INTRO ZX 81 If I remember correctly, it was on RetroKomp/LoadError 2014 where Bachoo brought his Sinclair machines collection. I was kinda amazed at how tiny the ZX81 machine - [Extreme refurbishing: Episode 2 - Atari 800 XL - Part one](https://retrohax.net/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 just too much material to cover, hence this decision. This episode is kinda long and special. It started in a very innocent way :D Some time ago - [Extreme refurbishing: Episode 2 - Atari 800 XL - Part two](https://retrohax.net/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 found here A curious case of plastic case repairs :> Ok, back to work. A whole case was missing big chunks of plastic and was broken in several - [DEC Hi Note Ultra II - a retro laptop](https://retrohax.net/dec-hi-note-ultra-ii-as-a-retro-laptop/) - ... or DOS FTW! o/ intro 1337 team straight from the 70/the 80s sends greetz from RetroKomp/LoadError party .../intro Background info This small project started because I wanted to have a standalone and compact machine with DOS and run some old-school games like DUNE 2, Blackthorne, and Flashback :DI've started looking around on a local - [2x Commodore VIC-20 - refurb and mods](https://retrohax.net/2x-commodore-vic-20-refurb-and-mods/) - ... or two VICs go SD INTRO Some time ago, my friend Wendell asked me to refurbish and arm two VICs with SD2IEC readers. I've bought two machines in an unknown state ... as usual :) To my surprise, both machines were working but needed a small dose of refurbishing :> /INTRO VIC-20 no.1 Flaws: - [3 Amigos ... err Amigas - immersion printing](https://retrohax.net/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 a pictorial of one of my past projects. After disassembly and cleaning of around twenty A500s, I realized that some cases are made of a bit different plastic. These - [PiSP - old project in a new skin](https://retrohax.net/pisp-old-project-in-new-skin/) - ... or I just had a few spare hours ;) From time to time I feel a need to work on something else than refurbs and repairs, so this time, I have another fun project to cover that I've worked on some time ago. I've worked on similar projects before and even documented 'em - [Various Hax- part five](https://retrohax.net/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 gathered over several months. Let's start with ... Dirty NES My friend Jesionen asked me to have a look at the NES that he received. He had no - [Extreme deYellowing - Atari 1040 STF](https://retrohax.net/extreme-deyellowing-atari-1040-stf/) - ... or bromine adventures Intro Some time ago, I've bought 23 Atari machines in very poor shape. Most of the machines were dead, yellowed, and with cracked cases. This rather short post is going to be an intro to a more complete and detailed post with the rest of the Atari machines refurbishing chaos :D - [Atari - The frankenSTein series](https://retrohax.net/atari-the-frankenstein-series/) - ... or I've never thought I'll ever do such transplants :) Intro I was driving back home the other day when I saw this ... A semi-trailer on a semi-trailer on a semi-trailer. Mindfuck FTW! :D /Intro Ok, this is going to be a rather lengthy and picture-rich post simply because it contains several machine - [Installing a Vampire inside Amiga 500](https://retrohax.net/installing-a-vampire-inside-amiga-500/) - ... or A500 on steroids Intro I discovered a new kind of flower while partying on SillyVenture 2018 I present you Beeronius Vulgaris! lol /Intro A few months ago I've experimented with a hydrographic coating of Amiga cases. Forrest from the US bought one of these A500s from me. He even pushed it a bit - [Beeb errr ... BBC Micro restoration and upgrades](https://retrohax.net/beeb-errr-bbc-micro-restoration-and-upgrades/) - ... or I just saw the best-made upgrade for Beeb Intro Who da faq are these guys?! :D ... and what they are doing in my garage lol? :D /intro Yay, BBC Micro time! I've finally managed to get one of these British electronic marvels of an era. It is indeed a super cool machine - [Extreme refurbishing: Episode 3 - Commodore 116](https://retrohax.net/extreme-refurbishing-episode-3-commodore-116/) - ... or did I just make poor-looking molded keys? Intro Ohh yeah, Retrokomp party + my 4yo son typing on an old school computer = outcome: /Intro The case of an unrefurbishable(lolwurd) C116 Kaz who is the main person behind AtariOnline had shown a C116 during Last Party. He'd asked me if anything can be - [Commodore 128 - mods](https://retrohax.net/commodore-128-modsnstuff/) - ... or adventures of a lame modder intro Only here you will find a Commodore C64 SUSHI!!! :D /intro Background story Yeah, I admit that I was super lazy for the past few months if it is about writing posts. Thing is that material for future posts is being made at an exponential