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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Commodore 64 - The great refurbishing - PART ONE
... 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 »
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, me and some friends, we »
3D Printing - The beginning
... or the first step to getting yourself into the great world of endless DIY crap In 2012, I was attending a demoscene party in my hometown. »
GSM 900 sniffing
... or a short story about osmocomBB This is going to be rather a short post, mainly because I played with it few years ago so this »
SIO2SD for 8-bit 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've heard a »