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RGBtoHDMI Video Interface Boards For The Raspberry Pi
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HIDman USB Keyboard Converter
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One ROM
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Kung Fu Flash 2 Cartridge
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Big News! Audio Input For The RGBtoHDMI
One of the biggest limitations of the RGBtoHDMI setup has always been that it solved video beautifully while leaving audio as a separate problem, so I dug into a new add-on that finally brought those two worlds together. I covered the arrival of audio input support for the RGBtoHDMI and showed how vintage computer sound…
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The HIDman Adapter: USB Peripherals On Your Old-School PC!
One of the perennial frustrations in retro computing has always been the simple matter of input devices. Old PCs expect old keyboards and old mice, and every year it gets a little harder to keep enough working originals on hand. In this video, I looked at the HIDman adapter, a purpose-built device that lets modern…
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The Forgotten IBM PC-XT 5160 That Refuses To Boot
There was something especially compelling about this rescue because the machine hadn’t just been sitting forgotten on a shelf, it had been pulled from an e-waste pile and was clearly only moments away from being scrapped. In this video, I dug into an IBM PC-XT 5160 that looked rough, incomplete, and very possibly dead, then…
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