rate so - [Two times GOTEK powered Amstrad CPC 6128 please.](https://retrohax.net/two-times-gotek-powered-amstrad-cpc-6128-please/) - ... or quick and clean way to make a cool CPCs Intro The "LED works but I don't have PSU to check it..." series :D Yeah, eBay sellers rulez :D /Intro Another post with 6128 but this time, apart from a standard refurb job I will also demo a nice way (IMO) to mount GOTEK - [Atari 800 XL + SDrive-MAX](https://retrohax.net/atari-800-xl-refurb-sdrive-max/) - ... or another bedtime story Poor Atari800XL Some time ago, I've bought an Atari 800XL that was rotting in a basement. I wouldn't be myself If I didn't try to repair it. However, it waited in a queue for quite a while :)After several heavy refurb jobs, this one - [The story of three electrons ... err Acorn Electrons](https://retrohax.net/the-story-of-three-electrons-acorn-electrons/) - ... or computers that conquered UK hearts Pic of the week Amiga 600 cake on the RetroKomp party Electrons A couple of months ago, my dear friend Wendell (again lol) asked me to find, refurb, and mod a BBC Micro. I did it and covered it on a blog some time ago. It kinda started - [Extreme refurbishing: Episode 4 - Vampiric Amiga 500](https://retrohax.net/extreme-refurbishing-episode-4-vampiric-amiga-500/) - … or ginger/rusty shielding is hawt! - [Amstrad PPC640 - mods&hax](https://retrohax.net/amstrad-ppc640-modshax/) - ... or how to steal an idea from Wieczor :> Some time ago, we had a conversation on our Lamers channel about various mods and Wieczor/Lamers mentioned his idea about inserting a nice modern LCD into Amstrad Portable PC. Instantly I was like: The below post is simply a follow-up of that conversation :D - [Commodore C128 DCR - broken PSU fix and a quick refurb.](https://retrohax.net/commodore-c128-dcr-broken-psu-fix-and-a-quick-refurb/) - … or web spiders FTW! C64 fixing mayhem ended! I always wanted to play with C128 DCR. This is a cool machine since it has all in one case - a desktop case. It can work in three modes - C128 mode natively but can also boot to C64 mode and with a - [ThED - MOS technology TED replacement for Commodore 264 series](https://retrohax.net/thed-mos-technology-ted-replacement-for-commodore-264-series/) - EDIT: an update is HERE INTro This time it is not a story but rather a piece of news. Willy/Lamers and, we are working on a TED replacement project. As we all know, TED is very often fried in all those precious C16s, C116s, or Plus/4s and there is no replacement. We aim to change - [Various Hax - part six](https://retrohax.net/various-retro-computers-hacks/) - … or weird stuff continues to continue ;) Nowadays, my garage looks like it was struck by a... Ok, so here is another portion of different hax that I've gathered lately. Let's start with the monitor case fix. Monitor A friend of mine asked me to fix his 1084S monitor case. It was - [Dragon 32 - 64k RAM upgrade and mods](https://retrohax.net/dragon-32-64k-ram-upgrade-and-mods/) - ... or finally, the dragon LOLs ... err I mean ROARS in my garage :D Dragon! Time for another story. This time about fixing and modding a Dragon 32. One of my good friends asked me to upgrade the D32 but first I needed to get one. I was quite lucky because I - [Commodore C16 - RAM upgrade and internal SD2IEC mount](https://retrohax.net/commodore-c16-ram-upgrade-and-internal-sd2iec-mount/) - ... or another C16 on my bench :) Intro This time, a short post about RAM upgrade in C16 and internal SD2IEC installation plus dual OS ROM. Some time ago I was asked to make some mods to C16. I had a C16 that had a fried TED chip but I didn't have a replacement - [Amiga 600 - mods and repairs](https://retrohax.net/amiga-600-mods-and-repairs/) - ... or projects overload again Over the past few months, I had an opportunity to repair and mod several Amiga 600. In this post, I'll present some of the mods of these great computers along with some refurbishing. 3x Amiga 600 Let's start with three times Amiga 600 repairs. All three A600s were - [The ThED project - update](https://retrohax.net/the-thed-project-update/) - Intro This time a small update about the ThED project - MOS TED replacement. Willy is currently working on integrating the analog part. It is pretty much ready but there are a few minor caveats left that we want to sort out. Once that part is done, we will be able to make fully working - [Double ZX Spectrum 128K +3 refurb](https://retrohax.net/double-zx-spectrum-128k-3-refurb/) - ... or just another ZX refurb job A small announcement this time. Since I am slowly running out of badly damaged computers I am open to accepting broken retro computer donations so If you have a broken/rusty/muddy/post shotgun meeting/car accident/burned/in pieces/Hulks console or simply not working retro computer, I am happy to - [Extreme refurbishing: Episode 5 - Wasabi