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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 15h

I've rebranded the second channel. Expect to see occasional tool reviews and unbagging videos here.

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MINIWARE AirGo 140 Mini Heat Gun Review

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Henry @2600.me · 24/09/2026

For fun I put a IBM 5150 on the Internet as a web server. With lightweight text pages, it did the job just fine, serving pages directly from a 360k floppy disk. Separate proxy made them available over dual IPv4&6 stack and via SSL. What shall I get it to do next? 😍

An IBM 5150 Personal Computer with dual floppy drives and an IBM monochrome monitor, displaying a green-text mTCP HTTP server console. The computer and monitor show age-related yellowing and wear, and are pictured on a workbench surrounded by retro-computing equipment.

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embedded-ideas.de @embedded-ideas.de · 15/09/2026

I just published the AHID Mouse, an open-source assistive HID device with a strain-based joystick and up to four sip-and-puff channels. Open hardware, open software, and under $20 in parts. If this sounds useful, a repost helps it find the right people: www.embedded-ideas.de/posts/260915...

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AHID Mouse

An open-source HID device with up to four sip-and-puff channels, a strain-sensitive joystick, and support for I²C peripherals.

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ready-player-two.bsky.social @ready-player-two.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

No Ross, so Rich, Lee & El hold down the fort on Ready Player 2 Ep 6! We’re diving into Re-Story, Is This Seat Taken, running PC games on Android handhelds with HoloCure, starting Chrono Trigger, diving into Alan Wake 2, and surviving 007 First Light’s PC controls. Watch here: youtu.be/DjTTMMBQRWQ

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Episode 6: Smashing Up Pianos

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

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Episode 6: Smashing Up Pianos

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Sven Petersen @svenpetersen1965.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The documentation for my #C64 #keyboard is growing slowly. The hardware documentation is almost finished, the software documentation is finished. The „How to DIY keycaps“ still needs to be written. github.com/svenpetersen...

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Been a while since this went into early access and I cant remember too much about the repair now. So why don't you watch it and tell me all about it :D I might even watch it myself! Wondering how a pink workbench would go down with the viewing public now. Big Clive would be proud for sure.

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C64 Disaster level faults. Write-off?

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Time for another C64 repair. I'm chipping away at the pile, which I show in this video! Also, don't worry. That's my regular curiosity face. I'm not constipated.

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Fixing a Commodore 64 - Is it always the PLA?

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Mike Dailly ™ @mdf200.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My Current #Lemmings archive. There's currently more under this, but it's a mess 😋 #DMADesign #Psygnoisis #Amiga #MSDOS #Atari #Commodore

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Pixel Pusher Games | Wishlist CHORDS on Steam @pixelpushergames.co.uk · 23/08/2026

🎸 CHORDS! is coming! Join Akio & Scamp in a sci-fi comedy point-and-click adventure packed with puzzles, music, chaos and questionable decisions. Can Emeralds of Chaos conquer the Battle of the Bands? 🎮 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4909120/... #segagenesis #megadrive

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Binary Dinosaurs @binarydinosaurs.co.uk · 23/08/2026

Good fun at the @computinghistory.org.uk meet up today. I took some of last year’s RetroFest exhibits to show - Sinclair QL with Schön keyboard and my CST Thor - along with something I’ve never seen at any retro event, the Mancomp replacement keyboard for the ZX Spectrum. Should do a feature on it.

My show and tell exhibits today, the Mancomp spectrum board replacement where you take the dead flesh off the top of your machine and rest it in the provided space on the lower moulding. Interface 1 space is provided and there’s a hole on the right for the PSU to poke out of.

Underneath is the QL with very excellent Schön keyboard and QL Medic disk interface WITH CASE (not many of those escaped) and the CST Thor which is a QL with a custom expansion board containing ram, serial io, floppy and hard disk (scsi) and an IBM XT keyboard.

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Computer club day in Cambridge! @computinghistory.org.uk is a fantastic venue who lay on some brilliant interesting things for us to explore. Many of us also bring our own things to share. But the best thing is chatting with all the lovely people that turn up.

Cambridge Computer Club meeting 23rd August 2026

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A shiny new video! I've barely used the growing number of CPC464 machines that appeared over the years in my workshop because loading software is restricted to tapes only. If only someone had open sourced a clever device that solved this problem... Oh look! They have!

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Can you load 6,000 pieces of software on an 8-bit Amstrad?

