If you are like me there is no place for modern LCD/ Plasma displays in retro gaming. Some people have managed to get good results with scanline generators and the like, but while I still can use CRTs I will. If you search on retro gaming forums there is often
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Atari 1040 STE Quad TOS installation
The Atari 1040 STe can have a simple modification to switch between multiple versions of TOS quite easily. I will install the following TOS versions: 1.06 1.62 2.06 Super TOS The mod requires the installation of new chips to replace the 2 LO & HI roms that contain the TOS,
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This restoration thread won’t go into the same depth as my first LAI Cocktail Arcade Machine Restoration thread, so please refer to the original thread for more detail on some of the cosmetic work. Time to fix up Moon Patrol. This works, and isn’t too bad, but can look a
Continue readingCommodore 64 Dead Test Cartridge
There seem to be a lot of Commodore 64s going strong today, but also a lot that have died. There are a few common causes of failure, however most of the time blindly replacing components is not a reliable way of fixing anything. I looked around and found there are
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