– Retrodrömmar
The Amiga line of computers from Commodore are getting older by the day and their parts need maintenance to function properly. The keyboards are no exception. In this post I write about my experiences of making my Amiga 600 keyboard working again. The problem I had was that some of the keys did not work. There was no logic to which keys were functional and…
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I recently wrote a post about repairing Amiga 600. Now, the time has come to make use of the machine and to install some software on it. My goal is to create a stock machine with Kickstart 2.05 and Workbench 2.1 that is able to run games via WHDLoad (a program that enables running games and demos from a hard drive). Initially, I do not…
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In this post I focus on how to get your Playstation 2 SingStar cd:s to work on Playstation 3. While you can technically play PS2 versions of SingStar on some backwards-compatible, or softmodded PS3:s, these games do not work with the original PS2 usb microphones. These microphones work perfectly with the PS3 versions of SingStar though. Now, depending on your setup and software, there are…
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This post is a collection of notes I made during the recap and repair of an Amiga 600 I bought on Swedish eBay. If nothing else, it contains a useful collection of links where I gained a lot of information on recapping and repairing the Amiga 600. The unit I bought looked to be in good condition, but suffered from a black screen according to…
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I recently acquired an old 14 inch CRT monitor from a local buyer. It works fine, but I noticed a small annoying scratch on the screen. I did some reading and found some anecdotical evidence of people being able to fix these kinds of dents using cerium oxide powder (used to polish glasses etc) and an electric polish machine (drill / dremel). So, I decided…
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Before I got my first smartphone, the Nokia N-gage was my go-to device. Despite its flaws, I fell in love with the combination of phone and gaming device. I used it as my everyday phone for quite some time, and I also installed a variety of games and emulators on it. In this post I will write a few tips and tricks about the N-gage,…
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An iPhone 7 I bought from Swedish eBay worked perfectly fine, except for some distortment on the camera lens as seen below. This are due to aging and / or damage to the lens and can only be fixed by replacing the camera. In this I will show how to replace the iPhone 7 rear camera. To follow this guide, you need some tools (included…
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In this post I will write some notes on the Hyundai P5000M series PC. I recently aqcuired a machine from Swedish eBay, and I have conducted a few restorations and repairs on the machine, which I will describe here. The reason why I bought this particular machine was that my father bought one of these in the Swedish home PC government program in the mid-1990s….
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In a Swedish post about my Victor 386MX PC, I wrote about replacing the battery in a dead Dallas RTC. So, I figured I would devote a post to this process, as it is common that these units run out of battery and they can be saved quite easy. You will need: A Dremel tool. A 3V CR2032 battery + socket and a couple of…
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In 2018, I made a video and a post where I repaired a TAC-2 joystick with a broken stick. This process was performed by using tire valve, a screw eye, and a newly crafted ball at the end of the stick. See: At the end of the post, I mentioned that we also created a stick with a chrome look during this process, by attaching…
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