C64 - Part One](https://retrohax.net/extreme-refurbishing-episode-5-wasabi-c64-part-one/) - ... or why I've spent nearly 50 quid on it Again, an announcement. I am slowly running out of badly damaged computers I am open to accepting broken retro computer donations so If you have a broken/rusty/muddy/post-apocalypse/car accident/burned or simply not working retro computer, I am happy to accept it and will - [Extreme refurbishing: Episode 5 - Wasabi C64 - Part Two](https://retrohax.net/extreme-refurbishing-episode-5-wasabi-c64-part-two/) - ... or a motherboard from hell Again, an announcement. I am slowly running out of badly damaged computers I am open to accepting broken retro computer donations so If you have a broken/rusty/muddy/post-apocalypse/car accident/burned or simply not working retro computer, I am happy to accept it and will attempt to repair it. - [Extreme refurbishing: Episode 5 – Wasabi C64 – Part Three](https://retrohax.net/extreme-refurbishing-episode-5-wasabi-c64-part-three/) - ... or scarred case FTW! If you have a broken piece of retro hardware and would like me to repair and cover it on this blog just drop me an email with some details at contact@retrohax.net or contact me through the Facebook page. Also, please leave comments as this is a great - [Website update](https://retrohax.net/website-update/) - ... or I knew this is coming The update Dear readers, I hope you are all OK during these weird times. I knew this is coming sooner or later and that I will have to sort out my page someday. This Covid19 situation kinda forced me to spend time on fixing it instead of constantly - [The ThED project - update](https://retrohax.net/the-thed-project-update-2/) - The ThED project - update As you all probably know, Willy/Lamers along with myself, we are working on the ThED project - MOS TED replacement. We have another update on it :) At first, it looked like the COVID-19 situation will vastly speed up the development process, however, it turned out not to be true. - [Mass Atari 65XE fixing](https://retrohax.net/mass-atari-65xe-fixing/) - ... or OK, only 10 ... but still, 23 to go ... Short story It starts, as usual, lol ... I was browsing eBay and I've found a nice Atari 65XE. As usual, I clicked "See other items" and I quickly found out that this guy has more A65s. I was like, WTH! - [Macintosh Powerbook 170](https://retrohax.net/macintosh-powerbook-170/) - ... or tunneling adventures Double Mac, please ... Yup, this time I've managed to get two Macintosh Powerbook 170 units in pretty bad shape. I've got 'em off eBay in a non-working state. I've never owned a Mac with a Motorola CPU so I've bought them out o simple curiosity :) As it turned out, - [The ThED project – update](https://retrohax.net/the-thed-project-update-3/) - The ThED project – update Short info for those who didn't notice it earlier. Willy/Lamers and myself, we are working on the ThED project – MOS TED replacement. We have another really short update about slowed down by C19 progress ... but still progress :D Willy has won quite a few battles so far and - [Commodore SX-64 keyboard restoration](https://retrohax.net/commodore-sx-64-keyboard-restoration/) - ...or sculpturing is not that bad for health ;P Intro Well, it just had to be this pic:) The story Some time ago, Carrion/Bonzai asked me to fix his SX-64 keyboard. I was like … hell yeah! … I've never worked on SX-64 gear. The problem was, at that moment I didn't know what was - [Project mouSTer - The ultimate mouse adapter for retro computers](https://retrohax.net/project-mouster-the-ultimate-mouse-adapter-for-retrocomputers/) - ... or it took a while to get here :D Origins This project is fully led by Willy/Lamers with my minor participation. It all started with the idea to create the most convenient modern USB mouse adapter for as many retro machines as possible. Willy started working on it in his spare-time six years ago. - [Spray painting a computer case - a short HOW-TO](https://retrohax.net/spray-painting-a-computer-case-a-short-how-to/) - ... or it is simple but with some caveats :) Edited intro I owe you an explanation guys. When I manufactured these spray paints, I didn't realize that it will be that hard to ship them overseas or even abroad. As it turned out, pressurized/flammable materials cannot be sent through the air without serious hassle. - [Amiga 1200 - S-video mod and refurb](https://retrohax.net/amiga-1200-s-video-mod-and-refurb/) - ... or ... am I stoned? :> Just another twelve-hundred Ok, another day another job :) This time it is the Amiga 1200 which is a super cool retro computer sought by a lot of folks nowadays. I bought this unit in a non-working state. It was a bit dirty, with some scratches - [Random Commodore Plus/4 hax](https://retrohax.net/random-commodore-plus-4-hax/) - ... or I've simply lost some pics Intro