maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Trying to fix my brother Walkman. Can't find the right belt from my stash. Just ordered some from taobao. It appears this is one of the best walkman cassette player ever 140
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Monster mech controller in action tonight at the retro gaming meetup Mech driver @sunnychowtheguy.bsky.social 130
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 08/08/2025PC-Engine GT contrast wheel replaced and now fully working. 030
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Managed to add this very rare Game and Watch to my collection 030
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 05/08/2025My latest Apple iPod Video build, new LCD, new large Battery, 256GB Flash and new custom case. I really like this colour combination. 020
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Just blown up another tantrum capacitor 🎇 in a PC-Engine GT. Luck that it didn't take out other components. 030
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Badly damaged Sega Gamegear from battery and capacitor leaks 000
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Fully restored iPod mini with new battery and 256gb storage 010
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Pickup these mint condition ipod mini for a very reasonable price. 040
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 01/07/2025I need to line them properly, but this IKEA picture frame hack works really well to show off my collection of vintage #Nintendo Game and Watch 010
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Replacing the battery on the iPod touch i got cheap didn't fix the low battery issue. Looks like some other problem. 000
Reposted by maded2SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 10/06/2025Cryo trays loaded and secure. Hyperspace module charged. There's nothing left for us here. Let's go. 2616
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Been trying to install a new flash chip on this Game and Watch Zelda. Failed 3 times so far, will keep trying. 030
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Pickup this really nice iPod/CD speaker system at recycling shop yesterday. Turn out it is fully working and it just needed a good clean. Shame it didn't come with the remote. 040
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Thanks to @akfamilyhome.com for showing us the new Nintendo Switch 2 000
Reposted by maded2Simon Willison @simonwillison.net · 31/05/2025Some notes on the new DeepSeek-R1-0528 - a completely different model from the R1 they released in January, despite having a very similar name Terrible LLM naming has managed to infect the Chinese AI labs too simonwillison.net/2025/May/31/...simonwillison.netdeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-0528Sadly the trend for *terrible naming* of models has infested the Chinese AI labs as well. DeepSeek-R1-0528 is a brand new and much improved open weights reasoning model from DeepSeek, … 2666
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Got some of these serious industrial sensors at work. Very solidly built 000
Reposted by maded2Andrew (LinuxJedi) Hutchings @linuxjedi.co.uk · 29/05/2025If you are a retro gamer who likes Beneath a Steel Sky or Cannon Fodder, you should check out a new game created by @stoocambridge.bsky.social and @tonywarriner.bsky.social from the studios behind those games Kickstarter launched <12 hours ago, nearly 200% funded! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ton...kickstarter.comUrbX Warriors - An original game for the Spectrum Next & PCCode by Tony Warriner, pixels by Stoo Cambridge 162
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Pickup more things to fix at recycling shops and found some classic lego figures along the way. 040
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Love this electronic magnifying tool. It even does recording 000
Reposted by maded2Tomb💀Time @tubetime.bsky.social · 16/05/2025i'm pleased to release the Amiga 1000 SCSI Sidecar! this clone of the old Comspec SA-1000 makes a great storage solution for your A1000, paired up with a SCSI hard disk. the design is open source under the CERL-OHL-P and available right here: github.com/schlae/a1000... 310117
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 16/05/2025media.tenor.coma cartoon girl wearing a viking hat is giving a thumbs upALT: a cartoon girl wearing a viking hat is giving a thumbs up 000
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Someone just released a collection of archived software for the Apple Newton / eMate. He is asking for volunteers to go over the archive and catalog it. 28900 files, 4831 folders. Source: Apple Museum in Moscow. 000
Reposted by maded2Andrew (LinuxJedi) Hutchings @linuxjedi.co.uk · 11/05/2025I recently had a chat with @morefunmakingit.bsky.social about retro computer stuff for his new podcast. You can watch it below 🙂 0153
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Just replaced a broken LCD on this iPod. This happened when the old battery swelled up and eventually breaks the screen. 040
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Another iPod rescued. New battery, broken HDD replaced with a 256gb SDCard. All working again. 020
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Almost done. I hope this is world first. PC-Engine GT Clear @pointerfunction.bsky.social thank you for your efforts. 2507
Reposted by maded2Cosam @cosam-the-great.bsky.social · 05/05/2025PC Engine GT/TurboExpress main PCB repro is now public. If you have the skills and knowledge, there is still a lot to be identified on the schematic! Thanks again to @pointerfunction.bsky.social for the donor hardware, testing and troubleshooting. github.com/Board-Folk/P...github.comGitHub - Board-Folk/PC-Engine-GT: Reproduction PCB for PC Engine GT/TurboExpressReproduction PCB for PC Engine GT/TurboExpress. Contribute to Board-Folk/PC-Engine-GT development by creating an account on GitHub. 07019
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 27/04/2025@pointerfunction.bsky.social threading the screw post is so difficult. For the new version of the model, will need reinforcement for those posts. Also the tolerance for the press button is too tired; the buttons is not moving freely. 130
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Custom iPod finished. Rockbox 4.0, 256gb SDCard, extended LiPo battery and new shell and lcd. 000
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Pickup this super gameboy cartridge at the weekend. So what's actually inside, well it's a real gameboy. 030
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Another Apple #ipod rescued. Mangled ipod connector socket replaced and now fully function again. 010
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 21/04/2025I love the Motorola 68000, I even designed my own computer using it 1131
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Been looking forward to this release for a long time. Well done and great work. 120
maded2 @maded2.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Fixed this broken monitor / tv with a new cheap replacement lcd from taobao. 000
