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Retro PC

During the last couple of months I’ve been playing around with the idea of building a DOS based retro PC. Now I’ve finally gone and made a start. My aim is to have a good, fast, DOS/Win98 compatible PC for...

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Keeping Busy (May)

Its been a funny month. I’ve had lots of time, but for some reason it seems hard to get any work done. It sounds like a problem, but actually I’ve been working on couple of projects for myself. More on...

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Upgrades on Upgrades

I’ve taken a little timeout this weekend to play with my Amiga 1200 Tower. Recently I got a very cool Apollo 1260 Accelerator card with a 80Mhz clocked Freescale 68060 CPU. One downside to the A1260 over the Blizzard line...

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Keeping Busy (April)

Its been a funny month. So much to do, and somehow no matter how much time I put aside, so little actually gets finished. It just seems every job I started leads to another problem, or parts were not available/stuck...

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Keeping busy (March)

I’ve decided to make more regular posts each month showing off what I’ve been working on. Mostly it will be customers consoles, but once in a blue moon I might get something done for myself 🙂 So this month… I’ve...

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PSOI Installation Service

I’m getting quite a few people asking if I offer a service to install the Switchboard for the PSIO. I do offer this service, and its just £20 + return postage. If you’ve just got your shiny new PSIO, get...

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PS2 modchip installations

Just a reminder that I do offer installation of PlayStation 2 modchips on both the original and slim units. I only supply Modbo 4.0 or 5.0 chips, but I do have experience of installing other brands like Ghost2 v2, Crystal...

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GameBlast19

I’ll be taking part in an annual 24 hour video games marathon from 22-24th of Feb, to raise money for a charity called Special Effect. Special Effect help disabled people enjoy gaming and make this pastime more accessible. I take...

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The PSIO Flash cartridge for PlayStation

I finally got my hands on my own PSIO flash cartridge for the PlayStation. This little cartridge allows for game booting from an SD card. It needs a little bit on installing other than just plugging in, but on the...