This post should've been written a long time ago but I've simply lost pics... This is the reason why I've called it "Random Commodore plus/4 hax" Long story short, I've purchased eight broken Commodore Plus/4 machines. As usual, I had to fix, clean and retr0bright all of - [BBC Master on steroids](https://retrohax.net/bbc-master-on-steroids/) - ...or ELITE simply rulez!! :D Intro Some time ago, I wrote a post about BBC Micro restoration and upgrades. This time, I present you a BBC Master - Beebs bigger brother :) I've bought this BBC Master some time ago. It was sitting on a shelf for quite a while but finally, I've managed to - [#SEPTANDY - CoCo3 refurbishing](https://retrohax.net/septandy-coco3/) - ...or my #SEPTANDY entry Intro Please ... It is still September and we are in the middle of #SEPTANDY so I wanted to write a post about a nice machine that I refurbished not so long ago - Tandy 128K ColorComputer 3. Some time ago, I've also worked on another machine Tandy 1000HX but that - [Amiga 1000 project - Phoenix motherboard](https://retrohax.net/amiga-1000-project-phoenix-motherborad/) - ... or failures are your friends :> The story behind this whole post is a bit lengthy but I'll try to be brief :) In August of 2019, I received an email from MrTrinsic. Back then, I didn't yet know what is coming lol. It turned out that MrTrinsic is a great Amiga - [Various Hax – part seven](https://retrohax.net/various-hax-part-seven/) - ... or just another post about some minor mods This time, I present to you Various Hax - part seven. Yeah, I didn't write for a while again. This is due to several projects/jobs and life changes in general. First of all, finally, I did refurbish my workspace and garage! It took around 5-6 - [Happy new year ...](https://retrohax.net/happy-new-year/) - I wanted to wish a happy new year to everyone. So far, to me, 2020 was the worst year to live through, especially the last two days of it ... a lot of grief and sorrow. Yes, there were happy moments but I cannot call 2020 a good year. Nevertheless, we all need to move - [The mouSTer project is here](https://retrohax.net/the-mouster-project-is-here/) - ... or one adapter to rule them all The mouSTer The mouSTer project was initially described in one of my previous posts as an adapter that will support multiple retro computers. This is a device that allows connecting any USB (not ps/2 protocol type only) mouse to as many old computers as possible. Testing batch - [Game room - a short pictorial](https://retrohax.net/game-room-a-short-pictorial/) - ... or simply an excuse to have a gaming place ;P I need a game room! This post or I should say pictorial is about my new game room. Long story short, I have a room that was used very rarely and had an ugly color ;) It is a rather small room (5x5 meters) - [Vacuum forming machine build ... errr fail](https://retrohax.net/vacuum-forming-machine-build-errr-fail/) - ... or fail at securing your keycaps INTRO This time, a short post about my attempts to make a vacuum forming machine and how I've failed working on it lol. If you are a long-time blog reader, you might remember posts where I've painted keycaps with spray paint - Amiga 600 or C64. The process - [The mouSTer project - UPDATE](https://retrohax.net/the-mouster-project-update/) - ... or we are slowly getting there ;) Intro As you all know, we've been quite busy lately after releasing the mouSTer adapter - a full USB mouse/pad adapter for retro computers. I have a short update on it :) Availability First of all, we are sold out! The initial batch of 230 units was - [Consul - Typewriter restoration](https://retrohax.net/consul-typewriter-restoration/) - ... or now, that is what I call old school! The story behind A few years ago, my wife brought an unknown typewriter from her family home. It was a typewriter that her mom used to work on some decades ago. It was in really bad shape and was sitting on a shelf for a - [The mouSTer project – another UPDATE](https://retrohax.net/the-mouster-project-another-update/) - Intro Again, a short update on the mouSTer project :) On top of tons of other projects, a lot is going on in the case of this device and its firmware. The situation is very dynamic so I hope this post covers everything that changed since the last update. Availability The first batch (230 units) - [2x Commodore VIC-20 - a quick refurb job](https://retrohax.net/2x-commodore-vic-20-a-quick-refurb-job/) - ... or even quicker Intro As usual, I've bought two VICkies on a bidding portal the other day and I've decided to test a flash ROM adapter on them and repair/refurbish both units afterward. I rarely buy working computers because that takes away the fun of repairing ;) The flashrom adapter itself was originally created - [Amiga 2000 - semi-extreme refurb - Part one](https://retrohax.net/amiga-2000-semi-extreme-refurb-part-one/) - ... or