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Maker and tinkerer in retro-computers, electronics, micro controllers and software

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Community Safety Hub

I have quite a list of vibe coded sites and ESP32 projects now. Not all[...]

Finishing my ZX Spectrum Emulator with Gemini 3 Pro

TLDR I dusted off my shelved C++ ZX Spectrum emulator project from two years ago.[...]

Efficient RAM Testing: My Pico DRAM Tester Review

Discusses the importance of testing dead RAM chips in retro computers and shares their experience building several testers, particularly the Pico DRAM Tester. They highlight the challenges faced, modifications made for improved functionality, and ultimately recommend the Pico tester as a cost-effective and efficient solution.

Restore your Amiga: Power Supply, Memory, and Floppy Drive

Over the last few weeks have been working towards the refurbishing of my 2 Commodore[...]

Original NES Connector Replacement

Another short post as I forgot to take photos again. As a kid I completely[...]

Wii-U Digitiser Replacement

So, this post will be a little short because I completely forgot to take[...]

Upgrading an Amiga Power Supply

Like many retro computers the Amiga 500 has an external power brick all of[...]

Amiga 500 Motherboard Memory Upgrade

Installing on motherboard memory upgrade to an Amiga 500

Installing FlashFloppy on a Gotek drive

Looking through my previous blogs you might have seen me install Gotek drives into various[...]

Spectrum+ with bad RAM and M1 line

The Spectrum+ is my preferred model (until I get a toast-rack), it s keyboard is still[...]