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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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One Was Dead, One Was Dying: Saving 2 Red Panasonic Cassette Recorders
There was something especially irresistible about these two red Panasonic cassette recorders because, at a glance, they looked like the kind of vintage gear that ought to have worked forever. The problem was that looks didn’t mean much once power, belts, switches, and motors had spent decades aging in storage. In this video, I took…
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Is This TV Boombox Worth Saving?
This TV boombox came home from e-waste with a built-in CRT, dual cassette decks, and a list of problems right away. The power LED lit, but one tape door wouldn’t eject, the case had plenty of scratches, and the front TV cover was damaged. I had been looking for one of these for a while,…
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Using A Reproduction C64 Keyboard like it’s 1982!
There was something immediately charming about seeing a brand-new keyboard try so hard to channel the spirit of a 1982 Commodore 64. In this video, I took a close look at the 8BitDo C64-style retro mechanical keyboard and treated it less like a novelty desk accessory and more like a serious piece of retro-inspired hardware.…
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