maybe this Amiga 2000 wasn't that extreme after all Intro Amiga 2000 ... Yeah, another story with a courier company in the background. I don't consider this post "extreme" but still, it was quite a cool adventure to fix this machine. My friend, Kamil who sells a lot of retro gear on eBay - [The mouSTer project – another, another UPDATE](https://retrohax.net/the-mouster-project-another-another-update/) - Intro A short update on the mouSTer project :) A lot going on lately and not only with mouSTer. Which is good and not boring :D Availability As you've already noticed, the mouSTer is out of stock for nearly four weeks. Everything that could go wrong ... went wrong. First, we've had issues with orders - [ORIC-1 - shamefully short blog post](https://retrohax.net/oric-1-shamefully-short-blog-post/) - ... or there was nearly nothing to fix :( Intro This post is sponsored by the following meme I do not always buy alcohol ... err, I meant working computers ... sad but true this time. I've bought an Oric-1 for my friend Wendell but it turned out there is not much I can do - [Amiga 2000 - Codename: Tesseract PART 1](https://retrohax.net/amiga-2000-codename-tesseract/) - ... or let's start the longest and most complicated project so far Ok, so this project ... Links to all posts of this project: PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 PART 6 Final part Intro This post or I should say a series of posts, is a result of - [Retrohax becomes the official distributor of LOTHAREK](https://retrohax.net/retrohax-becomes-the-official-distributor-of-lotharek/) - ... or now there is gonna be even work to do This is short info that I would like to share as it is quite a milestone for Retrohax :) I am proud to announce that Retrohax just became Poland exclusive and official worldwide distributor of gear made by Lotharek From now on, expect all - [Acorn Archimedes A3020 - Refurb and mods](https://retrohax.net/acorn-archimedes-a3020-refurb-and-mods/) - ... or it is seriously hard to write about a project that was finished two years ago Long story short, this is a post about another custom-ordered machine that I worked on ... in July of 2019 ... Yeah, I know ... a bit old story but like I've written before, machines and - [Timmy - Timex 2048 refurb](https://retrohax.net/timmy-timex-2048-refurb/) - ... or just watch our (Lamers) demo ok?! I've told you already, you need to watch it ;P The beginning Back in the 80s, I was on a short trip with my parents and back then I already knew ZX Spectrum 48k. I was also a proud owner of an Atari 65XE but - [Retrohax workplace - Garage refurb this time LOL!](https://retrohax.net/retrohax-workplace-garage-refurb-this-time-lol/) - ... or fungi are not always your friends Hau iz dat even possibal?! Yikes! Yeah, I had to refurb my garage/lair this time. It all started around 2017 when I was back from a short holiday. It was very warm and moist outside and once I opened my garage and drove a car - [Tandy 1000 HX - Refurb and mods](https://retrohax.net/tandy-1000-hx-refurb-and-mods/) - ... or early SepTandy! Intro 2.0 Here I am with another short story about a great retro computer that I was working on some time ago. This time I present you with a Tandy 1000 HX which turned out to be a very cool computer! Turned out, that I've never played with such - [Amiga 600 - FURIA card upgrade and other mods](https://retrohax.net/amiga-600-furia/) - ... or something simple this time Yeah! Exactly! This time it is going to be a rather simple job. I just wanted to show how I usually mod A600s so let's start. Hardware mods used Since I am an official re-seller of Lotharek, this might sound bad but I did such upgrades way - [Amiga 2000 – Codename: Tesseract PART 2](https://retrohax.net/amiga-2000-codename-tesseract-part-2/) - ... or the fight goes on Ok, over 9000 is for amateurs. IT IS OVER 18000 The fight goes on As I've written previously in PART 1, this is the most time-consuming project and the longest that I've ever done. PART 1 was only the mere beginning of what was going to be - [Colored keycaps - Vacuum forming research continued](https://retrohax.net/colored-keycaps-vacuum-forming-research-continued/) - ... or it will take a while to figure it out Shameless self-promo Recently, I've created a new subcategory in my webshop - Flea Market. I'll be putting there all kinds of hardware that I've tested or worked on - Retro computers, consoles, old hard drives, old PC cases, etc., etc. I've gathered and repaired - [The mouSTer project – 20.11.2021 UPDATE](https://retrohax.net/the-mouster-project-20-11-2021-update/) - Intro Another, long-awaited update on the mouSTer project :) We are sorry that we've kept you without updates for so long time but this project eats up a lot of time and requires a lot of work. Availability Availability is not