tokyoracer
(Not actually from Tokyo).
Yep, know that place, is bloody great.
Post here everytime you get something new!
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I got a nice handful of PS1 games at the car booty at the weekend,
Driver
Wipeout2097
Alone in the Dark
Bomberman
Medievil 2
Gauntlet Legends
Time Crisis
Colony Wars - Red Sun
Dune
All for the princely sum of a Fiver.
Driver
Wipeout2097
Alone in the Dark
Bomberman
Medievil 2
Gauntlet Legends
Time Crisis
Colony Wars - Red Sun
Dune
All for the princely sum of a Fiver.
tokyoracer
(Not actually from Tokyo).
Hah, I did exactly the same funny enough r0jaws, I am actually replenishing my PS1 collection with nicer condition examples and not plat. examples. I picked up Command and Conquer, Tommi Mäkinen Rally, Tekken 3 and V-Rally. so cheap too, now is a real good time to collect them before people catch on that they are getting harder to find.
so cheap too, now is a real good time to collect them before people catch on that they are getting harder to find.
SkydivinGirl
Retro Girl
Just received my HxC Floppy Emulator and my 64NIC+ It's going to be a fun retro weekend!
The soldering for the switches on the 64NIC+ look like globs of solder so I'm probably going to have to reflow them.
Oh well, just another excuse to break out the soldering iron!
Heather
The soldering for the switches on the 64NIC+ look like globs of solder so I'm probably going to have to reflow them.
Oh well, just another excuse to break out the soldering iron!Heather
Last weekend i acquired my new favorite amiga:
Picked up a free Mac Performa 5300 yesterday. It works but won't boot - probably a faulty harddrive (I can hear it making noise, but I think it's completely jammed). I'll have to find a copy of some old MacOS (8 or 9) and a harddrive and then see if it can be rescued.
Now I only need to clean out my hobby room and make some space for it. Until that time I'm using it as a footstool under my desk :mrgreen:
Now I only need to clean out my hobby room and make some space for it. Until that time I'm using it as a footstool under my desk :mrgreen:
tokyoracer
(Not actually from Tokyo).
If you only see an image with a disk and question mark then you need to have an OS installed mate.
Yeah I know, that's why I think the harddrives's jammed - I haven't opened the case yet but I hear some weird noise when starting up (no spinning noise, but this typical beeping noise that blocked/jammed electromotors make), and after that the questionmark diskette.
The system start itself is good (boing sound, screen turning on) so I presume it's only a faulty harddrive.
The system start itself is good (boing sound, screen turning on) so I presume it's only a faulty harddrive.
tokyoracer
(Not actually from Tokyo).
Yeah typical Hard Drive issue, got exactly the same from my Performa 450.
commodorejohn
Shameless recidivist
If worst comes to worst, the 5300 has an IDE hard drive, so it's a lot cheaper and easier to replace than the SCSI-based Macs. (Weirdly, though, the CD-ROM is a SCSI drive...go figure that one out!) I had one a while back; it's not a bad machine, but you'll definitely want to put more RAM in there if it came with the stock amount (16MB, I think?)
tokyoracer
(Not actually from Tokyo).
Yep that is odd, Apple done exactly the same with the Performa 630. Though like he said, it's cheaper, easier to come by (and a personal opinion here, more reliable probably thanks to it's lower RPM speed). However it is considerably slower then SCSI.
Check out www.everymac.com and click the "apple" link to see the index and spec (among with maximum RAM limits and other useful info). I find that 32Mb SIMMs are the best bang for your buck.
We have a Performa 5300 at home (It was my mother's first computer) -- As I recall, getting access to the logic board is trivial: Two screws at the back and the whole thing slides out. It takes standard 72-pin SIMMs, so upgrading it to 64MB is pretty simple.
Not sure how you gain access to the hard drive, but it shouldn't be too hard. We've certainly had the disk in ours replaced, but it was done by an Apple Centre.
SkydivinGirl
Retro Girl
Just received my Everdrive-MD SEGA Flash Cartridge in the mail, all the way from the Ukraine! I'm going to test it out tonight.
Heather
Heather
tokyoracer
(Not actually from Tokyo).
Wow, never knew there was a flash cart for the Megadrive, just goes to show how much I have been keeping upto date with retr0 consoles though lol (really been more into old comps over the last few years).
May I ask how much did that set you back Mrs.H? It has certainly caught my interest.
May I ask how much did that set you back Mrs.H?
It has certainly caught my interest.
SkydivinGirl
Retro Girl
Well, I've been having some trouble getting the cart to work tonight. I'm going to email the developer in a moment to see if he has any thoughts on the trouble I'm having.
The cost is definitely very good. Be aware that the seller does not accept PayPal. I ended up sending money through MoneyGram and it cost and additional $13 to do that. He also accepts bank transfers.
I'll let everyone know how it turns out.
Heather
*EDIT* I tried it in my second Genesis and it works like a charm. I think the problem with my older Genesis is that I'm using a third party power supply that doesn't have enough amps to run the system and the SD card on the Everdrive-MD. I'll give a more in-depth update once I use the cartridge for a bit.
The cost is definitely very good. Be aware that the seller does not accept PayPal. I ended up sending money through MoneyGram and it cost and additional $13 to do that. He also accepts bank transfers.
I'll let everyone know how it turns out.
Heather
*EDIT* I tried it in my second Genesis and it works like a charm.
I think the problem with my older Genesis is that I'm using a third party power supply that doesn't have enough amps to run the system and the SD card on the Everdrive-MD. I'll give a more in-depth update once I use the cartridge for a bit.
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tokyoracer
(Not actually from Tokyo).
Oh yeah, duh. :roll:@tokyoracer
$65 + Postage
How do I know - I clicked the link in SDGs post
Dave G
Congrats for getting it working SDG, shame theres not some sort of casing for it though.
