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Extreme refurbishing: Episode 5 – Wasabi C64 – Part One

Posted on February 15, 2020September 16, 2026 by drygol

… or why I’ve spent nearly 50 quid on it

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Double ZX Spectrum 128K +3 refurb

Posted on February 3, 2020May 19, 2026 by drygol

… or just another ZX refurb job

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ThED – TED replacement project – update

Posted on January 28, 2020September 16, 2026 by drygol

Another update about ThED project – a MOS TED replacement

Amiga 600 – some mods and repairs

Posted on January 21, 2020September 17, 2026 by drygol

… or projects overload again

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Commodore C16 – RAM upgrade and internal SD2IEC mount

Posted on January 10, 2020May 19, 2026 by drygol

… or another C16 on my bench 🙂

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Dragon 32 – 64k RAM upgrade and mods

Posted on December 31, 2019May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or finally, the dragon LOLs … err I mean ROARS in my garage 😀

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The collection of various hax – PART SIX

Posted on December 19, 2019September 16, 2026 by drygol

… or weird stuff continues to continue 😉

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ThED – TED replacement for Commodore 264 series

Posted on December 5, 2019September 16, 2026 by drygol

ThED project – a MOS TED replacement

Commodore C128 DCR – broken PSU fix and a quick refurb.

Posted on December 1, 2019May 19, 2026 by drygol

… or web spiders FTW!

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Amstrad PPC640 – mods and LCD hack

Posted on October 26, 2019September 16, 2026 by drygol

… or how to steal an idea from Wieczor :>

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Extreme refurbishing: Episode 4 – Vampiric Amiga 500

Posted on October 7, 2019May 19, 2026 by drygol

… or ginger/rusty shielding is hawt!

The story of three electrons … err Acorn Electrons

Posted on August 23, 2019May 19, 2026 by drygol

… or computers that conquered UK hearts

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Atari 800 XL restoration and SDriveMAX build

Posted on July 30, 2019September 17, 2026 by drygol

… or another bedtime story

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Two times GOTEK powered Amstrad CPC 6128 please.

Posted on June 7, 2019May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or quick and clean way to make a cool CPCs

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Commodore C128 Dual-OS, SIDFX and SD2IEC Mods

Posted on May 14, 2019September 16, 2026 by drygol

… or adventures of a lame modder

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Extreme refurbishing: Episode 3 – Commodore 116

Posted on March 12, 2019May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or did I just make poor-looking molded keys?

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Beeb errr … BBC Micro restoration and upgrades

Posted on January 31, 2019May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or I just saw the best-made upgrade for Beeb

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Installing a Vampire inside Amiga 500

Posted on January 9, 2019May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or A500 on steroids

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Atari – The frankenSTein series

Posted on December 14, 2018February 26, 2025 by drygol

… or I’ve never thought I’ll ever do such transplants 🙂

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Extreme deYellowing – Atari 1040 STF

Posted on November 21, 2018May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or bromine adventures

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The collection of various hax – PART FIVE

Posted on November 11, 2018September 17, 2026 by drygol

… or weird stuff continues

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PiSP – old project in a new skin

Posted on October 17, 2018May 19, 2026 by drygol

… or I just had a few spare hours 😉

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3 Amigos … err Amigas – immersion printing

Posted on September 5, 2018May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or HydroGraphics to the rescue!

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2x Commodore VIC-20 – refurb and mods

Posted on August 30, 2018May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or two VICs go SD

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DEC Hi Note Ultra II – a retro laptop

Posted on June 29, 2018May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or DOS FTW! o/

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Extreme refurbishing: Episode 2 – Atari 800 XL – Part two

Posted on June 12, 2018May 19, 2026 by drygol

… or biznaz continues :O

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Extreme refurbishing: Episode 2 – Atari 800 XL – Part one

Posted on June 1, 2018September 16, 2026 by drygol

… or seriouz repair biznuz 😉

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Sinclair ZX81 – composite mod and repairs.

Posted on May 18, 2018May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or, gee … this is a tiny computer

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Atari 1040 STFM refurb and Gotek upgrade

Posted on February 28, 2018February 26, 2025 by drygol

… or another machine goes to Norway

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Amiga 500 Mods: RAM, Video, GOTEK

Posted on January 25, 2018September 16, 2026 by drygol

… or Amigaaaaaaaahhhh !

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Building a Small Batch of EasyFlash3 for C64

Posted on December 20, 2017September 17, 2026 by drygol

… or a short story about how I’ve made a small batch of EF3s 😉

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Commodore 1541 floppy drive fixing chaos

Posted on November 9, 2017May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or fixing several 1541 drives for fun 😉

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The collection of various hax – PART FOUR

Posted on November 2, 2017September 17, 2026 by drygol

… or another round of weird stuff

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Amiga CDTV – just simple refurbishing

Posted on November 1, 2017May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or busy days are really busy nowadays

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ZX Spectrum +3 – Cleaning and sound fix

Posted on September 14, 2017May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or just another story about mature hardware 😉

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Atari 130 XE restoration and upgrade job

Posted on July 20, 2017February 26, 2025 by drygol

… or nasty SELECT key 😉

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RGB4ALL – composite and s-video module

Posted on July 12, 2017May 19, 2026 by drygol

… or a “built-in modulator” for your retro thingy 😉

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Extreme refurbishing: Episode 1 – Commodore 64

Posted on June 12, 2017May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or a story about C64 straight from a Monster Truck

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C64 Motherboard in a C16 Case Mod

Posted on May 21, 2017September 16, 2026 by drygol

… or another custom work for my Norwegian friend 🙂

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SD2IEC Revisited: Internal and External PCB

Posted on May 11, 2017September 17, 2026 by drygol

… or finally, the project is finished

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EMC CLARiiON AX4-5 storage array hax

Posted on April 25, 2017May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or me dumb, me still winz :>

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Amstrad CPC 6128 HxC Mod and DualROM

Posted on April 19, 2017September 16, 2026 by drygol

… or Batman forever … forever

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The collection of various hax – PART THREE

Posted on April 13, 2017September 16, 2026 by drygol

… another round of small hax that I did over the past few weeks.

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C64 ALDI Quick Refurb with Built-in SD2IEC

Posted on April 5, 2017September 16, 2026 by drygol

… or a story about a C64 version sold along with potatoes back in a day

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Amiga 600 – recapping and minor fixes

Posted on March 27, 2017May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or dafaq is that gooey ?!

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Broken plastic? No problem! Fixing cases with some hax

Posted on March 6, 2017September 16, 2026 by drygol

… hopefully …

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Amstrad CPC 464 – The turmoil – PART TWO

Posted on February 14, 2017May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or repairs mayhem … sort of

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Commodore 1541-II floppy drive refurbishing

Posted on February 2, 2017May 12, 2026 by drygol

… or how to break stuff in order to repair it

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Cyclone PCB Factory: DIY PCB Milling Machine

Posted on January 19, 2017September 16, 2026 by drygol

… or a DIY PCB milling machine

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QuickShot QS-137F Joystick repair

Posted on December 25, 2016February 26, 2025 by drygol

… or how to simply fix a worn-out joystick

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