a problem nowadays. We have a stable manufacturing process and there should not be - [16 is better than 3 - Atari 65 XE mass fixing ... de-rusting](https://retrohax.net/16-is-better-than-3-atari-65-xe-mass-fixing-de-rusting/) - ... or was it 0x10? :> [intro] [/intro] 16 is better than 3 The title relates to the 8-bit guy's latest video which is awesome! I enjoy watching his videos and I hope he doesn't mind that innocent teasing ;) The story behind this post is simple, I've bought around 32 Atari computers - all - [Debricking ZX-Uno - Revolutions](https://retrohax.net/debricking-zx-uno-revolutions/) - ... or I've just realized that my old post is ... old I would have never thought that BoogieNights by Lamers will be played on a football stadium display! :O Another bricked ZX-Uno In Nov 2021, Tytus, my friend and a person who runs PixelRetroShop wanted to prepare a YouTube stream (as he - [Amiga 2000 – Codename: Tesseract PART 3](https://retrohax.net/amiga-2000-codename-tesseract-part-3/) - ...or chaos is awesome! This is the third blog post of the series about building an Amiga 2000 from scratch and modding it to the max :) I promise we still have at least two more to go ... Two previous posts can be found under the following links: PART 1 PART 2 I - [Enterprise 64 - repairs and modding](https://retrohax.net/enterprise-64/) - ... or Egyptian adventure Story For the past few days, I am battling a sinus infection and I cannot work in my garage so I've decided to write some blog posts. This is going to be another "old story" post. I took pics for this post back in mid-2020 :) The story is - [#shorts - Commodore 1084 monitor - front panel latch hack](https://retrohax.net/shorts-commodore-1084-monitor-front-panel-latch-hack/) - #shorts This is the first post with the #shorts hashtag. I've decided to start writing #shorts instead of grouped hax like in the Various hax series. Various Hax series of posts were a bit messy and whenever I need to search for something that I've worked on in the past, I have to browse through - [RadioShack TRS-80 Model 4P](https://retrohax.net/radioshack-trs-80-model-4p/) - ...or maybe just TEA ARE ASS EIGHTY FTW!!!one!!eleven! Intro I am running out of intro texts ... or maybe I am just an old fart and I am running out of creative NRG lol :D TRS-80 that I am presenting in this post was (yeah I know I am repeating myself) for one of my - [#SHORTS - ROM adapter hax](https://retrohax.net/shorts-rom-adapter-hax/) - ... or a cool tool to revive your old machine Intro Another #SHORTS episode. This time, featuring a very nice solution to fix damaged ROM chips in our beloved retro computers. It was created by Nicolas Welte and is described HERE. Nicolas, thank you for this handy adapter! This little adapter helped me fix tons - [Amiga 2000 - Codename: Tesseract PART 4](https://retrohax.net/amiga-2000-codename-tesseract-part-4/) - ...or the chaos is overwhelming This time I present to you the fourth part of the epic Tesseract project. Links to the previous three posts are below: PART 1PART 2PART 3 Now, let's get back to work :> Buddha flash card This is the third try to install a Buddha flash card. This time - [#SHORTS - Atari 1027 Printer - The 'Revive1027' project](https://retrohax.net/shorts-atari-1027-printer-the-revive1027-project/) - ... or printing a printer part so it can print again :D The SillyVenture 2022 summer edition ended a while ago. Cool party place but I prefer old 80/90s buildings ;) Yes! Atari this time ... but with a twist ;) There is this known issue with rubber stripes on printing drums in - [Mechboard64 - the perfect keyboard for your C64](https://retrohax.net/mechboard64-the-perfect-keyboard-for-your-c64/) - ... or I didn't know it will be soooo cool journey ;) ha! Intro This is a short post preceding a more extensive project that I will be covering soon - The Beast64 project. I'll cover it in smaller chunks, so it is more edible as it is kinda large :D I have these - [Website update](https://retrohax.net/website-update-2/) - ... or it took quite a while Intro Yup, I owe you guys some info about recent changes and what is going on in general. Here we go. Blog I've spent over two weeks correcting grammar mistakes and un-imguring (lolwurd) the blog. My main goal was to download all pics from Imgur back to my - [Beast64 project - PART ONE](https://retrohax.net/beast64-project-part-one/) - ... or OMG so many add-ons again This time it is all about C64. Two C64s. Heavily modded C64s :D My friend W, saw my ongoing struggle with Amiga 2000 – Codename: Tesseract 1 2 3 4 He'd asked me to work on a similar project based on the mighty Commodore 64. I was - [#SHORTS - Amiga 500 PSU modding](https://retrohax.net/shorts-amiga-500-psu-modding/) - ... or don't trust the ground ;) I watched Noel's YT video about modding Amiga PSUs some time ago. Instantly, I