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Coming on Saturday a video in which I build this. Twice. Also fix it. Once.

Amstrad M4 board by Duke from spinpoint.org

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Great memories of the best weekend I had this year. Really nice video of the event too. Superb!

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ready-player-two.bsky.social @ready-player-two.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

NEW EPISODE LIVE NOW! This week @therossbell.bsky.social, @escapingirl.bsky.social & @morefunmakingit.bsky.social chat about: Lees Retroid Pocket 6 buyer remorse, Good Pizza, Great Pizza, Project Zomboid And the return of Random Gamenamegame name And many other ramblings! youtu.be/thYWcxoijSs?...

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Episode 5: Prawn Again Gamer

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Tynemouth Software @tynemouthsoftware.co.uk · 16/08/2026

New blog post - repairing a Minstrel 4th build that almost worked first time. blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2026/08/mins... Why the Lambda 8300 ROM was calling itself Kamaca 8200, why the keys were not showing the right thing when pressed, and why bits of the screen weren't quite in the right place.

Find out what the Kamaca 8200 is, and also the Mimssqek 4sg.

Inverse Ys where they shouldn't be, forming an enigmatic face.

Minstrel 4th kit built and ready for testing.

When is a vlist not a vlist? when it's a vlhrt.

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I am joined by @therossbell.bsky.social and @escapingirl.bsky.social for a chat about: my Retroid Pocket 6 buyer remorse Good Pizza, Great Pizza from Ross Project Zomboid from El And the return of Random Gamenamegame name Amongst many other things!

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Episode 5: Prawn Again Gamer

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Dudley of Yesterzine @yesterzine.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

And yet no uk emergency alert about that lower RAM. Government asleep at the wheel again.

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Today a DOUBLE BILL of releases. First up this short and sweet repair to whet your appetite.

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A Simple But Deadly Fault

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Trixter @oldskool.org · 08/08/2026

Sometimes I really enjoy leaving positive, constructive comments on YouTube videos. Creating any longform video is, at minimum, hours of work. Why not make the creator feel good that they tried? It takes hardly any time out of my day, and it might make theirs.

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ready-player-two.bsky.social @ready-player-two.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

WE ACTUALLY DID IT. AGAIN. We only went and bloody recorded ANOTHER episode yesterday! Who’d have thought it?! It’ll be dropping VERY soon, so keep your eyes peeled on YouTube And if you’re listening on Spotify, make sure you’re following the NEW Ready Player Two feed so you don’t miss it!

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Ross @therossbell.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

We are still doing this! EPISODE 4 or maybe 102(?) The reunion continues, Chalk Ballon Baby is the episode title, wanna know why? You’ll have told listen to find out! @morefunmakingit.bsky.social @escapingirl.bsky.social @zebwen.bsky.social youtu.be/aNVxzno_Gzw?...

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Episode 4: Chalk Balloon Baby

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Episode 4 of Ready Player 2 (a podcast about video games old and new) is here! In this episode: The Stanley Parable FC26 (yes really) The Drifter Trimui Brick Zelda Minish Cap Happy Side of Par And everything in between. youtu.be/aNVxzno_Gzw

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Episode 4: Chalk Balloon Baby

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A non-working Jupiter Ace clone given to me by the brilliant Pajaco. Never used one of these, let alone tried to fix one! Let the learnin' commence!

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Jupiter Ace Replica Repair - Never worked on one of these!

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Andrew (LinuxJedi) Hutchings @linuxjedi.co.uk · 18/07/2026

An Amiga in your browser tab: Copperline 0.12.0 released today! Now with a WebAssembly build, big-box A3000/A4000 support, SCSI CD-ROM drives, and writable host folders. Boot one now at copperline.dev/try #Amiga

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Copperline in your browser

The same cycle-driven Amiga emulator core, compiled to WebAssembly. Boots the open-source AROS ROM; bring your own Kickstart and disks.

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JamHamster @jamhamster.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

FluxCaster build thread! It's a self contained Bluetooth cassette adapter specifically for loading games on to older systems. It's got a Schmitt trigger onboard to tidy up incoming data, will pause automatically for the C64 and has some other bells and whistles. 🤓

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Patreon and channel members are finding out what the hell is going on here. I think I might need to lay down in a dark room after seeing this pop out of an Ali Express bag!