was like ... Noel sir! I am a great fan of your channel. Please continue with your awesome videos! I had some Amiga PSUs in need and I already knew the solutions - [Amiga 2000 – Codename: Tesseract PART 5](https://retrohax.net/amiga-2000-codename-tesseract-part-5/) - ...or are you done yet? Links to the previous four posts are below: PART 1PART 2PART 3PART 4 Ok, without further ado (courtesy of Adrian's Digital Basement - cheers buddy:) let's continue with this hardware pr0n :D The ACE Chip RAM mod issues I've already mentioned it in one of the previous posts - [#SHORTS – Sinclair ZX Printer](https://retrohax.net/shorts-sinclair-zx-printer/) - ... or 3D printing FTW! ... again. I bought a Sinclair ZX printer the other day. As usual, it turned out to be broken. ... oh! we've gotta fix that! Unboxing It came in the original styrofoam but I am not sure if a PSU is original. Let me know in the comments section - [Beast64 project – PART TWO](https://retrohax.net/beast64-project-part-two/) - … or OMG, even more add-ons The plan.... extended ;) Ok, I am back with part two of the Beast64 project. The first part of this project can be found HERE This time, we will install C= Key as it is a nice addition to this project. Another mod described in PART 2 is an - [#SHORTS - DIY SIO2PC for 8-bit Atari](https://retrohax.net/shorts-diy-sio2pc-for-8-bit-atari/) - ... or that was easier than I'd thought Intro There are many ways to load software onto our computers nowadays. If it is about 8-bit Atari computers, there are cartridges like AVG cart, dedicated devices like SIO2SD, and many more out of which SIO2PC is the easiest to make. I already made some SIO2SD devices - [Amiga 2000 – Codename: Tesseract PART 6](https://retrohax.net/amiga-2000-codename-tesseract-part-6/) - ... or still not the end Intro Links to the previous posts of this project: PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 Let me continue with this build. This time it is all about details and bugs :D Broken Indivision ECS v2 After another round of testing, I started getting issues with - [#SHORTS - The mouSTer project – 31.01.2023 UPDATE](https://retrohax.net/shorts-the-mouster-project-31-01-2023-update/) - ... or long-awaited firmware hax Intro Firmware update Lots of people buried the mouSTer adapter and labeled the project as dead. I kept on saying that this was temporary as Willy had to deal with other, not retro-related issues and he simply took a more extended break. This break is over and Willy came back - [Amiga 2000 – Codename: Tesseract - Final part](https://retrohax.net/amiga-2000-codename-tesseract-final-part/) - ... or is it possible with that project? :> Yup, you've just reached the final blog post about the Amiga 2000 project – Codename: Tesseract There are only a few more things to cover. Links to the previous posts of this project: PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 PART 6 - [#SHORTS – DIY PSU for Atari XL/XE series](https://retrohax.net/shorts-diy-psu-for-atari-xl-xe-series/) - ... or a nicely looking PSU for your 8-bit Atari Intro Recently, I was looking for a PSU for Atari 800XL that I fixed some time ago. I've figured out that I can make one so, this short post will show you how to make a cheap and nicely-looking DIY PSU for Atari XL/XE series. - [#Marchintosh - 2x Macintosh Classic](https://retrohax.net/marchintosh-2x-macintosh-classic/) - ... or 1.5x Mac Classic cuz I forgot to take pics :/ Heh, yeah, I am always pretty late to the party … The Apple heap Last year, I've bought a heap of Apple machines for my client. Literally, tons of hardware to refurb/fix/upgrade. I am slowly crunching through it all and because - [Amiga CD32 + TF330](https://retrohax.net/amiga-cd32-tf330/) - ... or a great combo ... isn't it? The CD32 Yup, CD32 this time as I've realized I've never covered this machine on my blog. This particular machine was bought for my client and it needed standard SPA plus some other stuff which I will describe in this post. It came in a nicely - [#SHORTS - ZX 81 Keyboard membrane swap](https://retrohax.net/shorts-zx-81-keyboard-membrane-swap/) - ...or "have a nice key" ;) Intro Some time ago, I described my ZX 81 mods and repairs in a blog post. Unfortunately, the keyboard stopped working. So now we have a post -> #SHORTS - ZX 81 Keyboard membrane swap I've decided to swap it with a new keyboard membrane this time. This is - [Ultimate64 - a C64 from scratch](https://retrohax.net/ultimate64-a-c64-from-scratch/) - ... or nearly from scratch ;) Intro This time around, I will write a build log of a Ultimate64 machine which is a modern Commodore 64 remake by Gideon If you are my blog follower, you might already know that I've made a few Mechoboard64s, and two of them were already used in the 2x - [Amiga 500 - RAM hax](https://retrohax.net/amiga-500-ram-hax/) - ... or I would like to think it is ultimate but it's lame instead :D Intro I needed to write a blog post showing different RAM hax/configs on Amiga 500 8A motherboard to serve as a reminder for future Me :D I took all pics for this post in early 2020 and I might not - [Restoring dot-matrix printer ribbon cartridges](https://retrohax.net/restoring-dot-matrix-printer-ribbon-cartridges/) - ... or that's the way you hack 'em! Intro Some time ago (meh, this sentence is in every post...), I was working on an Apple Image Writer dot-matrix printer as a peripheral for one of the Macintosh Classics that I've covered on my blog recently. To my surprise, the printer itself was not the main - [Atari 400 mods](https://retrohax.net/atari-400-mods/) - ... or I just wanted to play RiverRaid ;) Intro Today, a short post with the Atari 400 on the workbench. I did work on a few of those machines before but I don't have a complete set of pics so I won't cover it here. Maybe in another post someday :) This particular machine - [#SHORTS Atari ST warped case](https://retrohax.net/shorts-atari-st-warped-case/) - ... or at least I tried Intro Today we have a short post again about Atari ST with a warped case. I don't have many pics on it but I hope it'll be enough for this short post. A few weeks ago, Jesionen/JNF asked me to at least try and fix an Atari ST case. - [Commodore floppy drive fixing chaos - Episode II](https://retrohax.net/commodore-floppy-drive-fixing-chaos-episode-ii/) - ... or bashing the wall again :/ Intro Welcome to another episode of the Commodore floppy drive fixing chaos. The first episode was described a long time ago and I promised there that I will revisit some issues in the future. Well, the future came ... and it is not so bright ;) This time, - [Pimp my Ami #1 - Fluo](https://retrohax.net/pimp-my-ami-1-fluo/) - ...or Hydroxide discoveries :) Intro If you are a long-time reader of my blog, you probably know that I bought some pallets of retro hardware a few years ago. Only twenty Amiga 500s survived unrefurbished since then. (there is one more not visible in a pic) For the past few years, I've restored hundreds of - [#Shorts - Nintendo Wii controllers fixes](https://retrohax.net/shorts-nintendo-wii-controllers-fixes/) - ... or what I was thinking?! Intro This short post is about the beginning of my journey into the console world. Some time ago, I figured want to show my sons all generations of consoles. I started buying broken (because getting working ones is boring:) units like crazy, to learn how to repair and hack - [2x Apple IIc restoration and mods](https://retrohax.net/apple-iic-restoration/) - ... or my first dive into Apple II Intro There are tons of computer equipment in the "to sort out" queue. This "to sort out" means restoration but often upgrades and modding. Today, I will cover refurbishing, upgrading, and modding, this time based on the Apple IIc example. Some of my friends know I've bought - [Three Amiga CDTV fixing spree](https://retrohax.net/three-amiga-cdtv-fixing-spree/) - ... or maybe 2.5x Intro Today, I'll be covering Commodore Amiga CDTV machines. I had two CDTVs in my garage already. The third Amiga was sent to me by Tomxx, one of the main guys responsible for the marvelous K&A magazine. I started with a quick check and it quickly turned out that one machine - [Website update](https://retrohax.net/website-update-3/) - ... or changes, changes, changes Intro Once again, I owe you guys some info about recent changes and what is going on in general, hence this website update post. Shop Some time ago, I set up a pop-up banner on the front page. Yes, I decided to shut down the shop. This is due to - [Wico Boss joystick hax](https://retrohax.net/wico-boss-joystick-hax/) - ... or modding FTW! Intro Some time ago, I received a box from my friend which contained 10 Wico Boss Joysticks. He wanted me to sort them all out. These joysticks were not popular in Europe or at least I didn't hear much about them but judging by this hilarious commercial, it must've been popular - [#SHORTS Modding Atari 130XE for Ajcek/Lamers](https://retrohax.net/shorts-modding-atari-130xe-for-ajcek-lamers/) - ...or simply a short pictorial Intro As you might know, I am a member of a demoscene group Lamers. This group came to life in the `90s but it had a great comeback since the SillyVenture Atari Party held in Poland, re-started in 2010. The Lamers created lots of demoscene productions for various computers. You - [#DOScember - Gulipin PC 386DX](https://retrohax.net/doscember-gulipin-pc-386dx/) - ... or I wanted to play GODS again :) Intro This rather short blog post is my #doscember entry, so it's time to work on a PC machine! Some time ago (as usual on this blog lol) I bought a rather large collection of computers for my client. 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