4164 DRAM chips smashed in their packaging.

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Episode 3! Much is discussed. Getting hacked 90s VR GTA6 Physical media Piracy Sexy Wolfmen POE2 Retroid Pocket 6 Cyberpunk 2077 Blasphemous 2 Your sweaty hosts: Rich @escapingirl.bsky.social @therossbell.bsky.social and me!

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Episode 3: Sweating for Clicks

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Last time I tried to fix this I wrote it off as a lost cause with a broken CPU. You cant get those anywhere these days...

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Repairing a Lost Cause? PC Engine Revisited

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Jan Beta @janbeta.net · 10/07/2026

New video! Troubleshooting and repairing the issues with the audio filter in the Amiga 3000T. YouTube: youtu.be/7B5Mfgarc2Y PeerTube: makertube.net/w/5geiWeYgZb... #Amiga #Amiga3000T #A3000T #Commodore #Audio #LowPassFilter #Schematics #Repair #Troubleshooting #VintageComputing #RetroComptuting

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Amiga 3000T Restoration Part 7: Repairing the Audio Issues

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Dudley of Yesterzine @yesterzine.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I have received a Spectrum in the post, along with the signatures of 9 RAF officers.... why.... stay tuned...

A black cat called Imhotep inspects a rubber keyed Spectrum 48k.

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Normal (for me) service has been resumed, but on a different channel! Expect a mix of repair videos like this and the usual making videos all in one place. Saves you extra clicks.

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ZX Spectrum Issue 1 Bonanza - Repairing Rare Computers

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I was there for this one and it was a fantastic 30 to 40 minute talk crammed into about 1 hour and 20 minutes 😆 Brian was great value though. Highlight was his opinion on the Atari ST. Excellent day.

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Dudley of Yesterzine @yesterzine.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

NEW EPISODE : Back in the 90s, format wars were complex, the game you got might be very different to the one your mate got. Yesterzine investigates 2 such titles alongside the Amiga game that somehow became a SNES Exclusive. youtu.be/nOpv36-YNWw

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But which one?

YouTube video by Yesterzine - The Literal Magazine Show

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It's not a drama post! Just an update on a brand new direction for the More Fun Corporation (not a corporation). The next 12 months will be very interesting!

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Pressing Reset on the More Fun Brand

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

@polymatt.bsky.social can you message me on a platform of your choice? I have an invitation for you

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Jamie Nemeth @jamienemeth.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Been heartening to witness the flood of people helping @morefunmakingit.bsky.social rebuild the Retro Hardware Discord from collective memory, after it got wiped out by a hacker. I wasn't in RHD 1.0, so if there's a silver lining, it's that new people like me just became aware of this community.

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CommodoreBlog @commodoreblog.uk · 23/06/2026

Retro Hardware Discord 2.0 is online. Originally 1600+ members before it was compromised a few days ago. Please join and help rebuild the community. discord.com/invite/szcYa... #RetroGaming

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Join the Retro Hardware Discord 2.0 Discord Server!

The Retro Hardware Discord - where everyone with a passion and love of all things vintage and retro tech come together to share their love of the hobby. | 452 members

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Ok. This will explain what happened, why, and what I have done to make sure it (probably) wont ever happen again.

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16k Member Discord Deleted by a Scammer

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Ok. I am gutted and really sorry to say that the servers are all gone. Over 1600 members on RHD and some lowlife deleted it forever with a click. Also stole a bunch of money from my account. I will make an update video and post that here when I get home. Whatever happens we are going to rebuild.

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Here's something I've never worked on before! Probably the most powerful 8bit console of it's time?

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PC Engine Repair - Outside My Comfort Zone!

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Episode 2 of RP2-Continue podcast. Didnt take me long to usurp our regular host Rich and take the reigns for myself. He may return. If he's good. Im joined by the amazing @escapingirl.bsky.social and excellent @therossbell.bsky.social for more chat about games, old and new. And what I've been eating

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RP2-Continue Ep 2: Here To Shoot Things and Influence People

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More Fun Making It @morefunmakingit.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Fixing a ZX Spectrum is now getting to be like putting on a pair of my favourite slippers. Probably novelty gorilla feet, but comfortable and I am only likely to fall down the stairs in them 50% of the time. But they are fun!

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ZX Spectrum Dead Data

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Flamelily @flamelily.co.uk · 12/06/2026

We have the brand NEW PicoMEM 2 in stock now. Such a nice product from Freddy. Huge upgrade to the version 1 which we will still sell for the cost conscious buyer. Get them here shop.flamelily.co.uk/picomem2

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